City To Add 911 Dispatchers To Fix Ailing System – Mulls idea of using uniformed officers as well
Amid mounting criticism of the city’s newly overhauled $2 billion 911 call taking system that has been plagued by a litany of problems from missed…
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Church Festival Cancelled After Ride Operator Reneges – Diocese will sue for costs on behalf of parish
Howard Beach residents looking forward to the opening of the Annual Family Festival at the Ave Maria Catholic Academy were sorely disappointed to learn that…
Anchored In Family, Vallone Touts Safety And Biz Background In Boro President Race
Last Thursday afternoon, Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria) had settled into a coffee shop miles from his office on 31st Street – and, for a…
EDITORIAL: A HOPEFUL GOODBYE
Dear public: Thank you. Thank you for finally realizing that Anthony Weiner – his sexts, his tweets, his crotch shots, his massively inflated ego and…
In Chorus of Raised Voices, Residents Call For Changes To Queens Boulevard
For 14 years, Peter Beadle has lived just off Queens Boulevard in Rego Park. He has navigated its sidewalks, ridden his bicycle on it, and…
Ulrich Raises More Funds Than Democratic Challenger Simon
Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) has raised more than, and outspent, his Democratic challenger, Lew Simon, in the race for the 32nd City Council District,…
Biz Owner’s Van Stolen, Ends Up In Illegal Chop Shop
Recently, a Howard Beach business owner parked his van in his parking lot in the early morning hours. When he returned, the van was gone…
Police Looking Into Explosion In Ozone Park
More than sixty firefighters in 12 FDNY units attended to a fire that broke out on Saturday morning around 11 a.m. at 89-17 Sutter Avenue…
Crossing The Border – In Queens
Did you ever notice how everybody gets hyped up when someone refers to cuisine as being authentic? Well, have no fear lovers of Mexican –…
Once A Statue, Now Trash And Graffiti
Where once there was the “Triumph of Civic Virtue” statue outside Queens Borough Hall now lies litter and graffiti – and area residents and civic…
After Struggle, Atlas Park Attempts To Reinvent Itself
After opening in 2006, the Atlas Park Mall has struggled to stay afloat. Between the economic recession and the stores being overpriced for the neighborhood,…
In Woodhaven, Honoring Community Leaders
Gathered in a room of a diner, steps from the flood of pedestrians hurrying down Jamaica Avenue in Woodhaven in the final hours of last…
South Ozone Park Man Guilty of Murder – Will face 25 to life when sentenced later this month
A South Ozone Park man who acted as an accomplice of the livery cab driver who was called to an Ozone Park bar to drive…
Forest Hills Woman Ripped Off By Home Health Aide
A home health attendant has been indicted for stealing approximately $55,000 from her 98-year-old Forest Hills patient who is suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease,…
Council Approves USTA Expansion Plan In Exchange For Big Bucks For Park
Following a year of contentious debate over the United States Tennis Association’s proposal to expand its complex in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the City Council…