BigApps Competition Challenges Tech Minds to Find Civic Solutions
Mayor Bill de Blasio and the Economic Development Corporation last Friday announced the launch of the NYC BigApps 2015, the city’s annual contest that challenges…
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Katz’s Office Allocates $5M for CUNY in Queens
PHOTO: Queens Borough President Melinda Katz’s office has allocated $5 million for the borough’s CUNY institutions. The educational experiences of students at five City University…
Concerned Residents Push Petition to Clean Up Charles Park
PHOTO: Fans of Frank M. Charles Memorial Park on Sunday signed a petition addressed to the National Park Service and the Department of the Interior…
Pol Rips MTA for Broad Channel ‘Traffic Nightmare’
PHOTO: Assemblyman Goldfeder this week sent a letter to the MTA about recent traffic woes at the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge. File Photo …
NYPD Brass Present ‘One City’ Initiative at Borough Hall
PHOTO: The city Police Department on Monday detailed the NYPD’s Once City: Safe and Fair–Everywhere initiative at a joint meeting of the Queens Borough Board…
Civic Leaders, Officials Discuss Storm Planning at Conference
PHOTO: City Office of Emergency Management Commissioner Joseph Esposito (r.) and Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (Esposito’s r.) last week hosted an all-day roundtable conference in Rockaway…
Pols Praise DA, NYPD as Members of Rockaway Gang are Indicted
PHOTO: NYPD Emergency Service Unit officers last week gear up for raids in Rockaway. Photo Courtesy of NYPD Area elected officials last week lauded…
De Blasio Introduces IDNYC Veterans Card
PHOTO: A sample of the IDNYC card with the veteran designation. Photo Courtesy of City Councilman Eric Ulrich The city’s popular municipal identification program…
Correction Officer Among Gang Associates Arrested on Fed Drug Charges
Federal and city authorities last week rounded up 12 members and associates of a borough sect of the Bloods street gang, including a city Department…
Proposed Amendment Would Deprive NYC Schools of $170M: Schumer
PHOTO: U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer this week alerted constituents to an amendment, currently being debated on the Senate floor, that he said will shift major…
Two More Mortgage Companies Pledge to Combat Zombie Properties
PHOTO: Gov. Cuomo last week announced that two additional mortgage companies have signed on to combat so-called zombie properties. File Photo They have been a…
Cuomo Appoints AG as Prosecutor for all Police-Related Civilian Deaths
PHOTO: Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week appointed state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman special prosecutor for all cases in which law enforcement officers are involved in…
De Blasio Promotes Renewable Technologies Market
PHOTO: Photo Courtesy of Susan Sermoneta/Flickr.com Mayor Bill de Blasio has issued a Request for Information on new renewable energy projects and products in…
Goldfeder Calls on City to Accept 311 Complaints via Social Media
PHOTO: Assemblyman Goldfeder posted this follow-up tweet after the one he had sent to the city’s official 311 Twitter account regarding Rockaway Beach access was…
Stringer Reports Eviscerate Queens Library Executives; Claimed deficit while blowing $300K+ on personal expenses
With the audit and investigative report he released on Wednesday, City Comptroller Scott Stringer has painted a vivid picture of a disingenuous and reckless…