Potholes at Record Highs But City Slow to Respond
Reports to 311 regarding potholes have increased by 56 percent over the past five years and are projected to reach a record high in 2011,…
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Queens County GOP Battles Over Leadership
Republican Bob Turner’s victory in last month’s congressional special election was great news for the Queens GOP party, but internal squabbles continue to create splits…
DA Brown Reimburses Insurance Companies $500k
Following a 2008 investigation of insurance fraud, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown reimbursed $505,000 to 16 insurance companies cheated in the scam. The investigation, dubbed…
Editorial: Early Screening Saves Lives
By now you might have noticed the pink ribbons featured throughout our paper this week. Or maybe you saw NFL players with pink wristbands last…
Calling MTA Made Simple
The MTA has been working to improve its customer service options, and on Tuesday, the agency condensed 117 different public phone numbers to one: 511….
Crowley Joins City Taskforce Investigating High Rates of Mentally Ill in City Jails
An alarming rate of mentally ill people in New York City jails has led the city to create a committee to investigate. Joining the Mayor…
Addabbo to Government: Allow Full-Fledged Casinos
Following a Siena poll showing New Yorkers overwhelmingly favor casinos “similar to those in Atlantic City and Las Vegas,” state Senator Joe Addabbo (D-Howard Beach)…
Maspeth Bypass Progress a Headache for Local Businesses
For years, residents of Maspeth have asked the city Department of Transportation to reroute trucks, which used the neighborhood’s residential and commercial areas as a…
Serving Up in Forest Park
The city Parks Department unveiled the newly reconstructed and renovated tennis courts at Forest Park on Friday. The improvements were possible through $1 million in…
City Reports Record Low in Lead Poisoning Cases
In an annual report released last Friday to the City Council, the Health Department announced that the number of young children with lead poisoning in…
Liu to DOE: Shape Up
City Comptroller John Liu announced on Tuesday that an audit of the Department of Education (DOE) found that many elementary schools have failed to meet…
Editorial: Why Didn’t She Leave?
She was kicked, beaten, punched, choked, burned. Why didn’t she leave? She was threatened, taunted, humiliated, disgraced. Why didn’t she leave? Every detail of her…
Reagan Republican Club Congratulate Congressman Turner
Newly elected Republican Congressman Bob Turner dropped by the Ronald Regan Republican Club meeting on Monday night to say thanks to one of the many…
Scouts for Sight and Hearing
Fifteen-year-old Thomas Caiazza, a life scout from Boy Scout Troop 139 in Howard Beach, is bringing some much needed help to those unable to afford…
HBCDF Italian Language Study Program Starts Third Year
The Howard Beach Columbus Day Foundation began the third year of its Italian Language Study Program last Saturday. The program launched in 2008 offers free…