Monsignor LoPinto Named CEO of Catholic Charities
The Rev. Monsignor Alfred LoPinto, Vicar for Human Services for Catholic Charities of Brooklyn, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Catholic Charities Brooklyn and…
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TSA Displays Cache of Weapons Caught at JFK Checkpoints
In one tiny room on the fourth floor of Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport, they ran the gamut—from silly (a bottle of…
Miracle on 91st Street
It was Dec. 5, 1988, a cold, blustery night in Howard Beach, and 23-year-old Joseph Parenti was driving along 162nd Avenue on his way home….
Veterans, Community Honor Service Members in Coleman Square
A small, yet diverse group on Veterans Day gathered at Bernard Coleman Memorial Square in Howard Beach to honor all service members; from those who…
Study Proves Area Needs Rockaway Beach Rail Line: Advocates
The defunct Rockaway Beach Rail Line could generate a half a million subway rides per day, and many residents in the communities through which the…
Gunmen Rob Liberty Travel in Broad Daylight
Police are on the lookout for two suspects in connection with a robbery at Liberty Travel on Cross Bay Boulevard in Howard Beach, which occurred…
Port Authority, FAA to Upgrade Noise Pollution Standards
More residents living near Kennedy and LaGuardia airports could be eligible for federal grants to pay for insulating houses from aircraft noise, if the Federal…
You Could be a Hero: Hamilton Beach Man Needs Another Kidney Transplant
Theirs is a love story, the old-fashioned kind—more Bogey and Bacall than Kimye. It is old school, but one that brings new meaning to the…
Oh Rats!
In an effort to combat growing rodent infestations in the community, particularly around Sandy-damaged properties, Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D – Howard Beach) has called…
Mayor’s School Space Task Force Weighs-in on Overcrowding
Space issues such as chronic overcrowding, the use of mobile classrooms and problems with co-located schools, whereby charter and public schools occupy the same building,…
City Investing $150 Million in Struggling Schools
In a move that seems to further establish an educational policy philosophy that is in sharp contrast to that of the 108th mayor of the…
Addabbo Earns Another Term but GOP Takes State Senate
Cuomo cruised, but the state Senate Democrats were bruised on Tuesday night as control of the Legislature’s upper body shifted to the GOP. Incumbent Democratic…
Horror House is a Hellish Hit in Howard Beach
He’ll turn 57 on Saturday, but Nick Colavito is a little kid around this time every year. In a neighborhood filled with garish mansions and…
Police Kill Ax-Wielding Man After he Injures Two Rookie Cops
A wild scene broke out last Thursday on Jamaica Avenue when police officers shot and killed a man after he attacked four cops with a…
Civic Says All (Illegal) Signs Point to Failing Grade for Sanitation Department
In a new, exhaustive report that was four years in the making, the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association says that the city Sanitation Department has been…