Financial Plan Update Protects NYC’s Long-Term Fiscal Health: de Blasio
PHOTO: Mayor de Blasio last week touted the FY2016 November Financial Plan Update. Photo Courtesy of Demetrius Freeman/Mayoral Photography Unit Mayor Bill de Blasio last…
Landmark Legislation Creates City Dept. of Veterans’ Services
PHOTO: City Councilman Eric Ulrich, chairman of the Veterans Committee, said this week that he was “so proud” to join his colleagues in passing legislation to create…
Man Dies in Lindenwood Apartment Fire
PHOTO: An early morning fire on Tuesday claimed the life of a 90-year-old Lindenwood man who was discovered by firefighters in his first-floor apartment of…
Valentina’s Family to Lead Community in Day of Remembrance; Brave Howard Beach toddler succumbed to heart disease six months ago
On Thursday, Nov. 12, at 3:35 p.m. Howard Beach will join the Allen family in marking the minute their beloved 2-year-old daughter, Valentina Marie, succumbed…
Ozone Park Woman Stole Nearly $80K in Welfare Benefits: State IG
PHOTO: Acting State Welfare Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott. Photo Courtesy of the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University An Ozone Park woman…
Masked Men Rob Glendale Pharmacy at Gunpoint; Brazen daylight hit nets thousands of highly addictive pills
PHOTO: Detectives are still hunting the three masked thieves who robbed a small Myrtle Avenue pharmacy at gunpoint last week. Photos Courtesy of NYPD …
Cause of 3-Alarm Forest Hills Fire Still Under Investigation
PHOTO: Sunday night’s three-alarm inferno in Forest Hills left one house destroyed and two others severely damaged. Forum Photos by Richard York The cause of…
Editorial: Deciding Votes?
Photo Courtesy of Flickr.com/myJon As we celebrate another memorable Veterans Day in the community and in the borough, we’d like to look at another…
City Proudly Salutes its Veterans
PHOTO: Queens Borough President Melinda Katz’s Veterans Day Observance Ceremony at the Veterans Memorial Garden at Borough Hall last Friday commemorated the 70th anniversary of the…
Addabbo Highlights Bills Geared Toward Veterans and Vet Organizations
PHOTO: State Sen. Addabbo is the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs. File Photo State Sen. Joe Addabbo,…
Body Discovered in Forest Park
PHOTO: A body was discovered late last Friday night in an unspecified area of Forest Park. File Photo A body was discovered late last Friday…
Luxury Car Theft Ring Took Vehicles off JFK, LaGuardia Rental Lots: AG
PHOTO: State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (r.) and city Police Commissioner Bill Bratton announced last week that ‘Operation Cruise Control’ has led to the indictment of 14…
Senators Call for Letter-Grading System for City Day Care Centers
PHOTO: State Sens. Jeff Klein and Diane Savino (second from r.) are calling for a letter-grading system, similar to the restaurant A, B, C’s, to communicate…
Bill Would Recognize Vets’ Military Driving Records for Bus Driver Jobs
PHOTO: Assemblyman Goldfeder said that veterans ‘should not have to wait three years just to prove that they have the safe driving records to be employed…
Repair Work Begins at Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge Parking Lot
PHOTO: Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder this week reported that the MTA has begun to repair and upgrade infrastructure in the parking lot at the Rockaway approach to…