Bargaining With Your Pets Life: Low cost spay and neuter options could kill your pet
Photo: Making sure your pet will have surgery under the most optimum conditions is something that pet owners have to consider before agreeing to any surgical…
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Wood No Good?; Schumer urges investigation of flooring company
Photo: Standing outside a New York City Lumber Liquidators showroom, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer this week urged the Consumer Product Safety Commission to immediately launch…
Jail Protesters Push Message at de Blasio Event
Photo: Members of the South Ozone Park Civic Association West last Thursday brought the organization’s message to the mayor as he toured Richmond Hill High School….
De Blasio Tours Richmond Hill HS, Touts ‘Renewal’ Program
Photo: Aimee Horowitz (at lectern), executive superintendent for Renewal Schools, lauded the signs of improvement at Richmond Hill High School as she joined Mayor de Blasio…
Schumer Calls for Fed Funds to Bring Bus Rapid Transit to Area
Photo: U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer has asked the federal DOT to help bring Bus Rapid Transit to Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards. File Photo. If recent…
Goldfeder to National Grid: Review Gas Line Work
Photo: Following the release last week of a preliminary report by federal regulators into the 2014 gas explosion in Harlem that killed 8 people and injured…
Crime Chat: Online Safety for Children
Internet child luring is every parent’s worst nightmare and is the reason that we repeatedly urge parents to communicate with their children about their use…
Goldfeder Introduces Extension to Breezy Bill
Photo: Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder introduced legislation extending a waiver of city law requiring construction be approved by the city’s Board of Standards and Appeals, which can…
Katz Submits Budget Priorities to Mayor, Council
Photo: Queens Borough President Melinda Katz has submitted Queens’ budget priorities to Mayor de Blasio and the City Council. Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza. Borough…
De Blasio, Giuliani Urge Albany to Protect Mayoral Control of City Schools
Photo: Mayor de Blasio (l.) and former Mayor Giuliani this week urged Gov. Cuomo (r.) and the state Legislature to renew mayoral control of the city…
Passenger Caught with Weapons at LaGuardia Airport
Photo: These three weapons were detected by TSA officers last Thursday at a LaGuardia Airport security checkpoint. Courtesy of TSA. A Manhattan man last Thursday morning…
Schumer: New Yorkers Should Claim ’11 Refunds
Approximately 63,000 New York families failed to file a 2011 tax return, and U.S. Senator Charles Schumer doesn’t want New Yorkers to miss out on…
Flushing Man Convicted in 1980 Cold Case Murder
A Flushing man last week was found guilty of murder in the strangulation death of an elderly man in his home nearly 35 years ago,…
Teachers, Students Blast Cuomo Education Policy
Photo: Public School 64 teachers and students on Thursday rallied after school to protest Gov. Cuomo’s education plan. Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza. Dozens of…
FEMA to Reopen and Review Every Sandy Flood Insurance Claim
Photo: U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand last week met with the FEMA administrator over recent fraud claims. Courtesy of Flickr. Federal officials last week…