Latest La Cosa Nostra Takedown Features Familiar Queens Crime Characters
Photo Courtesy of FBI Most Wanted Paul Ragusa, a long-time associate of the Bonanno and Gambino families, at one time was No. 1 on the…
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Six Shot in Queens in Bloody Big Apple Holiday Weekend
PHOTO: Six people were shot in Queens during the Memorial Day weekend, part of a violent four days in NYC that claimed a life and wounded…
Borough Precinct Mourns Officer’s Sudden Death
PHOTO: NYPD Police Officer Patrick Winberry. Photo Courtesy of Officer Down, the Thin Blue Line By Michael V. Cusenza The extended Finest Family on Monday…
MTA Set to Rebuild Aging M Line Overpasses
PHOTO: MTA New York City Transit is preparing to rebuild two sections of the M Line in Queens and Brooklyn. Photo Courtesy of MTA New York City Transit By…
Pols Probe how SBA can Better Help Borough Businesses
PHOTO: U.S. Reps. Grace Meng, Steve Chabot and Nydia Velázquez listen as witnesses testify during House Small Business Subcommittee hearing on Monday in Forest Hills….
Addabbo Highlights Legislative Priorities for 2016
PHOTO: State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr., last week outlined some of his key priorities for the next several months, including ethics reforms, paid family leave, and education reforms….
Mayor’s Office Gets Low Marks from Community Groups on Communication, Responsiveness
PHOTO: The lines of communication between the Office of Mayor Bill De Blasio and community organizations are frayed, according to some borough groups. File Photo By…
Borough to Honor Service Members with Veterans Day Events
PHOTO: U.S. Marine Corps veteran Patrick Connolly led a Veterans Day ceremony last year in Coleman Square. With Veterans Day – Nov. 11 –…
Former City Councilman Tom Ognibene Dies at 71
PHOTO: Former City Councilman Tom Ognibene succumbed to cancer this week. Photo Courtesy of Christ the King Regional High School Former City Councilman Tom Ognibene…
Area Recycling Event Brings in Tons of Paper and E-Waste
Photo: State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (l.) lends a helping hand last October at the bi-annual Recycling Day event in Forest Park. Courtesy of Sen. Addabbo’s…
Maspeth Man Pleads Guilty to Burglaries
A Maspeth man last week pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree burglary and will serve a six-year prison sentence stemming from his participation in…
Addabbo, Jr. Seeking Fourth Term in State Senate
With the midterm elections less than a week away, state Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Howard Beach) is hoping that he can turn his three-term run…
Howard Beach’s Quinn for the Win: Waging War Against ALS
To us, it is known as the ice bucket challenge. But to Howard Beach resident Patt Quinn, it is an effort to use a limited…
‘Night Out’ Brings Party to Precincts
There were parties all over the city Tuesday night and southern Queens came out in big numbers to support the police precincts that patrol the…
Boro precincts brace for National Night Out
Central and southern Queens police precincts rolled out their plans for this year’s National Night Out against crime, scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 5. Area precincts,…