Goldfeder Calls on Cuomo to Use Part of Surplus on Rail Line
Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Ozone Park) this week ramped up efforts to help fund the revitalization of the defunct Rockaway Beach Rail Line by penning a…
Neighborhoods
Senior Center Showcases Talented Guys and Gals
Ralph Rega last Friday serenaded seniors and staff with a little Tony Bennett during the annual talent show at the Howard Beach Senior Center on…
Ulrich Honored by Helmets to Hardhats Group
Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) received the Freedom Award from New York City Helmets to Hardhats this week at their second annual luncheon. The Freedom…
Area Builder Using Revolutionary Eco-Friendly Materials
If you see a new home being built in Howard Beach or Ozone Park, chances are Gustavo Badolati and F1 Construction, Inc. are helming the…
Sautner Praises 102nd Precinct Cops of the Month
Dep. Inspector Henry Sautner, commanding officer of the 102nd Precinct, on Tuesday night heaped heavy praise on October’s Cops of the Month: Police Officer Jonathan…
Mob Informant Sentenced to Time Served in Ozone Park hit
A mob informant last week was sentenced to time served—three days in federal prison—for his role in a 26-year-old hit in an Ozone Park social…
Howard Beach Woman Marks 104th Birthday
As the Bee Gees’ smash-hit “Stayin’ Alive” blared from the speakers, and revelers danced in the dining hall at Catholic Charities Howard Beach Senior Center…
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…
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….
Ridgewood Couple Charged with Serial ‘Stroller Trolling’
A married couple has been charged with being serial pickpockets after allegedly targeting more than a dozen unsuspecting female shoppers with baby strollers at borough…
Ulrich and Levin Announce Veterans Food Drive
The City Council announced this week kicked off a food drive in partnership with the Food Bank for New York City to collect non-perishable items…
Bronx Man Charged with Robbing Elderly Man of Casino Winnings
A Bronx man on Saturday was ordered held on $40,000 bail after he was arraigned on charges that he robbed an 88-year-old borough resident of…
Woodhaven Volunteers Clean Colonial-Era Cemetery
If it’s the second Saturday of the month, then it’s time to grab gloves and garbage bags and head over to the cemetery…
Body Discovered in Area Funeral Home Parking Lot
The body of a 60-year-old man with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head last Friday was discovered slumped over in…