JFK Employee Arrested For Reckless Endangerment
A JFK Airport employee was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment over the weekend, after what authorities describe as “cleaning supplies” he was transporting, leaked…
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104th Precinct Talks Increase In Crime
Concerned about a recent uptick in crime, officers from the 104th Precinct are urging residents to be wary of scam artists and pick-pocketers – and…
Kicking Off The School Year
Bob Monahan of the Greater Ridgewood Youth Council, Chancellor Merryl Tisch, Education Commissioner John King, Assemblyman Mike Miller, IS 77 Principal Joseph Miller, SAPIS worker…
‘Number One’ On Wanted List
Police are searching for Eduardo Baltizar, 24, who allegedly punched his girlfriend in the eye and hit his baby in the forehead while he was…
Play Ball!
Grover Cleveland High School Principal Denise Vittor, School Construction Authority representatives, teachers, parents, students and legislators celebrated the official opening of the school’s new athletic…
Citing a need for ‘unity,’ Queens County Democrats back de Blasio for mayor
Queens County Democrats threw their support behind a mayoral candidate they did not endorse in the primary – Public Advocate Bill de Blasio – Monday…
After Tragic Accident, Calls for Change in Maspeth
After a driver slammed into five students on their way to school in Maspeth last week, parents are demanding the city Department of Transportation immediately…
After Thompson Drops Out, de Blasio Leads Lhota In The Polls
Democratic mayoral contender and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio is outpacing his Republican challenger, former Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Joe Lhota, according to a Marist…
Post-Primary Progress: Squadron, James Prep for City’s Public Advocate Runoff – Stringer readies for Nov. general election showdown for comptroller
The city’s primaries may be over, but for many candidates the heavy lifting has only just begun. And in no contest is that more true…
From Poorly Trained Workers to Broken Voting Machines, A Litany of Problems Reported on Primary Day
One of the most fundamental elements of a true democracy is the ease with which citizens can vote. “At the core, people want voting to…
Grandmother Killed by Drunk Driver in Hit-and-Run Accident in Richmond Hill, Queens DA Says
A 59-year-old grandmother on her way to a religious service in Richmond Hill last Friday was hit and killed by an allegedly drunk driver who…
Burglars Strike Howard Beach
Howard Beach residents have been plagued by a series of break-ins this week, with police sources saying there were three incidents within three days. The…
‘It’s About Respect’ – PS 146 Parents, students upset over lack of moment of silence for Sept. 11
Some parents at PS 146 in Howard Beach said they and their children were saddened by a lack of a moment of silence at the…
Cop of the Month
Officer Frank Calafiore was presented with a plaque naming him as Cop of the Month at the 106th Precinct for July/August last Wednesday evening. Calafiore…
Alleged Fraud Caused Peninsula Hospital to Close, Lawsuit Says
Peninsula Hospital Center, which shuttered in 2012, sank after its former president and a health care company once charged with saving the Far Rockaway facility…