Twelve Rookie Cops Assigned to 106th Precinct
Last Thursday, Deputy Inspector Jeff Schiff, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, mused on Twitter, “Congrats to #NYPD’s graduating class of 2015! Now how many…
NYPD Recruits Graduate from New College Point Academy
The Police Department last Thursday held its first graduation ceremony since the de Blasio administration announced it had allocated funding in the Fiscal Year 2016…
Indictments Charge Crew in Phony Credit Card Scheme
Photo: A loaded .40-caliber Glock semi-automatic handgun was among the items recovered after search warrants were executed at various addresses related to members of an alleged…
Schumer Urges Feds to Block Shipments of Gun Grip iPhone Cases
Photo: U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is calling on Customs and Border Patrol to halt shipments of the iPhone gun grip case. Courtesy of aliexpress.com While many…
More than 200 Veterans Work for TSA at Borough Airports
Just a couple of days prior to the July 4th holiday weekend, the Transportation Security Administration noted that it employs 12,500 military veterans nationwide. Approximately…
De Blasio Designates July ‘Disability Pride Month’
Photo: MOPD Commissioner, and Ozone Park native, Victor Calise. File Photo Citing the 24th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Mayor Bill…
Civic-led Beautification Effort to Benefit NYFAC
Photo: Woodhaven residents Asta Lukosevicius (l.) and WRBA Director Janet Chan-Smith paint over graffiti on a neighborhood mailbox. Courtesy of WRBA The latest endeavor of one area…
City to Expand Anti-Stalking Program to Queens
Photo: Rosemonde Pierre-Louis, commissioner of the Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence. File Photo The de Blasio administration last week announced the expansion of a successful…
Cambria Heights Duo Charged with Running Pot Farm
Photo: Two women were charged last week with operating a marijuana farm in Cambria Heights. Courtesy of NYPD. Two Cambria Heights women last week were charged…
Appellate Court Upholds Animal Cruelty Conviction
The state Court of Appeals has affirmed the 2007 animal mistreatment conviction of a Jamaica man charged with starving his dog, Queens District Attorney Richard…
Katz Allocates More Than $5M for Tech Upgrades at Schools
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz last Friday announced an allocation of over $5 million of her Fiscal Year 2016 discretionary capital funds to provide tech…
Library to Host Veterans Town Hall
The Queens Library and the Department of Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System will be hosting a Town Hall next month for those who have…
Addabbo on the Road: Senator Announces Mobile Office Hours
State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Howard Beach) this week unveiled the schedule of his upcoming mobile office hours at locations across the 15th Senate District….
Residents Voice Frustrations with Select Bus Project
Many members of communities that would be impacted by the proposed Select Bus Service project along the Woodhaven Boulevard-Cross Bay Boulevard corridor passionately voiced their…
Queens South Crime Forum Brings Police Ideals to the People
Photo: With the commanding officers of every Queens South precinct in the front row, concerned civic leaders and residents (background) waited in line to ask questions…