After 17 years on the bench, state Supreme Court Justice Joseph J. Risi, has announced he is resigning his judicial position and will join his son, Joseph Risi Jr., in private practice as counsel to the firm of Risi & Associates at 23-19 31st St., Long Island City. In all, Justice Risi has had a 52-year career as a private […]
114th Police Precinct Blotter
Saturday, January 21: • A 50-year-old black male was arrested at 27th Avenue and 8th Street and charged with forcible rape, criminal impersonation of a police officer and unlawful imprisonment after he forced a victim to perform sexual acts without her consent. Under the direction of Sergeant Costa a crime scene was established and a canvass conducted for possible witnesses […]
Onorato Pushes Bill To Ensure Highway Safety
With two months of winter weather still ahead, state Senator George Onorato (D–Long Island City) is once again pushing his legislation (S.3465) requiring drivers in New York state to clean their cars and trucks of accumulated snow, sleet and hail before heading out on the road. “This seems like such a common sense thing to do, but we’ve all driven […]
Hookah Bars Have Sparks Flying At Board 1
lmost three years after smoking was banned in all public areas and places in New York City, most people are abiding by the smoke-free Alaw. “We have about 99 percent compliance rate throughout the city,” James Middleton, head of the Tobacco Inspection Unit for the city Department of Health (DOH), said. But some people are calling for new and stronger […]
Marshall Visits Aviation HS Annex At JFK
Borough President Helen Marshall looks on as students at the Aviation H.S. annex at John F. Kennedy International Airport get some hands-on experience. Marshall visited the annex, which the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey recently opened at JFK, on January 19.
On the brief side…
Crowley Commemorates UN Holocaust Day Congressmember Joseph Crowley recently commemorated the first annual United Nations International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27. The world was urged to observe the occasion so that future generations will be spared acts of genocide. Crowley (D–Queens/The Bronx) declared, “This day is dedicated to the memory of 6 million Jews who were killed and millions of […]
Coretta Scott King, Civil Rights Leader’s Widow, Dies
Flags at the state capitol and across New York were lowered to half-staff by order of Governor George Pataki in memory of Coretta Scott King, widow of the civil rights leader, who died sometime during Monday night and Tuesday morning. She was 78 years old and had been in declining health since suffering a serious stroke and heart attack in […]
114th Precinct Gets 14 New, 26 Reassigned Cops
The 114th Police Precinct will have more than 200 police officers for the first time in a while, according to Deputy Inspector Brian McCarthy, commanding officer of the 114th, giving the precinct a total of 202 officers for the New Year. “This is a real positive,” said McCarthy at the January meeting of the 114th Precinct Community Council at Riccardo’s. […]
Maloney, Fossella Demand 9/11 Health Czar Be Appointed
Citing the recent deaths of three 9/11 responders, Congressmembers Carolyn Maloney and Vito Fossella continued their bipartisan push for better health treatment for those who worked at the Ground Zero site last week as they demanded that President George W. Bush appoint a seasoned health professional as 9/11 health czar. The call from Maloney, a Democrat from Manhattan, and Fossella, […]
Secondino ‘Dino’ Carusone, Pizzeria Owner, Dies
Secondino “Dino” Carusone, surrounded by his family and close friends, succumbed to a year-long battle with colon cancer on Sunday, January 8 at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. He was 55 years old. On January 11 an escort from the 114th Police Precinct and the precinct Auxiliary Police led a procession of more than 100 cars from St. Joseph’s Church […]