Councilmember Karen Koslowitz spoke with members of the Queens County Young Democrats (QCYD) during their January 18 meeting at the Democratic Organization’s headquarters on Austin Street in Forest Hills. More...
The Queens husband accused of beating and stabbing his wife to death in their Astoria apartment before fleeing to Connecticut was arraigned last week on second-degree murder charges.
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Probe Grope On JFK Jet
Port Authority Police and American Airlines officials are investigating a claim by a female passenger on a flight from Argentina to JFK International Airport that she was molested twice during the flight.
The woman told Port More...
At a February 17 meeting in the conference room of the Bulova Center in East Elmhurst, the Queens Chamber of Commerce (QCC) heard from Robert Yaro, president of the Regional Plan Association. More...
The Center for the Women of New York announced that the project to restore its new home at 207 Totten Ave. at Fort Totten, Bayside, received unanimous approval by Community Board 7 at its February 13 meeting. More...
On Valentine’s Day 2012 Dazies Restaurant at 39-41 Queens Blvd. celebrated its 40th anniversary. Among the events scheduled for the day was the monthly business luncheon of the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce (SCC). More...
From 2000 to 2009, more New Yorkers died at the hands of reckless or speeding drivers than gunfire, prompting city lawmakers to question the NYPD’s traffic accident response, investigations and enforcement of traffic rules. More...
Love. So much meaning in such a commonly used word. Usually this feeling is shared between two people, but in the late Gary Carter’s case, it was shared between him and the game of baseball. More...
Trinity Lutheran Church, 31-18 37th St., LIC, is hosting The French Connection, a French Baroque concert by Ensemble Leonarda. The ensemble consists of (L. More...
Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer stood with workers, tenants and 32BJ union supporters on February 14 in front of a Long Island City apartment complex where he delivered a petition signed by hundreds o More...
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Sleepover Swipe
Cops arrested a 20-year-old Woodhaven man on February 18 after investigators determined he stole an $800 diamond ring during a February 7 sleepover at a friend’s home.
Police said Josabad Figueroa swiped the ri More...
A Queens elementary school teacher had her class of fifth-graders send holiday cards to her jailed boyfriend – a felon with a taste for child porn.
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Police at the 115th Precinct are struggling to understand why a well-liked and respected cop at the Jackson Heights stationhouse took his own life on February 13.
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A Queens grade school teacher with a history of groping little boys was arrested on February 16 for repeatedly fondling two young male students.
Wilbert Cortez, 49, a computer teacher at P.S. More...
A new lawsuit filed in Queens Supreme Court claims the city is responsible for the December 27, 2010 death of a 75-year-old Forest Hills grandmother, because streets buried in snow prevented emergency responders from reaching her in time to save her More...
The Long Island City based volunteer group, Friends of Gantry Plaza State Park, (FriendsofGantry.org) is a recipient of one of 11 Parks & Trails New York (PTNY) Capacity Building Grants. These grants, totaling more than $18,000 were awarded More...
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s budget for 2012 was explained by New York Secretary Of State Cesar Perales in a morning meeting held February 16 at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria. More...
Although an agreement reached last week on the state level concerning the evaluation process for teachers has settled a dispute between the city and the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) over appeals, Mayor Michael Bloomberg made it clear the city More...
In celebration of Earth Day, state Senator Michael Gianaris is inviting elementary school students in his Western Queens district to participate in the Earth Day Competition 2012. More...
Governor Andrew Cuomo has launched the New New York Leaders Initiative, a two-party program that will recruit talented young professionals and college students to serve in state government. More...
The city Department of Homeless Services (DHS) this week rejected a proposal by a Manhattan-based nonprofit organization to transform an Astoria motel into a shelter for homeless families. More...
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