In War Against Prescription Drug Abuse, a Bright Spot is Seen
With everyone from federal health officials to Queens doctors calling prescription drug abuse an epidemic, numerous efforts have been launched across the country to tackle…
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Superbowl Brings Breeding Ground for Human Trafficking: Meng
The Super Bowl undoubtedly brought tons of attention and fanfare to both New York and New Jersey, but not all of it was entirely welcome,…
Council grills Queens Library president over finances
Queens Library President Thomas Galante faced an onslaught of questions after testifying before the City Council Wednesday – one week after news reports shed light…
Activists question Crowley’s commitment to controversial trade deal
A western Queens rally put one federal lawmaker under the microscope with hopes that he would continue to vote against a controversial trade deal being…
De Blasio drops stop-and-frisk appeal and vows reform in NYPD
With the blessing of a newly elected progressive administration, Mayor Bill de Blasio took a major step in ending the city Police Department’s controversial stop-and-frisk…
MTA bus strikes, kills woman in Jackson Heights: NYPD
A city bus struck and killed a woman in Jackson Heights Monday, marking yet another MTA accident since the mayor made pedestrian fatalities a top…
Young Girl and Three Others Injured in Northern Blvd. Hit-and-Run
After a hit-and-run driver seriously injured four individuals, including a 7-year-old girl, when police said he ran into them at a Woodside bus stop on…
Borough groups to grapple over street safety this weekend
A weekend series of community meet-ups will mull over potential solutions to making Queens streets safer in the wake of a devastating string of pedestrian…
Maspeth High School’s Theater Department Presents First Musical: ‘Into the Woods’
Maspeth High School’s Theater Department is tackling its very first musical this Thursday and Friday as it presents Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Award winning Broadway musical,…
112th Pct. battles apartment break-ins
A string of residential burglaries has the 112th Precinct on high alert, officials said. Capt. Thomas Conforti, commanding officer of the precinct, sent out a…
Ulrich, Van Bramer call for audit of Queens Library
A news report singling out the Queens Public Library president for enjoying a lucrative salary amid widespread layoffs left borough representatives calling for a full-fledged…
Pols fight for funding for Rockaway’s only hospital
Two Queens lawmakers are sponsoring legislation to secure $4.3 million for Far Rockaway’s St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, which has been precariously perched on financially shaky…
LIRR and Metro North lax in monitoring overtime paid for with federal stimulus funds, DiNapoli charges
The Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad failed to properly manage overtime paid by funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, allowing for…
Maspeth advocate calls for tougher pedestrian laws
Community advocate Dmytro Fedkowskyj was just leaving the Maspeth Stokes Cards and Gifts store on Grand Avenue when he found himself at the scene where…
Forest Hills fire could have been far worse: CB 6
The enormous two-alarm fire at a city Department of Transportation garage in Forest Hills last week could have caused much more damage than it did…