Feds Probing Mob Capo’s Possible Link to Howard Beach Home-Invasion Crew: Report
Authorities accrue informants in second shot at Asaro after Lufthansa Heist acquittal File Photo A crew of mob-linked crooks terrorized Howard Beach, Ozone Park,…
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Sketch Yields no Leads, but Karina Kin Optimistic; Announce formation of ‘Tunnel to Towers’ run team
Courtesy of Eventbrite The Vetrano family this week announced that they are getting a team together to participate in the 2016 Tunnel to Towers 5K…
Cops, Karina Vetrano’s Parents Implore Witness to Come Forward
PHOTO: Police released the sketch on Wednesday. NYPD brass quickly pointed out that they don’t consider this man a suspect or person of interest in the…
Park Service Mulling Spring Creek Security Assessment after NYPD Installs Cameras
PHOTO: The NYPD has installed eight such cameras around Spring Creek Park in Howard Beach. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Delphi234 By Michael V. Cusenza The National Park Service…
Pheffer Amato Opens Assembly Campaign HQ in Rockaway Beach
PHOTO: Pheffer Amato (second from r.) opened her campaign headquarters last Friday with help from some familiar faces, including her mom, Queens County Clerk Audrey Pheffer…
Vetrano Family Bumps up Reward to $200K as Finest Likely Face Lengthy Investigation
PHOTO: Phil Vetrano discovered the battered body of his daughter, Karina, on Aug. 2 inside Spring Creek Park in Howard Beach. File Photo By Michael V. Cusenza…
Former Goldfeder Spokesman Lands at Dem Consulting Firm
PHOTO: “#EndOfAnEra Last day for the tireless #PR genius @JonBGreenfield #TeamGoldfeder #OnceAMemberAlwaysAMember,” Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder wrote last Friday as he tweeted this image. Courtesy of Assemblyman Goldfeder…
Katz-Funded Cameras Installed around Spring Creek Park
File Photo By Michael V. Cusenza Eight security cameras purchased with funds allocated by Queens Borough President Melinda Katz were installed by the City Police…
USACE Releases Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Rockaway Reformulation Plan
Photo Courtesy of USACE By Michael V. Cusenza Finally. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last Friday released the highly anticipated Draft Integrated Hurricane Sandy General…
Ulrich Adds Two More Days of Trash Collection in Coleman Square
PHOTO: Councilman Ulrich announced on Tuesday that his office has secured funding for additional sanitation service in Coleman Square. Courtesy of NYC.gov By Michael V. Cusenza…
Karina Reward Fund Soars Past $250,000; Still no suspects or persons of interest
PHOTO: The Karina Vetrano Reward Fund has raised nearly a quarter of a million dollars in a week. Courtesy of GoFundMe By Michael V. Cusenza As the…
Editorial: Kites in a Hurricane
Courtesy of Twitter It has been a formidable, faith-testing fortnight for our beloved borough. Two weeks that most of us wish we could simply hit…
Donations Pour into New Karina Vetrano Reward Fund
PHOTO: The reward fund was organized and set up at TD Bank on Tuesday. Courtesy of GoFundMe By Michael V. Cusenza and Patricia Adams The angst-ridden…
A Community on Edge Gathers for Town Hall Meeting
PHOTO: Fr. Francis Colamaria welcomed the community to St. Helen’s on Monday evening. Forum Photo by Patricia Adams By Michael V. Cusenza and Patricia Adams Howard…
Pols Call for Heightened Security Measures at Spring Creek Park
PHOTO: State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. and U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries have called for security upgrades at Spring Creek Park. Jogger Karina Vetrano was brutally murdered…