Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown on Tuesday joined Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Queens Borough President Helen M. Marshall and baseball legend Joe Torre at the opening of the Family Justice Center in Kew Gardens. The new Center, like its Brooklyn counterpart, will provide a multitude of services for victims of domestic violence and their children, bringing together dedicated domestic violence prosecutors, civil attorneys, and social service providers, all under one roof, streamlining the handling of domestic violence cases, making reporting and resolution of cases easier and less stressful for victims. More...
An 18-wheel tractor-trailer truck (insert below) traveling south on Steinway Street collided with a crane at a building site at 32-56 Steinway St. shortly after 5 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, hurling a worker in the crane cab to the pavement. More...
In an interesting development in the Southeast Queens 6th Congressional District, opponents of incumbent Congressmember Gregory Meeks, who elected three of five Democratic convention delegates pledged to Barack Obama last February, are backing a challenge to Meeks in the September primary election. More...
The Gazette is proud to welcome Blackbird's to the neighborhood. Blackbird's opened on June 20, just in time to herald the first day of summer. More...
Sen. Kennedy Leaves Sickbed To Help Pass Medicare Improvements
In truly dramatic fashion last week, United States Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachussetts, still under treatment for brain cancer, returned to the Senate chamber to cast a vote for a Democratic bill to improve Medicare. His action provided the impetus for the bill to pass by a 69- 30 bipartisan vote. More...
We have no statistics on this matter, but it seems fairly obvious that moving a car from one side of a street to the other at least four times a week (across and back twice) expends a substantial amount of gasoline. More...
More than 40,000 conditions have been reported since October 2007. Queens accounts for about 28 percent of all conditions reported citywide, with most conditions reported within Community Board 13 and the fewest in Community Board 1.
Last August, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the SCOUT program. The Street Condition Observation Unit Team (SCOUT) is a roving group of 15 members from various city agencies charged with inspecting every city street once a month for quality of life problems. More...
Mets Win 9th In A Row