Rise in Approval for Gambling Expansion
A recent poll suggests an increase in New York state residents’ support of an amendment that would allow non-Indian owned, Las Vegas-style casinos in the…
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Queens Man Runs Over Officers – Charged with Attempted Murder
A Queens Village resident, who surrendered himself last week, is accused of attempted murder of three police officers on the morning of August 17, after…
Sex Trafficker Sentenced to 210 Months in Prison
A 52-year-old man nicknamed “Dollar Bill” was sentenced last week for prostituting a 15-year-old girl out of his Queens home. William Johnson of St. Albans,…
Man Accused of Selling Modems for Free Internet
Craigslist has been used to nab another alleged criminal. According to the Queens District Attorney’s Office, Andres Saldariaga had been charged with forgery and theft…
Undercover Methods Lead to Detainment of 43 Drug Traffickers
Following a year-long investigation, 43 Queens residents have been charged with various crimes relating to a massive bust in Jamaica, according to the Queens District…
Local Politician Requests Emergency Lanes on Queens Boulevard
Although Queens rightfully maintains a distinct image from its neighboring borough to the west, one Astoria politician noticed something Manhattan has that he wants mimicked…
Queens Resident Organizes Fundraiser at FP Carousel
For Carol Lacks, last Friday night’s Alzheimer’s fundraiser at the Forest Park Carousel was much more personal for her. Lacks’ 93 year-old mother, Rose,…
Officials Praise Guns for Cash Program
At the Gun Buy-Back event, held on Saturday at the Jerusalem Baptist Church in Jamaica, plainclothes officers collected in the course of six hours, a…
Bomb Scare for JFK Flight
A Moscow-bound flight from JFK International Airport was reportedly forced to make an emergency landing in Iceland early Thursday morning after a bogus bomb threat,…
Queens’ Politicians Take on Gun Violence
In an effort to tackle an issue on the rise in South Queens, a slew of local politicians met to adopt a nine Point Program…
Woman Sentenced in $1.3 Million Ponzi Scheme
A Long Island City resident, who pleaded guilty on several charges relating to swindling thirty people out of their money in a Ponzi scheme, was…
Queens Library Increases Hours
As of September 10, 2012, the new schedule will include evening hours in every library, Monday to Friday. Several of the largest libraries will have…
Meng Has Large Fundraising Advantage over Halloran
In the latest campaign numbers released by the Federal Election Commission (FEC), Assemblywoman Grace Meng has maintained the large fundraising lead she has over Councilman…
DEP and Parks Install Timers to Conserve Water
In an effort to conserve water citywide, the Department of Environmental (DEP) and the Department of Parks and Recreation announced the installation of timers on…
Stranded Jet-skier Unsuspectingly Breaches $100 million Airport Security System
Here we thought Spiderman was the only one who can scale walls, impervious to security forces. Spiderman, and in the case of an alarming…