Dancing Toward a Cure
It was no ordinary Saturday morning in the basement hall of St. Barnabas Church in Howard Beach this past weekend when more than 100 local…
SS Cosma & Damiano Celebrate 20th Annual Dinner
The International Society of SS. Cosma & Damiano hosted a capacity crowd in celebration of their 20th Annual Dinner Dance at Roma View Catering on…
Autism Awareness Raised in Lindenwood
Armed with determination, Lindenwood teen Shyanna Constantino put together a plan to raise money for New York Families for Autistic Children and her sister Kaylene…
Weed Bust in 106 – Routine Traffic Check Yields 15 Pounds of Pot
Last Wednesday, April 12, at approximately 11 a.m., two police officers observed a 1998 Honda being driven in a reckless manner northbound on Cross Bay…
106 Cop of the Month
106th Precinct police officers Eric Blake (second from left), Russel Graziano (middle) and Jay Sessa (second from right) accept their Cop of the Month awards…
Balmy Weather Brings Noise Complaints
Recent warm weather has brought out partiers, and with them come noise and parking headaches, attendees at the 102nd Precinct Community Council told precinct officials….
Our Lady of Grace Soccer Says a Big Thanks
Directors of the Our Lady of Grace Soccer Program offered a very special thanks to the International Society of SS. Cosma and Damiano for their…
Clean Heat Program Heats
Residents who attended last week’s Community Board 6 meeting got to see a presentation about a citywide plan that will also affect the neighborhoods of…
Linus Found Life – Now He’s Looking for Love
Thanks to an outpouring of donations from total strangers, this little puppy has a second chance at life. Many small donations, ranging from $2 to…
Ecowatchers, Goldfeder Pushing ‘Clean’ Dredging Bill for Jamaica Bay
To curb potentially hazardous materials from being poured into Jamaica Bay, local watchdog groups and legislators are working together on legislation that would prevent such…
Meng Wins First Round in Fundraising Battle
Observers got their first official glimpse this week at how candidates in the 6th Congressional District stack up in terms of fund raising. April 15…
Former Mets Clubhouse Manager Sentenced Banned from Citi Field
Charlie Samuels, the former longtime clubhouse manager for the New York Mets, was sentenced this week for criminal possession of almost $2.3 million of on-field…
Deli Shooter Will Get 15 Years
Pleading guilty last week to a deadly shooting in a Laurelton bodega, a 29-year-old will serve 15 years in state prison, according to the Queens…
CEC 27 Talks Special Ed Reform
Members of Community Education Council 27 (CEC) discussed changes to how special education will affect the way a child with special needs will learn in…
112th Precinct Asks for Public’s Help Preventing Thefts
Half of the grand larcenies last month in and around Forest Hills and Rego Park were crimes of opportunity that were easily preventable—a message 112th…