Queens Pols Throw Weight Behind Council Budget
Queens Council members, as well as legislators across the five boroughs, are urging Mayor Bill de Blasio to pour millions of more dollars into the…
106th Nabs Man ‘Red-Handed’ Breaking Into Car
While Deputy Inspector Jeffrey Schiff, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, said in an email to the community last week that officers have had a…
Slain NYPD Officer to be Remembered with 5K Run for Children’s Charities
Slain NYPD Officer Peter Figoski will be honored with a 5K race in Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn during a May 4 event that will…
Editorial: Holding Onto Our History
For the thousands of people who came from all over to take a tour this week of the once-majestic New York State pavilion – a…
Long-awaited Construction Begins on Rockaway Boardwalk
Construction began this week on the Rockaway boardwalk, an iconic structure that residents from throughout the city flocked to for decades before much of it…
Man Busted with ‘Knuckle-Knife’ at LGA: TSA
Would-be airline passengers learned all kinds of valuable lessons on April 16 – including that security officers frown upon people trying to bring a nine-inch…
PA Man Charged with Carrying Cat-Eye Knuckles at JFK: Feds
Those cat-shaped brass knuckles? Turns out it’s not such a good idea to try to bring them through airport security. Richard Forti, 55, a resident…
De Blasio Attorneys Defend School Co-Locations: Public Advocate Vows to Move Forward with Lawsuit
While Mayor Bill de Blasio and city Public Advocate Letitia James often live on the same political page, the two seem to have split on…
NYPD Taps 106th Pct. for Twitter Pilot Program
Just call them the tweet patrol. NYPD Commissioner William Bratton selected five police precincts, including the 106th and the 112th in Queens, to be part…
Fifty Years Later, Seeing the World of Tomorrow – Today: Thousands Flock to Flushing Meadows Corona Park for Pavilion Opening
They started streaming into Flushing Meadows Corona Park just as dawn was breaking Tuesday morning, waiting for hours to glimpse the inside of a building…
Ozone-Howard Little League to Unveil Memorial Honoring Veterans
For members of the Ozone-Howard Little League, the unveiling of a striking memorial this Saturday is something that will not only be a concrete reminder…
Stringer Announces Audit of City’s Beleaguered Build It Back Program
Following a litany of complaints from residents slamming the city’s Build It Back program over its failure to help residents struggling after Hurricane Sandy, the…
Growing Up on the Court, 11-Year-Old Gerald Gittens Becoming Powerhouse
Dribbling a basketball, 11-year-old Gerald Gittens bends his knees, sets his eyes on the backboard, and throws, watching as the mound of orange rubber sails…
After 18 Months of Red Tape, de Blasio Vows Change in Sandy Recovery: Queens Residents say they need to see more than words
After nearly 18 months of facing suffocating amounts of red tape and broken promises from city officials, residents said they hope Mayor Bill de Blasio’s…
City Must Change ‘Terrifying’ Woodhaven Intersection, Residents Urge
Calling the intersection of Park Lane South and Woodhaven Boulevard “downright treacherous” for pedestrians – especially the many young students who cross there on their…