Pharmacy Owners Indicted in Massive Painkiller Distribution Scheme
City cops and federal drug agents last Thursday raided Chopin Chemists in Ridgewood. The owners allegedly sold hundreds of thousands of highly addictive pain pills…
Addabbo Urges Residents to Speak Up on Select Bus Project
PHOTO: State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. is calling on area residents to attend meetings and submit input on the Select Bus Service project slated for…
Borough to Honor Service Members with Veterans Day Events
PHOTO: U.S. Marine Corps veteran Patrick Connolly led a Veterans Day ceremony last year in Coleman Square. With Veterans Day – Nov. 11 –…
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…