Richmond Hill Mom Charged with Infant’s Murder; DA: Tossed 3-week-old son out of 4th-floor window
PHOTO: A Richmond Hill mother allegedly told detectives that she tossed her 3-week-old son out of the bathroom window and 42 feet to his death…
ID Theft Scandal Rocked Ozone Park Building; Some Park Village tenants say they still live in fear
PHOTO: Cops last month put an end to a large-scale credit card fraud operation that was run out of a 2nd floor residence at Park…
Fariña Forms Task Force to Probe Cheating Allegations; Richmond Hill HS ensnared in academic integrity investigation
PHOTO: City Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña. Photo Courtesy of Manhattan Borough President’s Office With the city public school system—including Richmond Hill High School—mired in a…
Stringer Announces Investigation of ACS Program
PHOTO: City Comptroller Scott Stringer has announced an investigation of the ACS Close to Home program’s contracting and payment methods. This building in South Ozone…
Cops Say Parents Left Kids in Car to Gamble at Resorts World
PHOTO: Investigators said two Brooklyn parents gambled inside Resorts World New York after leaving their two young daughters in their car in the parking lot. …
Goldfeder Calls on MTA to Clean Up Liberty Ave. Construction Sites
PHOTO: Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (l.) has sent a letter to MTA New York City Transit to remove construction materials blocking traffic lanes along busy commercial sections…
Editorial: Distracted Driving: Give Your Phone the Back Seat
PHOTO: Photo Courtesy of flickr.com/Century 21 MM Northern California We hate to scold, but we’re going to do it anyway: don’t text and drive….
Borough President’s Office Allocates $32M for Queens Parks; Katz secures $500K for Forest Park Bandshell walkway project
PHOTO: The George Seuffert, Sr. Bandshell at Forest Park. Photo Courtesy of flickr/Simon Lee Queens Borough President Melinda Katz on Tuesday announced an allocation…
Nail Salons Still Getting Manicured
PHOTO: Governor Cuomo announced this week that salon owners in the state will be required within the next 60 days to secure wage bonds depending…
Pink Martini – A Delicious Cosmopolitan
PHOTO: Courtesy of Facebook.com/Pink Martini When Portland-based pianist Thomas Lauderdale founded Pink Martini in 1994, he called it a “little orchestra,” as the band’s multilingual…
City, Firefighters Union Reach Tentative Contract Deal
PHOTO: UFA President Steven Cassidy said the tentative agreement “settles three important issues for our membership at once.” Photo Courtesy of UFA Local 94 …
City, State Mobilize Efforts as Legionnaires’ Death Toll Hits Double Digits
PHOTO: State health team on Monday collected water samples from a cooling tower on the roof of Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. Photo Courtesy of…
Borough Resident Named Interim Head of MTA New York City Transit
PHOTO: MTA Bridges and Tunnels President James Ferrara has been named interim president of MTA New York City Transit as the agency continues its search to…
MTA to Extend Trash Can-Free Subway Stations Pilot Program
PHOTO: Citing positive results, the MTA recently announced that it will be extending the trash can-free subway station pilot program for another six to 12…
Security Test Failures Spur TSA Review of NY Airport Operations
PHOTO: The TSA will review its operations at New York airports later this year. File Photo U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) last Thursday announced…