Power Outage Leads to Service Disruption at Broad Channel A Station
PHOTO: Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder said that the “MTA needs to ensure that train service is reliable and prepared for power disruptions like we saw over the…
Editorial: Sandy Flood Claims Deadline Looming
File Photo The deadline to file (or re-file) your Sandy flood insurance claim is September 15. If you had flood insurance at the time of…
Goldfeder Meets with City Health Officials in Rockaway; Discuss mosquito population, West Nile virus
PHOTO: City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Commissioner Mary Bassett, M.D. Photo Courtesy of Kevin P. Coughlin/Office of the Governor Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Howard…
Ozone Park ID Theft Condo is Cautionary Tale for Landlords
PHOTO: Police last month raided a second-floor residence at the Park Village Condominiums in Ozone Park, smashing a large-scale credit card fraud operation in the…
Schumer Launches NY Lottery for Ticket to Pope Francis DC Visit
PHOTO: His Holiness Pope Francis is set to visit Washington, D.C. next month. Photo Courtesy of Mazur/catholicnews.org/uk U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) this week…
Cuomo Unveils Disaster Response and Recovery Initiative
PHOTO: Gov. Cuomo this week announced the creation of NY Responds, a new approach for coordinating and strengthening the state’s emergency preparedness. Photo Courtesy of Gov….
Resorts World to Add Video Blackjack Tables this Fall
PHOTO: Resorts World Casino New York City has announced that it will be adding more than 300 video blackjack tables to the gaming floor later…
Flushing Man Charged with Conspiracy to Support ISIL
PHOTO: In this June 2014 image, militants of the jihadist group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant hang the Islamic jihad flag on a…
State Adopts Regulations to Prevent Spread of Legionella Bacteria
PHOTO: State Department of Health Commissioner Howard Zucker, M.D. Photo Courtesy of Kevin P. Coughlin/Office of the Governor With the death toll holding steady at…
Seafaring Cadets Home after First Voyage
PHOTO: The Empire State IV has had an illustrious career as both a commercial sea vessel and as a training ship for SUNY’s Maritime College. …
Verizon Union Rally Draws Area Pols in Support
PHOTO: A Member of the CWA Local 1105 rests upon a barricade during a union rally to bring attention the current contract negotiations with Verizon….
Community Complaints Lead to Towed Trucks
PHOTO: Photo Courtesy of the 102nd Precinct The commanding officer of the 102nd Precinct last week announced via social media that complaints from members of…
Addabbo to Host Annual Veterans’ BBQ in Howard Beach
PHOTO: Vets and grateful members of the community at a recent Veterans’ BBQ. State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. is gearing up for this year’s event…
Experts Urge Sandy Flood Vics: Have Your Claim Reviewed; Call on policy holders to file with FEMA before Sept. 15 deadline
PHOTO: Attorneys Brian Haughtaling (standing at r.) and Bill Kelly (seated behind table at c.) last Thursday at a Forum-sponsored Town Hall detailed the massive…
Richmond Hill Mom Charged with Infant’s Murder; DA: Tossed 3-week-old son out of 4th-floor window
PHOTO: A Richmond Hill mother allegedly told detectives that she tossed her 3-week-old son out of the bathroom window and 42 feet to his death…