Council Subcommittee Approves Sandy Recovery Amendment
The City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises on Monday approved the Special Regulations for Neighborhood Recovery text amendment which will introduce special zoning rules…
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Senators Call on HUD to Waive Benefit Policy for Sandy Victims
PHOTO: U.S. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer this week asked HUD to waive its ‘Duplication of Benefits’ policy for victims of Superstorm Sandy. Photo…
Motorcyclist in Serious Condition after Cross Bay Crash
Forum Photo by Patricia Adams A motorcyclist on Friday morning was rushed to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in serious condition after he was struck…
Area Schools on Commissioner’s List of Struggling
Two area institutions last week found themselves on the state Education Department’s list of 144 Struggling or Persistently Struggling Schools, according to Education Commissioner MaryEllen…
Pol Calls for West Nile Spray in Three Area Communities
PHOTO: After receiving complaints from constituents, Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder this week asked the city Health Department to spray for West Nile Virus in Howard Beach,…
Ulrich Urges Jamaica Hospital to Remove Trump Name from Rehab Facility
PHOTO: City Councilman Eric Ulrich is calling on Jamaica Hospital Medical Center to remove Donald Trump’s name from the Nursing & Rehabilitation Pavilion building after what…
Carmine Agnello Arrested in Cleveland in Scrap Metal Scheme
PHOTO: Ozone Park native and reputed member of the Gambino crime family Carmine Agnello was arrested last week in Cleveland. Photo Courtesy of the Cleveland…
High-End Trash Baskets to Help Combat Litter in District 28
PHOTO: City Councilman Ruben Wills (back row, fourth from l.) was joined this week by civic leaders and Sanitation officials in announcing targeted placement of…
After Schumer Push, Fed Education Funding Amendment Defeated
Crisis averted. That was the word last week out of U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) office after a public push, sparked by the senior Empire…
BigApps Competition Challenges Tech Minds to Find Civic Solutions
Mayor Bill de Blasio and the Economic Development Corporation last Friday announced the launch of the NYC BigApps 2015, the city’s annual contest that challenges…
Katz’s Office Allocates $5M for CUNY in Queens
PHOTO: Queens Borough President Melinda Katz’s office has allocated $5 million for the borough’s CUNY institutions. The educational experiences of students at five City University…
Concerned Residents Push Petition to Clean Up Charles Park
PHOTO: Fans of Frank M. Charles Memorial Park on Sunday signed a petition addressed to the National Park Service and the Department of the Interior…
Pol Rips MTA for Broad Channel ‘Traffic Nightmare’
PHOTO: Assemblyman Goldfeder this week sent a letter to the MTA about recent traffic woes at the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge. File Photo …
NYPD Brass Present ‘One City’ Initiative at Borough Hall
PHOTO: The city Police Department on Monday detailed the NYPD’s Once City: Safe and Fair–Everywhere initiative at a joint meeting of the Queens Borough Board…
Civic Leaders, Officials Discuss Storm Planning at Conference
PHOTO: City Office of Emergency Management Commissioner Joseph Esposito (r.) and Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (Esposito’s r.) last week hosted an all-day roundtable conference in Rockaway…