Criminals Targeting Elderly In 112th Precinct
Elderly residents in the 112th Precinct are being targeted by con artists, and police and community leaders are asking the public to spread the word…
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Good Night (Out) – Area precincts host national Night Out Against Crime
It’s been nearly 30 years since the inception of National Night Out Against Crime (NNO), when roughly two and a half million people, in 23…
Woodhaven Woman Stabbed 10 Times – Attacked by unknown assailant on the way home from work
A 17-year-old girl from Woodhaven was stabbed in the back at least 10 times on Monday night as she prepared to climb the front steps…
Church Festival Cancelled After Ride Operator Reneges – Diocese will sue for costs on behalf of parish
Howard Beach residents looking forward to the opening of the Annual Family Festival at the Ave Maria Catholic Academy were sorely disappointed to learn that…
Anchored In Family, Vallone Touts Safety And Biz Background In Boro President Race
Last Thursday afternoon, Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria) had settled into a coffee shop miles from his office on 31st Street – and, for a…
In Chorus of Raised Voices, Residents Call For Changes To Queens Boulevard
For 14 years, Peter Beadle has lived just off Queens Boulevard in Rego Park. He has navigated its sidewalks, ridden his bicycle on it, and…
Ulrich Raises More Funds Than Democratic Challenger Simon
Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) has raised more than, and outspent, his Democratic challenger, Lew Simon, in the race for the 32nd City Council District,…
Biz Owner’s Van Stolen, Ends Up In Illegal Chop Shop
Recently, a Howard Beach business owner parked his van in his parking lot in the early morning hours. When he returned, the van was gone…
South Ozone Park Man Guilty of Murder – Will face 25 to life when sentenced later this month
A South Ozone Park man who acted as an accomplice of the livery cab driver who was called to an Ozone Park bar to drive…
Forest Hills Woman Ripped Off By Home Health Aide
A home health attendant has been indicted for stealing approximately $55,000 from her 98-year-old Forest Hills patient who is suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease,…
Crowley, Caruana Nearly Tied In Fundraising This Period – But Crowley has more than her opponent in war chest
The Democratic incumbents running for the City Council’s 29th and 30th districts did not raise much more than their challengers in the past couple months,…
Police Urge Middle Village Residents To Lock Up After Burglaries Plague Area
A rash of burglaries in Middle Village has prompted the 104th Police Precinct to urge residents to lock their homes and windows – as well…
At Disaster Conference, Cuomo Meets With South Queens Reps To Talk Storm Reconstruction
Launching his “New York Rising Community Reconstruction Program” with a conference packed with hundreds of people representing neighborhoods across the city – and state –…
Seeing Red: PS 207 Parents, Pol Urge City To Install Fire Alarm System At School – Almost nine months after Sandy, school still has no alarm
Incensed by the lack of a fire alarm system at PS 207 in Howard Beach, parents and an area legislator are pleading with the city…
At WRBA, Beating The Heat To Talk Skate Park Problems, Honoring Veterans
Clinging to water bottles and impromptu fans hastily assembled from scraps of paper, the residents who filtered into the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association meeting at…