Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Son of Queens, Dies at 79
PHOTO: Though he was born in New Jersey, Justice Scalia was raised in Elmhurst. Photo Courtesy of Flickr/Shawn Calhoun By Michael V. Cusenza U.S. Supreme…
Borough Doctor was Also Prescription Pain-Pill Peddler: Feds
PHOTO: Federal agents on Sunday night pulled Dr. Noel Blackman from an aircraft at JFK International Airport. The flight reportedly was bound for Blackman’s native…
Instructor at East Elmhurst Mosque Charged with Sexually Abusing 9-year-old Student
PHOTO: An after-school religious program instructor at this East Elmhurst mosque has been charged with sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl inside the mosque on two…
Cops Hunt Armed Creep after Corona Incident
PHOTO: Investigators have reached out to the public for assistance in identifying this man who allegedly menaced a woman with a gun and pleasured himself…
Penalties for Construction Safety Lapses to Quadruple
PHOTO: Mayor Bill de Blasio and Department of Buildings Commissioner Rick Chandler last week announced that they will quadruple the penalties for serious construction-safety lapses….
Man Charged with Hate Crimes in Two Attacks on Chinese Women
PHOTO: A former cab driver remained behind bars this week, charged with hate crimes after he allegedly beat and robbed two Chinese women in Flushing…
Hollis Man Charged with Forcing Young Woman into Prostitution
PHOTO: A man has been charged with sex trafficking and promoting prostitution, in part for allegedly forcing a 19-year-old woman to have sex with men…
Cops Catch Alleged Staten Island Family Murderer in Woodside
PHOTO: Michael Sykes is accused of stabbing to death his girlfriend and two of her daughters at a Staten Island hotel being used as a…
Schumer to Whitehouse: Don’t Cut Anti-Terrorism Programs
PHOTO: U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer said this week that the White House’s new budget proposal makes “ill-advised” cuts to funding for critical anti-terrorism programs that enable New York law enforcement to…
CK Dance Class Brings Joy to Alzheimer’s Patients
Photo Courtesy of Christ the King High School The students from Christ the King’s Advanced Dance program volunteered to brighten the lives of people suffering…
Coastal Storms Bring Familiar Floods to Howard Beach
Photos Courtesy of Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder’s Office and the Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic By Michael V. Cusenza Barely a couple weeks removed from the death and…
Goldfeder Urges DEP to Waive Minimum Usage Charges for Displaced Sandy Victims
PHOTO: Assemblyman Goldfeder is calling on the City to waive minimum water and sewer charges applied to homeowners who are still recovering from Superstorm Sandy. …
IRS Impersonation Phone Scam Attempts ‘Escalating at Alarming Rate’: Schumer
PHOTO: Sen. Schumer this week warned constituents that a phone scam targeting New Yorkers is “now spreading like wildfire.” Photo Courtesy of the Better Business Bureau…
In State of the City, de Blasio Pledges to Work ‘For Our Neighborhoods’
PHOTO: This year, Mayor de Blasio delivered the State of the City address in primetime at Lehman College in the Bronx. Photo Courtesy of Michael…
Council Votes to Raise Members’ Annual Pay to nearly $150K
PHOTO: City Council members last Friday voted overwhelmingly in favor of a $36,000 raise. Photo Courtesy of William Alatriste/NYC Council By Michael V. Cusenza Members of…