Calls for cleaner streets in Howard Beach, Woodhaven
Community advocates are calling out the city to clean up its act. Public eyesores including graffiti, litter and other junk have become a consistent burden…
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No new cops coming to 106th Pct.
The 106th Precinct in Ozone Park, along with precincts across the rest of the borough, will not see any of the city’s 1,000 new cops…
Workin’ at the Car Wash!
Armed with hoses, brushes, squeegees and towels, a small army of volunteers joined with Dr. Jerry Antonino to raise money for the Our Lady of…
Top cop honored at 106th Precinct
Good deeds do not go unrewarded at the 106th Precinct. Officer Matthew Peters was presented with the June cop of the month award during a crowded…
Key Food keeps quiet on Howard Beach site
Key Food is giving a new meaning to “coming soon.” It was 11 months ago when the former Duane Reade building at 163-20 Cross Bay…
Idle Howard Beach truck served as Sandy savior
The camouflage military truck parked idly on 78th Street in Howard Beach belongs to resident Paul Marcel, a volunteer EMS worker, who used the large vehicle…
Howard Beach questions abandoned army truck
A large, camouflage military truck has been sitting vacant on 78th Street in Howard Beach for the past several months, leading residents to question why authorities…
Lawmakers sound alarms for storm evacuation routes
Southern Queens leaders are looking for a way out. Superstorm Sandy may have been an anomaly in terms of its severity and timing, but…
Petitions hint at Ognibene Senate run
State Sen. Joseph Addabbo may have a Republican challenger later this year. Former City Councilman Tom Ognibene has had his name appear on petitions…
Ulrich supports Sandy money monitor
Lawmakers have spent months trying to comprehend the ins and outs of distributing relief dollars as communities like Howard Beach and the Rockaways recover from…
West Hamilton Beach volunteers rally for emergency response boost
Lawmakers stood with southern Queens emergency responders this week to call on the city to take whatever steps necessary to beef up its ability to…
Howard Beach walk helps diabetes research
For the sixth year in a row, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) took its fight against juvenile diabetes to Howard Beach and raised nearly…
Howard Beach car wash collects $10k for autism
The eighth annual charity car wash and car show was a scrubbing success at the Queens County Savings Bank parking lot and the Lindenwood shopping…
Howard Beach battles car break-ins: 106th Pct.
Residents in Howard Beach have been keeping a closer eye on their cars after several reports of break-ins throughout the neighborhood, the 106th Precinct said. In…
Civilian cops coming to Howard Beach
There is a new kind of COP heading to Howard Beach. Eighteen-year resident and former auxiliary cop Joseph C. Thompson set out to start the…