Driver Charged with DWI after Crashing into City Sanitation Truck
A Whitestone man last Friday posted $10,000 bail following his arraignment on charges of reckless endangerment and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, among others,…
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Gay is OK in the BSA (Sort Of)
PHOTO: The Boy Scouts of America voted to end their ban on gay adult leadership on July 27, bringing an end to an investigation by…
De Blasio Leads Group of Mayors in Push for Fed Transportation Bill
PHOTO: Mayor de Blasio last week led a coalition of 104 mayors in calling on Congress to pass a multi-year transportation bill. Photo Courtesy of…
Sanitation, Quality of Life Issues are Talk of WRBA Town Hall
PHOTO: New high-end trash receptacles have not done much to deter illegal dumping along Jamaica Avenue in Woodhaven. Photo Courtesy of Alex Blenkinsopp Quality of…
Man Jumps to his Death at A Train Station
PHOTO: An unidentified man on Monday jumped in front of an A train at the 159th Avenue station. Photo Courtesy of Nadia Choudhury A…
New Build it Back Policies to Bring Relief to SBA Loan Applicants
PHOTO: The de Blasio administration is introducing two new policies to make it easier for SBA loan applicants in the Build it Back program to…
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…
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…