Editorial: Keeping Queens Beautiful
PHOTO: Photo courtesy of wikipedia.org The iconic 70’s public service announcement of the Indian (Native American) who sheds a single plump tear over the…
Ulrich Bill Would Mandate Mailers to Flood Zone Property Owners
PHOTO: City Councilman Eric Ulrich has introduced a bill that would require OEM to conduct a direct mailing informing residents whose properties are in special flood…
Area Gang Members Charged with Selling Guns, Drugs
Seven purported members of the Trinitarios street gang and a member of the Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, street gang have been charged with selling more…
DHS Memo Warns Police of Drones Near Area Airports
The Department of Homeland Security recently issued an intelligence bulletin warning area law enforcement of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, being used in a possible…
Two Medical Marijuana Facilities to be Located in Queens
PHOTO: Gov. Cuomo last year signed into law the Compassionate Care Act, which will allow healthcare providers to recommend the medical use of marijuana under carefully…
NYPD to Roll Out New Initiative in Queens South Precincts
PHOTO: Police Commissioner Bill Bratton indicated that he will be piloting a new department initiative in the eight precincts that comprise Patrol Borough Queens South….
Three Area Branches to Get Piece of Katz’s $14M Library Boost
PHOTO: Queens Borough President Melinda Katz has announced that her office has allocated $14 million for Queens Library capital improvements. File Photo Three area…
New Exhibit ‘Reframes’ the Italian Immigrant Experience
PHOTO: Roman Bronze Works: “Messa in forma e ritoccatura delle cere.” (Molding and retouching the wax) 275–289 Greene St., Brooklyn. Date of photograph unknown. Photo Courtesy of…
Area Officials Sponsor Broad Channel Rain Barrel Giveaway
PHOTO: Free rain barrels will be distributed this Sunday, Aug. 9, at the Broad Channel American Legion Hall. Photo Courtesy of NYC Water Two…
MTA Employee Charged with Murder in Famous Jeweler’s Death
PHOTO: Victim Aron Aranbayev. Photo Courtesy of Rafaello and Co. Jewelers A Metropolitan Transportation Authority train operator remained on Rikers Island this week following…
Community Calls for Urgent DOT Action at ‘Dangerous’ Intersection
PHOTO: Lindenwood community leaders this week urged the DOT to act fast in improving traffic safety at the intersection of 153rd Avenue and 88th Street….
ID Theft Apartment was Leased by Woman with Shady Past
PHOTO: Earlier this month, cops raided a second-floor residence in Park Village Condos in Ozone Park. Financial Crimes investigators believe the apartment, allegedly leased by…
City Begins Work on Queens Boulevard; De Blasio touts $100M Vision Zero project
PHOTO: Mayor de Blasio last week announced the beginning of the first phase of the Queens Boulevard Vision Zero project in Woodside. Photo Courtesy of…
Biden Joins Cuomo to Unveil ‘Transformative’ LaGuardia Redesign
PHOTO: Rendering of LaGuardia Airport after massive redesign project that is expected to begin next year. Photo Courtesy of Gov. Cuomo’s Office In what…
MTA Calls on City to Increase Capital Program Contribution
PHOTO: MTA Chairman and CEO Thomas Prendergast. Photo Courtesy of MTA/Patrick Cashin The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has called on the city to contribute an additional…