EDC and Ferry Operator Launch CitywideFerry.NYC
PHOTO: CitywideFerry.NYC is the official web portal for the first five-borough ferry service in nearly 100 years. Courtesy of NYCEDC By Michael V. Cusenza The…
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Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Astoria Extortion Scheme
PHOTO: Besnik Llakatura, one of Nikolla’s co-defendants, was a City police officer who worked out of the 120th Precinct (stationhouse pictured.) Courtesy of Flickr/Wally Gobetz By Michael…
City Selects San Francisco Company to Steer Five-Borough Ferry
PHOTO: Mayor de Blasio and Councilman Richards last week share a laugh after heralding Hornblower as the operator of the Citywide Ferry Service. Photo Courtesy…
Queens World Film Festival Showcases Local, International Talent
PHOTO: “Saving Jamaica Bay” is the first-ever feature documentary about the iconic natural resource that calls Queens home. Photo Courtesy of Saving Jamaica Bay By…
San Fran Company to Run City Ferry? EDC Says Still ‘in Negotiations’
PHOTO: Photo Courtesy of NYCEDC By Michael V. Cusenza A recent blog post has sparked a buzz about the Citywide Ferry Service, prospective operators, and…
Cucchiara Gets 50 Years to Life for Murdering Parents
PHOTO: Gregory Cucchiara has been sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for murdering his mother in their Bayside mansion (pictured) in May 2011,…
MTA Looking to Resurrect W Line this Fall
PHOTO: The W and V lines were eliminated by the MTA in 2010 as part of sweeping service cuts brought on by the economic downturn….
Administration Heralds Wide-Ranging Support of BQX Connector
PHOTO: Mayor de Blasio this week provided more information on the BQX, a new streetcar service he unveiled in his State of the City Address…
De Blasio Appoints Julie Menin Commissioner of Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment
PHOTO: Consumer Affairs Commissioner Julie Menin will now head up the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment. Photo Courtesy of Wikipedia By Michael V. Cusenza Mayor…
Bayside Man Convicted of Killing Parents in Separate Attacks; Suffocates dad 15 months after beating, drowning mom
PHOTO: Gregory Cucchiara murdered his mother in their Bayside mansion (pictured) in May 2011. And in August 2012, he smothered his father with a pillow…
Astoria Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder in Shooting of Two Men in 2014
PHOTO: The defendant said he tried to kill his two victims when he opened fire on them with a 9mm handgun (similar to the one pictured.) Photo…
Councilmembers Ferry Concerned about Five-Borough Boat Plan: Report
PHOTO: An exclusive New York Daily News report has revealed that several members of the City Council are worried that the de Blasio administration’s Citywide…
‘Grinch’ Charged with Swiping Delivered Packages from Doorsteps Days before Christmas
PHOTO: Queens DA Richard Brown said that an East Elmhurst man stands accused of being a borough Grinch after allegedly stealing delivered packages from doorsteps…
NYPD Officer Convicted of Soliciting Prostitute
A city cop on Monday was convicted by a jury of official misconduct, patronizing a prostitute and conspiracy after being caught in an undercover sting…
Lisella Named New Borough Poet Laureate
Photo: Maria Lisella. Courtesy of PWP Press Borough President Melinda Katz this week swore in South Jamaica native Maria Lisella as the new Queens Poet Laureate….