CB 5 Lambasts Knockdown Center’s Liquor License
Maspeth’s Knockdown Center took a serious blow after Community Board 5 members largely opposed an application for a liquor license there. The community board met…
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Stolen Cars Spike in 104th Pct.
Crime rose a little more than 1 percent in the 104th Precinct, with car thefts driving the numbers, police said this week. Capt. Christopher Manson,…
Activists Fear ‘Final Blow’ to Ridgewood Reservoir
The city Parks Department shored up plans to breach the three basins within the Ridgewood Reservoir in Highland Park this summer, which drew vehement criticism…
Juniper Civic grapples with unsightly eyesores
A Middle Village civic group called on the city to step up its enforcement in order to combat a series of eyesores, including graffiti and…
Assistant Queens Police Chief Honored at Women’s History Fete
An assistant police chief from Queens served as the keynote speaker at a Women’s History Month celebration in the Bronx this week and was recognized…
Bishop thanks blood donors at Middle Village’s Christ the King
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio gave a big thanks to high schoolers in Middle Village for opening their hearts and arms to those in need. Christ the…
Corona Man Arraigned in Child Porn Bust: DA
A Corona man was arraigned on charges that he forced young girls to perform sex acts as part of an online game, Queens District Attorney…
Law Grad Convicted of Torturing, Murdering Girlfriend
A University of Florida law school graduate was convicted of strangling and beating to death his former girlfriend inside their Astoria apartment, Queens District Attorney…
Queens Special Ed Provider Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charge
A Flushing-based special education provider pleaded guilty in federal court March 7 to charges he stole millions of dollars in federal, state and city aid…
Queens residents don’t give big thumbs-up for mayor, poll reports
Three months after taking office, Mayor Bill de Blasio has not received a stellar report card from his Queens constituents, the majority of whom are…
City Must Expedite Street Project Preventing Broad Channel Sandy Recovery, Pol Says
The city Department of Design and Construction’s slow movement on a repaving and sidewalk repair project is keeping the Parks Department from being able to…
Hydrofracking in New York Questioned by Queens Pols, Community Advocates
Last week, state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) joined with the environmental advocacy group Environment New York and others as the group released its latest report…
104th Pct. puts dent in graffiti, robbery patterns
The 104th Precinct put an end to a Brooklyn man’s alleged string of robberies throughout Ridgewood and also announced a series of graffiti-related arrests, authorities…
City DOT moves to make Maspeth safer
Outcry over an elderly woman’s death at a busy Maspeth intersection helped spur the city Transportation Department to make some changes along Grand Avenue this…
Abbracciamento building may become residential housing: Developer
The building of a beloved Rego Park restaurant might be sold to make way for residential housing, officials said. Long Island City-based developer Criterion Group…