Mayor Vetoes Community Safety Act – Some Queens pols vow veto overrides, others praise Bloomberg
Mayor Bloomberg vetoed on Tuesday two City Council bills that create an NYPD inspector general and allow individuals to sue for changes to the police…
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They’re Back! Vandals strike Howard Beach, hit 3 cars
Rim and wheel thieves returned to Howard Beach on Tuesday night, striking three vehicles within a 7-block radius—two of them directly across the street from…
Brooklyn Man Charged With Breaking Into Queens Churches
A 34-year-old Brooklyn man was arraigned on charges of breaking into four Queens churches – and attempting to break into a fifth – earlier this…
For M Line Riders, Improvements Are On The Way
M train riders have something to cheer for this week. Gov. Cuomo and Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials announced on Monday that the MTA’s recently updated…
Thief Targets Blind Victim Twice In Two Weeks – Brooklyn man arraigned on robbery and burglary charges
Queens Criminal Court Justice Donna Golia set bail at $175,000 cash and $300,000 bond for the man who beat and robbed a blind senior citizen…
Run To Raise Funds For Slain Officer Figoski’s Family
Slain NYPD Officer Peter Figoski will be honored with a 5K race in Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn this September, and the event will raise…
Mother Charged In Assaulting Baby – Shakes 3-month-old daughter, docs fear brain damage
A St. Albans mother of a three-month old infant has been arrested and charged with first-degree assault, reckless assault of a child and endangering the…
Tips For Travelers
One of the easiest ways for you to get annoyed or stressed on vacation is the headache caused by waiting and delays. Here are some…
Comrie Drops Out Of Queens BP Race As Other Candidates Trade Barbs On Campaign Trail
With less than two months until the Democratic primary, coupled with the somewhat sudden exit of Councilman Leroy Comrie, the race for Queens borough president…
Ozone Park Man Sentenced In Cat Death
An Ozone Park man was sentenced to a year in jail for bludgeoning a stray cat to death with a tire iron last year, Queens…
Jamaica Man Sentenced To 18 Years For Gang Assault
The man convicted for the beating death of another man at a Forest Hill nightclub in 2010 was sentenced this week to a determinate sentence…
Drained By Commutes, Residents Rally For Reactivating Rockaway Rail
Fed up with two-hour commutes from Rockaway to Manhattan and buses that are consistently overcrowded and late – or entirely missing in action – a…
As Spitzer And Weiner Land Limelight, Other Candidates Jump To Be Heard
In the soap opera that is New York City politics, former Gov. Eliot Spitzer, whose tenure in the state’s highest seat crashed and burned…
Police Search for Wife Slasher – Leaves victim for dead
A 26-year-old domestic violence victim is urging her husband to turn himself in after she said he allegedly attacked her so badly in Woodhaven that…
Queens Man Convicted of Murder – Bludgeoned Former Girlfriend
A Queens man, who bludgeoned his former girlfriend to death in front of two of her children, has been convicted of her murder. Elmer Diaz,…