MTA Goes Bus Shopping, Plunks Down $80M on New Fleet
All aboard the (brand new) bus. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Wednesday approved more than $80 million in federally funded contracts awarded to a Minnesota…
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De Blasio Touts After-School Initiative in Richmond Hill
Bill de Blasio’s successful mayoral campaign was built around his “Tale of Two Cities,” which highlighted what he saw as unprecedented socioeconomic inequality facing the…
Ulrich calls for veteran counselors
A new piece of legislation is looking to link up veterans with benefit counselors across the city. City Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) announced a…
NYCHA neglects low-income New Yorkers: Stringer
A city Comptroller Scott Stringer audit singled out the city Housing Authority for failing to follow its own regulations in hiring low-income New Yorkers. NYCHA,…
Howard Beach Loops for a Cure
One idea, a lot of hard work and determination, 250 cyclists, a sea of volunteers, a ton of donations, four local ambulance corps and a…
Howard Beach Neighbors Call for Help
Broken windows, overgrown grass and an unkempt front yard are only the beginning for residents living on 95th Street in Howard Beach. Complaints over unwanted –…
Demolition delayed in Woodhaven
Woodhaven residents were slapped with another delay as they waited for a partially collapsed building on Jamaica Avenue to come down. After being told that…
Boro festival pays homage to Louis Armstrong
With the Unisphere hanging over the horizon and the New York State Pavilion standing tall besides the stage, close to 800 people came out to…
Panel approves annex plans for Richmond Hill HS
The city Panel for Educational Policy approved the Education Department’s controversial proposal to reform Richmond Hill High School’s usage of an annex that administrators argued…
Howard Beach, Broad Channel Land Millions in Federal Funding
Standing by Jamaica Bay in Broad Channel on Monday, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced the federal government is about to shell…
City to Tackle Trash Problems at Coleman Square
A little more than a week after Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) urged city officials to address the mounds of trash that can accumulate in…
Queens BP Allocates $1.1M for Commercial Corridor Improvements
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz announced Tuesday that she is allocating about $1.1 million in capital funds to pay for streetscape improvements along a number…
‘We Must Do More for our Heroes’
Hundreds of thousands of veterans in the city and Long Island desperately need better healthcare, according to a New York senator who is calling on…
Jamaica Man Charged in Month-long Break-in Spree
A 48-year-old Jamaica man has been arrested and charged with breaking into five homes in Ozone park and South Ozone park last month and stealing…
Sweeping Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Package Clears Council
The City Council approved an 11-bill package last Thursday that is part of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s “Vision Zero” program that aims to dramatically decrease…