City Initiative Spotlights Self-Harm in Jails
With headlines highlighting a new salacious scandal or incident of extreme violence at Rikers Island seemingly every day, the de Blasio administration this week turned…
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Initiative Equips Cops, Patrol Cars with Handheld Mobile Devices
In an effort to streamline law-enforcement efforts, increase the safety of city residents and visitors, as well as police officers, and ensure fairness within the…
Beating Death of 3-Year-Old Girl Spurs Domestic Violence Bill
The death of a 3-year-old girl in a Brooklyn shelter at the hands of her stepfather has prompted one borough elected official to take legislative…
Goldfeder Takes on Toys “R” Us And Wins
In response to a letter written by Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D – Hamilton Beach) to Toys “R” Us urging the removal of Kidffiti brand graffiti…
DA Detectives Trained to Administer Opioid Overdose Antidote
Members of the District Attorney’s Detective Bureau have been equipped and fully trained to administer Naloxone, a drug overdose antidote used to quickly reverse the…
Addabbo, Jr. Seeking Fourth Term in State Senate
With the midterm elections less than a week away, state Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Howard Beach) is hoping that he can turn his three-term run…
Borough Board Concerned with City Ebola Info Card
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz and several Borough Board members on Monday expressed their concern over what they saw as ambiguous Ebola virus information on…
Police Kill Ax-Wielding Man After he Injures Two Rookie Cops
A wild scene broke out last Thursday on Jamaica Avenue when police officers shot and killed a man after he attacked four cops with a…
Civic Says All (Illegal) Signs Point to Failing Grade for Sanitation Department
In a new, exhaustive report that was four years in the making, the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association says that the city Sanitation Department has been…
Goldfeder Rips FEMA for ‘Recoupment’ Letters
Two years later, and still many victims of Superstorm Sandy are trying to piece together their homes, their businesses, their lives. Two years later,…
City Touts Progress, Community Demands Ferry at Rockaway Sandy Meet
Dozens of victims of Superstorm Sandy on Monday night trekked to Beach Channel High School for a town hall and resource fair, during which they…
Gateway Park Projects Elicit Community Concerns
An update on the Spring Creek Hazard Mitigation project might have been on the marquee Tuesday night at the Howard Beach Lindenwood Civic meeting, but…
Delays Leave Sandy-Scarred Family Seeking Answers
The post-Superstorm Sandy story of the De Virgilio family reads like a Hollywood-ready screenplay, replete with drama, tragedy and the resolve to rebuild. But according…
Officials Pledge Aid and Assistance to Veterans
Borough veterans and family members last Wednesday packed American Legion Post 118 in Woodhaven for a town-hall meeting featuring updates on health, employment and family…
Slow Down: 25 MPH to be New Default City Speed Limit
Starting Nov. 7th, the default city speed limit—the speed limit when one is not posted—will drop to 25 mph from the current 30 mph, as…