City to Put $100M into ‘Transforming’ Parts of Queens Blvd.
The de Blasio administration has included $100 million in the Capital Budget to transform Queens Boulevard into a more secure thoroughfare, according to the Department…
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Borough Board Approves Budget Priorities
The Borough Board on Monday voted nearly unanimously to approve the Expense and Capital Budget Priorities for the Fiscal Year 2016 Preliminary Budget. All…
Man’s Checked Friend: LaGuardia TSA Officers Discover Dog in Suitcase
Transportation Security Administration officers at LaGuardia Airport last week got quite the surprise when they opened a piece of checked luggage that had triggered an…
CB 9 Selects New Executive Committee
Just a week after completing the search for its new district manager, Community Board 9 on Tuesday evening voted in a new Executive Committee during…
New Commanding Officer at 102nd Precinct
There’s a new top cop in the 102nd Precinct. Dep. Inspector Deodat Urprasad last week took over for Dep. Inspector Henry Sautner, who was rotated…
Lawmakers: Army Corps Should Inform Public on Rockaway Reformulation Status
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder this week urged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to immediately hold public community forums regarding…
Program Allows Area Students to Learn From NASA Astronauts
An afterschool initiative in Richmond Hill provides area students with the opportunity to learn about the Final Frontier—from actual National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronauts….
Former City Councilman Dan Halloran Sentenced to 10 years in Prison
Former Queens City Councilman Dan Halloran last week was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his role in arranging the bribery of city…
Senate Passes Comprehensive Sex Offender Legislation Package
The state Senate earlier this month approved a package of legislation designed to provide better protection for children and victims of sexual assault from sex…
Addabbo to Senators: Investigate FEMA
Following allegations of fraud in Superstorm Sandy reports from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, State Senator Joseph Addabbo, Jr. has reached out to United States…
Policing Report: About ‘Trust Between Citizens and Their Peace Officers’
President Barack Obama’s newly-established President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing released its initial report earlier this month, with findings gathered primarily from public “listening…
Affordable Housing for Seniors Still a Cause for Concern Across Queens
In her State of the Borough address earlier this year, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz reported that affordable housing for seniors is the No. 1…
Goldfeder to Open Howard Beach Office
There goes the neighborhood. Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Ozone Park) on Monday announced that he will be opening a new district office in Howard Beach later…
Borough President Accepting CEC Applications
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz last Thursday announced that she is accepting applications from qualified community- and education-minded individuals to serve as a 2015-2017 Borough…
Man Charged in Gunpoint Rape of Spa Worker
A College Point man last week was charged with rape in a gunpoint attack on a spa worker at an unlicensed massage parlor in Bayside,…