Goldfeder Plans to Create New Flood Insurance Association
An area elected official last weekend announced that, in an effort to give vulnerable homeowners a choice, he will introduce new state legislation creating an…
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Borough Celebrates 25 Years Since Playing Key Role in ‘Goodfellas’
“As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster…” With those revealing words 25 years ago, Ray Liotta opened a…
Borough President Calls on CB 9 to Postpone DM Search; ‘Potential Issues’ with Candidate and Selection Process: Katz
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz this week advised the chairman of Community Board 9 to postpone the district manager selection process until after April 1….
Communities Present Priorities to Borough Board at Budget Hearing
Community board officials, agencies, advocates and civic groups on Monday morning brought their budget needs and wants for Fiscal Year 2016—more cops at certain precincts,…
Bill Seeks to Provide Tax Relief for Sandy-Scarred Homeowners
For many south Queens residents, property taxes have taken on an even more significant role over the past two years. Since Superstorm Sandy pillaged parts…
Goldfeder Asks DOT for More Lights at Rockaway Blvd. Underpass
Citing dangerous conditions for pedestrians, an area elected official this week called on the city Department of Transportation to install additional street lights to a…
Cops Bust Man Running Drugs Out of Daycare Facility
A Woodhaven man on Thursday was arrested and arraigned on drug, child endangerment and other charges for selling marijuana and other drugs out of the…
From the Publisher: Start All Over
Often dismissed as advisory groups with no real influence, community boards can actually greatly affect the daily quality of life of all residents and business…
Brave Howard Beach Girl Preps for Third Heart Surgery
The little girl with the rosy red cheeks that bookend a cherubic smile that could melt every ice-capped mound of snow along Cross Bay Boulevard…
DOT, NYPD Unveil Pedestrian Safety Plan for Queens
Parts of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s sweeping Vision Zero program have yet to be completed and rolled out, but on Tuesday the administration unveiled the…
Schumer: Proposed Drone Rules “Solid First Step”
The Federal Aviation Administration’s long-awaited update to proposed regulations regarding drones was released Sunday. U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, an outspoken advocate for amended guidelines, appeared…
Ozone Park Native Reappointed Commissioner of Mayor’s Disability Office
Mayor Bill de Blasio this week announced the reappointment of Queens native Victor Calise as commissioner of the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities. Calise,…
A Long Line of Cheats: Many Corrupt Officials Have Called Queens Home
It was not too many years ago that it seemed that Malcolm Smith was a protagonist making history for all the proper reasons. In…
Ice Creates Perilous Exit for Kids, Parents at PS 207
Patches of ice in the schoolyard at PS 207 in Howard Beach have made picking up children a daunting task for some guardians. One concerned…
$86 M Counterfeit Scheme Thwarted; Queens Perps Involved
A 13-member crime ring, responsible for the production of over $86 million in counterfeit U.S. currency, has been taken down by the United States Secret…