Action Plan will Modernize NYC Industrial Policy: Mayor, Council Speaker
PHOTO: Mayor de Blasio and the City Council this week unveiled a 10-point plan to grow industrial and manufacturing jobs across the five boroughs. Photo…
Brown Set to Embark on Seventh Term as District Attorney
Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, already the longest-tenured DA in borough history, was re-elected Tuesday for a seventh consecutive term after running unopposed. Brown,…
MSG, AEG Vying for Permits to Hold Huge Music Festivals in Flushing Meadows
PHOTO: Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Photo Courtesy of City Parks Department Dueling companies have recently applied for city permits to produce mammoth outdoor…
Pols Continue Push for Route 878 Repairs
PHOTO: Assemblymen Phil Goldfeder (blue sweatshirt) and Todd Kaminsky (Goldfeder l.) have been calling on NYSDOT to repair rapidly deteriorating Route 878. Photo Courtesy of…
Administration, Council, Red Cross Tout #GetAlarmedNYC Fire Safety Program
PHOTO: The new #GetAlarmedNYC fire safety initiative includes the largest smoke-detector giveaway and installation program in the nation. Photo Courtesy of FDNY The administration, City…
De Blasio Heralds ‘Roadmap’ to Reducing Punitive School Discipline
PHOTO: The roadmap is based on the recommendations contained in ‘Safety with Dignity,’ a report by the mayor’s Leadership Team on School Climate and Discipline. Photo Courtesy…
TSA Seeking People to Adopt Explosives Detection Dogs
PHOTO: The Transportation Safety Administration is looking for homes for its explosives detection dogs that either did not complete training or have retired from service. …
South Ozone Park ‘Terrorized’ by Prolific Gang Activity; DI Schiff says four recent shootings seem to be linked
PHOTO: Deputy Inspector Jeff Schiff, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, detailed the command’s crime statistics Tuesday night at the Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic meeting. Forum Photo…
Administration Releases Positive Progress Report on Sandy Recovery
PHOTO: Steady signs of progress, such as these homes in Hamilton Beach and Broad Channel, show that the borough and city are still recovering from…
Richmond Hill Community Mourns Murdered Officer in Candlelight Vigil
PHOTO: Slain Police Officer Randolph Holder. Photos Courtesy of NYPD and Twitter/Erin Clarke The collective heart of Little Guyana was wrapped in purple and…
Concerned Neighbors Come Together to Improve Charles Park
PHOTO: Area civic and environmental groups have taken up the cause of maintaining and beautifying Frank M. Charles Memorial Park in Howard Beach. Forum Photo…
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Updates Civic on Spring Creek Project
PHOTO: U.S. ACE Project Manager Lisa Baron fielded questions from the community Tuesday night after presenting an update to the Spring Creek Hazard Mitigation Grant Program…
Hundreds of Amazin’ Fans Show Team Spirit at Borough Hall Mets Rally
PHOTO: Queens Borough President Melinda Katz is flanked by Mets greats Edgardo Alfonzo (l.) and John Franco (r.) at Monday’s Borough Hall rally. Photos Courtesy…
Editorial: Zero for Zero
Photo Courtesy of flickr.com/NY City Department of Transportation Kudos to the 106th precinct and the rest of New York’s finest this week. In partnership…
FEMA Must Properly Vet Cases in Which Sandy Vics were Overpaid: Schumer
PHOTO: U.S. Sen. Schumer, seen here greeting constituents in Breezy Point after Sandy, is urging FEMA to carefully review cases in which the agency believes…