Feds Reveal Details of Lufthansa Heist: Report
Photo: The 1978 Lufthansa Heist was later immortalized in Martin Scorsese’s seminal mob film “Goodfellas,” starring Ray Liotta (from l.), Robert De Niro, and Joe Pesci….
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Cuomo, de Blasio Battle Over Affordable Housing Plan
Photo: Gov. Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio haven’t exactly been seeing eye to eye lately. Courtesy of Gov. Cuomo’s Office The on-again, off-again political bromance between…
Crime Chat: Hiring Home Health Aides
The graying of America and the increased lifespan among our senior population has greatly expanded the need for home caregiving and other assisted living options…
D.C. Journalist was Murdered Covering Community She Loved; Never Forget Charnice Milton
Wrong place. Wrong time. When Charnice Milton’s parents last Wednesday begged the night for an answer, for a buoy of logic in a suddenly…
Woman Killed, Kids Among Injured in Wild Conduit Crash
A woman was killed and nine others—including seven children on their way to school—were injured on Tuesday morning in a violent three-car crash in South…
Man Guns Down Ex-Girlfriend in Casino Parking Lot; Later Dies in Shootout with Cops in East New York
A Brooklyn man on Tuesday died in a shootout with cops in East New York, hours after he gunned down his ex-girlfriend in the parking…
Communities Come Together to Pay Respect to Service Members on Memorial Day
Hundreds of residents, business owners, civic leaders and elected officials from Howard Beach and surrounding communities on Monday honored military service members across all generations…
Ruse Doesn’t Fool 106th Precinct Cops; Foil Robbery After Perp Claims He’s Store Employee
Two 106th Precinct cops responding to a building alarm last week interrupted a robbery in progress at a Rockaway Boulevard phone store and arrested the…
Copper Thieves Cause Transit Nightmare; Goldfeder questions contingency traffic plans in Howard Beach
Amidst massive transit delays and gridlock due to disrupted A train service on Wednesday morning this week between Howard Beach and Rockaway, Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder…
Crooks Hit Ozone Park Armored Car Depot
Coin-hungry crooks on Monday cut their way into the Ozone Park branch of an armored car company and stole tens of thousands of dollars, police…
Cops Nab One in Ozone Park Playground Stabbing
An Ozone Park man has been arrested in connection with the stabbing of a teen boy last week in a nearby playground, according to a…
City Kids Vulnerable to ID Theft: Schumer
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y) this week announced that he is introducing legislation aimed at protecting children from having their credit history ruined by identity theft….
Ozone Park Man Sentenced for Sex Abuse of Two Sisters
An Ozone Park man last Thursday was sentenced to 17 years in prison for having sexual contact with two young sisters on five separate occasions…
Taking on Water: Civic Talks Flood Insurance, Build it Back
Photo: Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder on Tuesday raised his idea of a new flood insurance association at the Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic meeting. Forum Photo by Michael V….
Senator Calls on FEMA to Eliminate WYO Insurance Model
The Federal Emergency Management Agency needs to scrap the Write-Your-Own insurance model from the National Flood Insurance Program and move forward to overhaul the “terribly…