‘A Way To Start New Memories’ – Hundreds gather in Broad Channel to build playground
For the hundreds of children living in Broad Channel, the playground that was built in their neighborhood last weekend is more than monkey bars and…
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Rim Thieves Strike Again – Grand larceny down in 106, deception burglaries spur continued concern
Rim thieves struck again in Lindenwood late last week, this time targeting a late model Mercedes Benz for the first time. “This pattern mostly exists…
DEP Goes To Vetro – Crews repair pipes to help eliminate flooding
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), continued work this week on Cross Bay Boulevard at 165th Avenue, after they uncovered a broken pipe underneath an…
Ozone Park Residents Fear For Safety
Ozone Park homeowners caught in a dangerous Catch-22 say they have been asking for help over the last five years and have now come to…
Richmond Hill Teen’s Star is Rising
For 16-year-old Zach Bravo, landing the lead role of Billy Crocker in the recent show “Anything Goes” at the Holy Child Jesus School in Richmond…
St. John’s Turns to Layoffs in Face of Financial Woes
Plagued by financial concerns, the only remaining hospital on the Rockaway peninsula is having to resort to layoffs and is considering a merger with other…
In Rockaway, Pumping Sand for Flood Control
Mayor Bloomberg, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers representatives and elected officials gathered in Rockaway Beach last week to detail the progress of a sand replenishment…
Rocking in Ridgewood
The divisions between boroughs in New York City are more profoundly mental than physical: Manhattan bleeds in the Bronx, Queens runs into Brooklyn, which clings…
New York Guns Take A Big Hit – Largest bust in city history, gun runner admits fear of stop and frisk
Mike Bloomberg and Ray Kelly may be approaching the end of their realm but they won’t be leaving without a big bang. The gun crusading…
Residential Burglars Nabbed – Residents urged to take precautions
Three Brooklyn men have been indicted on charges of burglarizing and attempting to break into various Queens residences in mid-July. District Attorney Brown joined with…
Landromat Employee Gets Seven Years – HB man sexually abused customer
The 42-year-old man who sexually abused a customer in March after following her from a laundromat located at 85-42 Woodhaven Boulevard will spend seven years…
South Ozone Park Murderer Could Spend Life in Prison
A South Ozone Park man was sentenced to 17 years to life in prison for murdering a man who he and a livery cab driver…
Sandy Scammer In The Slammer
A Kew Gardens woman who was honored by Queens Borough President Helen Marshall as a Citizen of Distinction in 2004 and who severed on the…
City’s 911 Call System Has Dubious History – City’s problems not unique
While no one can say for sure whether or not the city’s problems with its recently overhauled $88 million 911 call taking system have been…
Queens DA Scores Top Marks In Criminal Justice Report
Queens landed high marks in the city’s newly released criminal justice system performance report, which found the borough’s district attorney’s office had the highest conviction…