NYPD Deploys New Gunshot Detection Technology
Unveiling the administration’s latest step in shepherding the Police Department into the Technology Age, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton this week…
Administration Unveils Rikers Island Anti-Violence Initiative
Just days following the brutal attack of a correction officer by an inmate inside a Rikers Island facility, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Department of…
Paint and Punk Rock: Queens’ Own Shows in Manhattan
A few short years ago, Rich Fie, 39, a native of Woodhaven, was working at Verizon. It was in his free time that he began…
Schumer, Goldfeder: Army Corps to Hold Rockaway Reformulation Meeting
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder this week announced, after their push, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public…
Simon Property Group Eyes Queens Center and Atlas Park
Despite the fact that large-scale shopping malls have generally struggled to find customers in recent years, two major Queens retail destinations—the Queens Center Mall in…
Roundabout with Airports Roundtable
In an effort to finally get the ball rolling on the NY Airports Roundtable begun nearly a year ago by the Port Authority of New…
Howard Beach Seniors Check State Unclaimed Funds Coffers
A representative from state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s Office of Unclaimed Funds last Thursday visited the Catholic Charities Senior Center in Howard Beach—and turned out to…
Veteran Senator Sponsors Flood Insurance Association Bill
A veteran Republican state senator last week sponsored legislation recently introduced in the Assembly that would establish a joint underwriting association aimed at protecting families…
Queens Tops in Universal Pre-K Applications
Nearly 8,000 Queens families—the most of any borough—on Monday applied for seats as the second phase of the city’s expanded Pre-K for All program got…
Queens World Film Festival Boasts 117 films from 30 countries
The annual Queens World Film Festival this week kicked off its 5th season, screening 117 independent films from 30 countries, including 19 from borough residents….
No Jail Time for Former Execs in South Ozone Park Nonprofit Scam
Two former executives of a South Ozone Park nonprofit last week avoided jail time as they were sentenced for conspiring to steal funds from the…
Search Begins for Queens’ Next Poet Laureate
Borough President Melinda Katz, in partnership with Queens College and Queens Library, has launched an open call for applications for the next Queens Poet Laureate,…
Unlicensed Cab Driver Hauled in for Hustling Fares at JFK
An unlicensed livery cab driver last weekend was arraigned on charges that he allegedly solicited fares at John F. Kennedy International Airport, according to Queens District…
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Cops Catch Trio Allegedly Stealing Car Parts in Howard Beach
Anticrime Unit cops in the 106th Precinct this week nabbed three men who allegedly stole all four rims and tires off a car in Howard…