Howard Beach Kids Win Online International Fashion/Beauty Contest
Two of Howard Beach’s youngest residents were in the celebrity limelight last week after they both placed first in an online fashion/beauty contest hosted by…
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Ulrich Partners With Doe Fund For Sandy Cleanup
In the months following the devastation of Superstorm Sandy, the one and a half mile stretch of roadway that separates Broad Channel and Howard Beach…
Rockaway Theatre brings Broadway to Howard Beach — Rockaway Production saved from Sandy with help from Our Lady of Grace
Despite being severely damaged by Hurricane Sandy, the Rockaway Theatre is moving forward with its planned production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Only…
Valentine’s Party Turns Violent — Shots Fired, One Man Left In Critical Condition
A Valentine’s Day celebration turned bloody over the weekend when a gunman opened fire at the Hookah Sports Bar located on 107th Street at Rockaway…
Cops Make Arrest in Middle Village Man’s Murder
Police have arrested 23-year-old Lleuyel Garcia, of Manhattan, in the murder of Joseph Benzinger at the Crown Motel in Elmhurst nearly two weeks ago. Authorities…
Cops Nab Gas Station Robber
A Westchester man was taken into custody on Sunday afternoon after he attempted to rob the Getty Station at 161st Avenue and Cross Bay Boulevard…
Missing Woman Washes Up on Breezy Point Beach
The body of a 24-year-old woman missing since December was found washed up on a beach in Breezy Point on Saturday. Marisha Cheong was last…
Senior Valentines Party Down
Valentine’s Day was a real smash this year at the Ridgewood Older Adult’s Center. A party was held at the center with almost two hundred…
Helping Hands in Howard Beach — Community raises nearly $25,000 for ailing teen
Crowds of supporters came together in Howard Beach on Thursday night to pitch in and lend a hand and a heart to 19-year-old Howard Beach…
Business as Usual — TD Bank Reopens on Cross Bay Boulevard
TD Bank welcomed back throngs of happy customers with bottled water, chocolate chip cookies and coloring books for the kids when they officially re-opened the…
Faith Goes Forward After Sandy — House approves bill for federal disaster grants
In stark contrast to the larger $50.7 billion Sandy aid package, which was mired in months of delays in both the house and the senate,…
Middle Village Man Murdered
A Middle Village native, 54-year-old Joseph Benzinger, was found dead in his room at the Crown Motel in Elmhurst late Saturday night. Police say the…
Opportunity Knocks — Ulrich leads Board of Elections coup
Councilman Eric Ulrich is being named as the political mastermind of a “Board of Elections coup” where a short list of Republican councilman have installed…
Queens Arsonist Sentenced to 30 Years
A drunken siege that took place over three years ago, in September 2009, sent a Queens man to jail for 30 years last week following…
Huntley Pleads Guilty…Again
Former state Senator Shirley Huntley pled guilty to yet another felony charge on Wednesday, this time it was for tampering with physical evidence. Attorney…