Rookie Cop Charged with Cashing $7,000 in Stolen Checks
A rookie city Police Department officer moonlighting as a part-time Flushing paint store employee was charged last week with cashing two checks in September from…
Jamaica Avenue Trolley is a Sign of the Season
Mailboxes brimming with greeting cards; festive lights adorning apartment buildings and houses from Laurelton to Little Neck; Addabbo as Santa; a seemingly endless string of…
Civic Celebrates Holidays and Looks Back on Eventful Year
With an eye on an eventful 2014, and the other on the coming year, the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association last Saturday held its annual holiday…
MTA Honors Transit Workers for Acts of Bravery and Excellence
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority last Friday honored 30 New York City Transit workers—including four who call Queens home—with medals and commendations at its annual ceremony…
Graffiti Removal Initiative Declared Success
Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) and the Queens Economic Development Corporation this week touted the success of their joint graffiti removal initiative implemented this past…
Former Correction Officer Convicted in Rikers Island Contraband Ring
A former city correction officer last week was convicted in federal court of bribery and narcotics offenses for his role in an inmate contraband distribution…
City Implements Ban of E-Waste Disposal
Beginning in January 2015, it will be unlawful to use curbside trash collection as a means to dispose of certain electronic equipment by any individual…
De Blasio Appoints City’s First Female Chief Medical Examiner
She’s a pioneering forensic pathologist. Mayor Bill de Blasio last week appointed Dr. Barbara Sampson the city’s chief medical examiner, the first female head ME…
Expert: Juvenile Justice Report Will Spur Reform at Rikers Island
Perhaps Mark Soler has a future in soothsaying. The executive director with the Center for Children’s Law and Policy last week said that a bombshell…
Jamaica Man Hit with Seven Indictments for Selling Stolen Cars, Weapons and Drugs Online
A Jamaica man this week remained on Rikers Island on $1.75 million bail after he was arraigned last Wednesday on seven indictments charging him with…
Parks Department Program Brings Trees to CB 10 Neighborhoods
Crews from a tree-removal and planting company contracted by the city Department of Parks and Recreation last week turned out in several Community Board 10…
Cop of the Month Thwarts Thief, Gets Gun off 106th Precinct Streets
With one arrest, the 106th Precinct Cop of the Month for November stopped a robbery in progress and took an illegal handgun off the street….
Mayor Signs Bills into Law
Mayor Bill de Blasio last week signed into law Intro 361-A, in relation to shelter eligibility, Intros 493-A, in relation to voter registration, and Intro…
Editorial: Dangerous Distraction
Is anyone else finding it a shame that the NYPD is marking another year of record low crime rates – particularly in the area of…
Goldfeder ‘Deeply Disappointed’ with Funding of QueensWay Park Proposal
An area elected official this week said he was “deeply disappointed” with the state Regional Economic Development Council’s recent decision to grant funding for the…