Man Charged in LIRR Fraud
A Long Island man was charged last week for allegedly making thousands of dollars worth of fake Long Island Rail Road tickets and selling them…
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State Veterans Summit Produces Results
Elected officials from across the state came together back in March to discuss some of the toughest issues facing our veterans as they return home,…
Law Battles Jamaica Bay Dumping
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s signature turned legislation looking to protect Jamaica Bay from toxic dumping into reality this week. State Sen. Joseph Addabbo (D-Howard Beach) and…
Ulrich Unveils New Chief of Staff
City Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) announced some changes in personnel out of his Ozone Park office this week. Salvatore Simonetti was named the councilman’s…
Tree-mendous! Queens is First in Forestry Pruning: Audit
Even after absorbing immense arboreal damage over the last four years, Queens tree pruning operations were hailed this week by the city comptroller as “a…
Longtime CB 9 Chair to Retire
Three decades of service will come to an end this October for Community Board 9 District Manager Mary Ann Carey. Carey, who first assumed the…
Reimbursement Offers For Lindenwood Flood Victims
Lindenwood is looking for flood recovery money to flow as rapidly as the water did into their homes earlier this year. City Comptroller Scott Stringer’s…
Resorts World Donates $40K for Hamilton Beach Playground
Playtime has arrived in Hamilton Beach. Roger Gendron of the New Hamilton Beach Civic Association could barely contain his excitement when announcing the news at…
Pols pick new trustees for Queens Library
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz has been busy working with Mayor Bill de Blasio to pick up the pieces and refill vacancies they created on…
Baldeo Busted on Obstruction of Justice Charges
Albert J. Baldeo, a former candidate for public office and Democratic district leader, was found guilty of obstruction of justice while also dodging several other…
Flood Relief on the Broad Channel Horizon
Pete Mahon may be a lot of things – husband, dad, retired Rikers Island warden, meteorological sciences buff, blogger, civic leader. But you can never…
Ozone Howard Baseball Claims Borough Cup
Call them the comeback kings. The Ozone Howard Rangers rallied their way to victory in this weekend’s Borough Cup citywide tournament, rallying back from a…
Ozone Park Hit-and-Run Suspect in Custody: DA
Cops arrested a man suspected of being behind the wheel when his truck hit and dragged a Sikh father in Ozone Park before speeding off,…
Boro ‘Tutoring Academy’ Teachers Accused of Abusing Students: DA
Two women affiliated with a Queens-based “tutoring academy” were arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of four students between ages 9 and 11 through…
Queens leaders push women-owned biz legislation
Borough leaders from all levels of government joined together in Queens this week on behalf of female-owned small businesses. Had the federal government met its…