MTA Goes Bus Shopping, Plunks Down $80M on New Fleet
All aboard the (brand new) bus. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Wednesday approved more than $80 million in federally funded contracts awarded to a Minnesota…
Christ the King Students Excel and Accelerate in Math
Christ the King High School Principal Peter Mannarino congratulates students who accelerated their mathematics education by completing a summer course in pre-calculus through Christ the…
TSA at JFK Busts Woman with 2 guns, 350 rounds of ammo, 58 bricks of marijuana
Transportation Security Administration officers got quite the surprise on Sunday when they opened two pieces of checked luggage at John F. Kennedy International Airport…
Brazen Crook Robs Cross Bay Capital One Bank
Cops on Wednesday were still searching for a bold thief the day after he robbed an area bank branch in broad daylight. The suspect walked…
Jogger Attacked, Robbed in Latest Forest Park Assault
A female jogger was attacked and robbed last week in Forest Park, police officials said; and while cops quickly determined the latest incident…
Ulrich, Howard Beach Seniors Laud Bus Program
Flanked by area seniors and non-profit staff, City Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) officially announced on Monday that his office has helped to allocate funds…
Concern Grows Over de Blasio Housing Plan
Perhaps the most ambitious project of his mayoralty, Hizzoner Bill de Blasio’s 10-year, five-borough affordable housing plan is not without its critics. Just ask some…
Memoir is Love Letter to Broad Channel & Howard Beach
Marguerite Rocholl’s dad, photojournalist Edward Clarity, many moons ago helped the New York Daily News nab a Pulitzer Prize. And on the plaque that was…
Dozens of Alleged Borough Gang Members Indicted
A grand jury this week handed up indictments against more than 30 alleged borough gang members on charges of conspiring to murder two rival gang…
City Adds More Sandy Scarred Streets to To-Do List
Elected officials this week announced that after some prodding, the city agreed to repave side streets initially left out of the Broad Channel Street Resurfacing…
Two Murderers Get Life Sentences
Two men in separate homicide cases were sentenced last week to 25 years to life in prison. Andrew Caballero, 39, of Flushing, and Karma Sonam,…
Family and Friends Mourn the Ink King of Queens
Pete was gone. It was the news to which Cubo, one of his closest friends and business partners, awoke last Thursday morning—the news that…
De Blasio, Katz Appoint Two More Library Trustees
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Queens Borough President Melinda Katz announced last week their latest selections to the Queens Borough Public Library Board of Trustees….
Heroin Hits Home
His name is John—that’s what he has asked us to call him—and he’s a heroin addict; has been for the last 18 months. Of this…
Stricken First Responders Tout 9/11 Clinic, Zadroga Act
On Feb. 14, 2013, John Licato’s life flashed before his eyes; the eyes that this retired city police officer thought had witnessed it all—from the…