MTA Honors NYC Transit Employees for Exemplary Work, Heroic Actions
PHOTO: Last year’s MTA Medals of Excellence.Photo Courtesy of Marc A. Hermann/MTA New York City Transit The Metropolitan Transportation Authority last Friday honored its…
Parks Without Borders Initiative Aims to Improve Existing Green Spaces
PHOTO: City Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver. Photo Courtesy of William Alatriste for the New York City Council The city Parks Department this week presented its new…
Parishioners Clamor to Name Newborn Left in Richmond Hill Church Manger; Custodian who found boy hopes child finds ‘loving parents’ and ‘good home’
PHOTO: A newborn boy was discovered last week wrapped in a blue towel in a nativity scene in Holy Child Jesus church in Richmond Hill….
Cops Search for Man who Set Fire to Sacred Hindu Flags in Woodhaven
PHOTO: Cops have asked for the public’s assistance in identifying a man who set fire to 40 religious Hindu flags on 80th Street in Woodhaven….
Animal Allies in Queens, Part II
PHOTO: Many of the animals put down each day by Animal Control exhibit no behavioral problems, are clean, healthy, and already spayed or neutered, like…
Woodhaven Civic Unveils ‘Busway’ Alternative to Rapid Transit Route
PHOTO: Defunct train tracks at Park Lane South. Photo Courtesy of WRBA Days after learning that the city Department of Transportation has decided to delay…
Silver, Convicted of Corruption, is Latest Pol Facing Lengthy Prison Term
PHOTO: Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was found guilty on Monday of federal corruption charges. Photo Courtesy of Flickr/MMR Dad Disgraced former Assembly Speaker…
Investigators on Hunt for Forest Hills Arsonist
PHOTO: Fire marshals and cops this week reached out to the public for help in tracking down a serial arsonist who torched at least four…
Civic Galvanizes Community Through Project Resolutions
PHOTO: Howard Beach Lindenwood-Civic President Joann Ariola said that by staying on top of government agencies and following up with elected officials, projects such as…
Editorial: This Is What Happens When You Don’t Shut Up
Said a Facebook post by a woman named Katharine Lemansky, a.k.a. Katie Brown, who attached a photo of a beautiful chocolate Labrador, its muzzle taped…
Pampered Chef Makes it Happen
Traditionally, I am one of those people who remain highly suspect of the myriad products that flood the market: the ones whose salespeople either walk…
City AIDS Plan Aims to ‘Drastically Reduce’ New HIV Cases by 2020
PHOTO: On Tuesday, World AIDS Day, Mayor de Blasio and the City Council announced an ambitious new plan that aims to end the epidemic in…
Daughters Pen Thank-You Note to Queens Detectives for Saving Dad in L.A.
PHOTO: The daughters of a tourist who was rescued recently by NYPD detectives from a knife-wielding man in Hollywood sent a handwritten note expressing their…
Patrons Pull Driver out of Car Wreck on Cross Bay Blvd.
Forum Photo by Patricia Adams Some Cookie’s Lounge customers sprang into action Monday night around 9:30 p.m. when a motorist lost control of his car…
Katz Cites Concerns over Seniors, Parking in Rejecting Zoning Proposals
PHOTO: Borough President Melinda Katz issued recommendations to disapprove two zoning text amendments proposed earlier this year by the Department of City Planning. Photo Courtesy…