Suspected Firebomber Charged With Hate Crime
A Queens Village man who allegedly confessed to police that he was responsible for five New Year’s Day firebombings in Queens and Long Island is…
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Obama’s New Chief From Forest Hills
President Barack Obama appointed Jacob Lew, a Forest Hill High School alumnus and former Queens resident, to be his new chief of staff on Jan….
TSA Agents Stole $40K Cash from Baggage
Two former Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers based at John F. Kennedy Airport have been sentenced after pleading guilty to third-degree grand larceny and other…
3,000-Count Indictment Against Queens Man
A Queens man has been arraigned on a 3,000-count indictment charging him with the possession and promotion of child pornography. Elvis Infante, 35, of 58-35…
Three Train Stations Closer to Needed Repairs
If preliminary projections are correct, three Queens train stations are closer to needed additions and reparations, beginning this year. According to Joseph Raskin, assistant director…
Drunken New Year’s Day Crash Leaves One Dead
A Corona man driving while drunk with a suspended license struck and killed an unidentified livery cab driver pulled over in the safety lane in…
Jamaica Man Gets 25-to-Life For Stabbing Pregnant Girlfriend
A Jamaica man convicted in November of stabbing his pregnant girlfriend and her unborn child to death in 2008—and allegedly involved in the 1992 slaying…
Queens Man Arrested For Five Firebombings in Queens, LI
Imam Al-Khoei Foundation, at 8989 Van Wyck Expressway, was part of five firebombing incidents that happened on the night of New Year’s Day. Police identified…
Gov. Wants Biggest Convention Center, Gaming at Aqueduct
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced in his State of the State address yesterday that he wants to bring the largest convention center in the United States…
Winter Weather Worries? NYC Has a Plan
As the nights get longer and the cold gets deeper, New Yorkers start to get a little concerned, especially after last winter. But never fear!…
Looking Back 2011 – Year in Review
The passage of 2011 has brought us to the threshold of yet another year– our 35th year of publication. Looking ahead we wonder what changes…
Former Councilman Monserrate Loses Appeal
Former NewYork State Senator Hiram Monser rate’s conviction for recklessly causing physical injury to his girlfriend during a domestic violence incident at his Jackson Heights…
Two Stabbed in Maspeth Murder-Suicide
A woman died Tuesday after she and her adultson were brutally stabbed at their Maspeth homein the early morning by her boyfriend, who leapt to…
Howard Beach Home Invasions
Howard Beach residents are alarmed over a recent spike in crime in their normally quiet neighborhood. Two daylight break-ins within a week of each other—one…
Governor Ulrich? Republican Party Officials Look Toward the Future
Eric Ulrich began raising funds for his 2013 campaign at Howard Beach eatery Saffron last Wednesday evening. Ulrich joked saying he had to climb on…