City Foots Bill for 600 Affordable Units with Money from Bad Landlord Settlements
PHOTO: State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (at lectern) and Mayor Bill de Blasio (r.) last week announced that the City used money from settlements with…
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MTA Rockaway Rail Line Feasibility Study Included in Assembly Budget
PHOTO: Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder last November hosted City Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg (foreground) and DOT Queens Borough Commissioner Nicole Garcia on a tour of the…
Man Shoves Teen Onto Tracks; Charged With Attempted Murder
PHOTO: A man allegedly pushed a teenage girl onto the tracks as a 7-train rolled into the 103rd Street-Corona Plaza station on Saturday, March 5….
NY Senate out to Erase Bias or Gang-Related Graffiti
PHOTO: The State Senate has passed a bill that would increase penalties for bias or gang-related graffiti, and permit judges to require perpetrators to complete a…
Woman Charged with Drunk Driving after Chain-Reaction Crash on Whitestone Expressway
PHOTO: According to Maloney’s statement to investigators, she left Central Bar & Lounge in Astoria between 3:30 a.m. and 4 a.m. to drive home. Courtesy of Central…
Pol, Parents Press City Agencies to Repair Badly Damaged Sidewalks around PS 146
PHOTO: Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder has sent letters to the School Construction Authority and Parks Department, urging the City agencies to repair heavily damaged sidewalks around PS…
New 106th Pct. Commander Talks Teamwork, Public Service with Forum
PHOTO: Capt. James Fey became the commanding officer of the 106th Precinct last week. File Photo By Michael V. Cusenza You can hear the smile in…
DOT Clarifies Select Bus Service Project Cost Comments
PHOTO: The City Department of Transportation this week clarified comments made recently by the agency’s commissioner regarding the estimated cost of the Woodhaven-Cross Bay Corridor Select…
Civic Leaders Craft Petition to Name Rockaway Ferry Landing after Advocate
PHOTO: Laura Deckelman By Michael V. Cusenza Two longtime Rockaway Park residents have organized an online petition to have the Citywide Ferry Service’s Rockaway dock named…
Borough Disability Rights Group Blasts Uber over Accessibility
PHOTO: Disability rights advocates rallied late last year outside Uber offices in Long Island City. Photo Courtesy of the United Spinal Association By Alan Krawitz A new…
Library Board Taps Borough Native Walcott as President and CEO
PHOTO: Former Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott will now lead the Queens Library. File Photo By Michael V. Cusenza The Queens Library Board of Trustees this…
Queens World Film Festival Showcases Local, International Talent
PHOTO: “Saving Jamaica Bay” is the first-ever feature documentary about the iconic natural resource that calls Queens home. Photo Courtesy of Saving Jamaica Bay By…
Another A-Train Creep Flashes Passenger
PHOTO: Cops are looking for this alleged A-train pervert. Photo Courtesy of NYPD By Michael V. Cusenza New week, same lecherous behavior on the A…
Off-Duty Rockaway Cop Killed in Jersey Hit-and-Run
PHOTO: Slain Police Officer Vincent Harrison. Photo Courtesy of Facebook/Vincent Harrison By Michael V. Cusenza These are trying times for the men and women of…
JFK Agents Catch Woman Trying to Smuggle Cocaine into City
PHOTO: A woman tried to smuggle cocaine into NYC by concealing it in a deeply private area. Photo Courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border Protection…