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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Supporters of QueensWay Announce Launch of Design Phase
PHOTO: The design process for the first half-mile of the proposed QueensWay Park will begin this summer, supporters announced last week. Courtesy of Friends of the QueensWay By Michael…
Library now Offering Citizenship-Related Legal Advice on Site
PHOTO: The Ridgewood Community Library is one of the branches that host NYCitizenship counseling sessions. File Photo By Michael V. Cusenza Four Queens Library branches are…
Pols Sponsor Upcoming Rain Barrel Giveaways in Broad Channel, Howard Beach
PHOTO: State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr., (pictured) has planned a rain barrel giveaway for April 30 in Howard Beach; while Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder and City…
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….
Ridgewood Man to Register as Animal Abuser after Admitting to Starving Dog
PHOTO: Brewster the Boxer, and Dawn Karam, president and co-founder of Adopt a Boxer Rescue, recently visited Queens District Attorney Richard Brown in his Kew…
Ridgewood Travel Agent Charged in Immigration Fraud Scheme
PHOTO: Dariusz Buczynski, who has been charged with defrauding undocumented immigrants, is the owner of Anka Travel and Consulting Services, formerly located at 71-20 Fresh Pond…
Ridgewood Man Charged with Animal Cruelty
PHOTO: Brewster is on the road to recovery. Photo Courtesy of Facebook/Amy Swift A Ridgewood man who brought a starving boxer that he had…
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…
Addabbo Delivers Students’ Valentine’s Day Cards to Veterans
State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Howard Beach) last Saturday delivered Valentine’s Day cards created by students of PS 88 in Ridgewood to veterans at the…
Former Gym Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sexual Contact with Teen Boys
A former Ridgewood public high school teacher last week pleaded guilty to having sexual contact with two male students. Joy Morsi, 40, of Long Island,…
Ridgewood Man Gets 16 Years for Robbing Deliveryman
A Ridgewood man last week was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for stealing cash and a scooter from a pizza deliveryman in…