Community Complaints Lead to Towed Trucks
PHOTO: Photo Courtesy of the 102nd Precinct The commanding officer of the 102nd Precinct last week announced via social media that complaints from members of…
Addabbo to Host Annual Veterans’ BBQ in Howard Beach
PHOTO: Vets and grateful members of the community at a recent Veterans’ BBQ. State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. is gearing up for this year’s event…
Experts Urge Sandy Flood Vics: Have Your Claim Reviewed; Call on policy holders to file with FEMA before Sept. 15 deadline
PHOTO: Attorneys Brian Haughtaling (standing at r.) and Bill Kelly (seated behind table at c.) last Thursday at a Forum-sponsored Town Hall detailed the massive…
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…