The National Weather Service (NWS) has reported that a possible Tornado hit Bridgeport, Conn. and New York City on Friday, June 25. The twister was part of a fast-moving line of storms that crossed the suburbs north and east of the metropolitan area causing serious damage to a number of communities especially to Douglaston which experienced almost 100 downed trees […]
American To Offer Daily Nonstop Service Between New York JFK And Rio de Janeiro
American Airlines, a member of the global oneworld® Alliance, has been awarded by the United States Department of Transportation rights to fly 11 new flights per week between the United States and Brazil beginning November 18 of this year. “Brazil is an ever-expanding South American market, and we thank the U.S. Department of Transportation for granting American the authority to […]
Local Leaders Take ‘Zip’ Out Of Rental Car Storage Plan
Local leaders voted recently to take the “zip” out of a Department of City Planning (DCP) proposal that could greatly reduce the number of parking spots available in private and municipal lots throughout the city. DCP officials are seeking approval for a zoning change that would set aside parking spots in the lots for “Zip Cars”, available to consumers through […]
DIAS Foundation and Asian Cultural Federation Create An Education Coalition
A historic press conference was held by the Asian Cultural Federation, at 12:30 p.m. in Laterna Restaurant, 47-20 Bell Blvd. on June 24. Apostoli Zoumpaniotis of Greek News began a campaign in April 2010 to promote tourism to Greece. His articles ignited the imagination of Asians and Greek-Americans working on the 2010 Census. An education coalition emerged with Surgeon, International […]
Harbor Cops Rescue Runaway LaGuardia Pup
A frightened dog that escaped from the cargo hold of a Continental Airlines jet at LaGuardia Airport on June 17 is back with its frazzled owner, a little damp but otherwise healthy, a Port Authority spokesperson said. The rare breed dog, perro de presa canario, bolted from the jetliner at about 2 p.m. on June 17 and led Port Authority […]
Police Announce 4th Of July Crackdown
Police officials at the 114th Police Precinct this week announced a “Zero Tolerance” crackdown that will begin Wednesday, June 30 and continue through the holiday weekend targeting drunk drivers, use of cellphones while driving and use, storage and/or sale of illegal fireworks. Police at the Astoria Boulevard stationhouse will establish traffic checkpoints throughout the precinct area to check for drunk […]
Hunt For Flushing Killer
Queens detectives are seeking help from the public to identify and locate a suspect in the brutal June 23 murder of a Flushing woman. Police said the killer slit Claudia Montoya’s throat, and then turned on the gas in her Murray Lane home, hoping to set off an explosion. The killer fled the scene in a car that was later […]
Astoria Cops Put Brakes On Car Thieves
A team of plainclothes anti-crime police at the 114th Police Precinct last week put the brakes on a pair of car thieves, catching the suspects in a stolen car. While on routine patrol just after midnight on June 24, the cops spotted a gray Oldsmobile that was reported stolen in the 108th Police Precinct three days earlier, Deputy Inspector Paul […]
Borough-Wide Blotter
107th Precinct Suspect Arrested For Slashing A 20-year-old Queens woman found herself behind bars on June 15 after she used a razor to cut an acquaintance, police said. Police said Danielle Cotton went into a rage at about 6 p.m. on June 15 when she accosted the victim and began slashing her. Cotton then tossed a ceramic bowl at the […]
Dutch Kills Ladder Co. 116 Off The Chopping Block
Residents and business owners in the Dutch Kills community breathed a collective sigh of relief on June 25 when Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that he and the City Council had reached an agreement on a budget plan that would save fire companies throughout the city including Ladder Co. 116 in Dutch Kills. Local leaders and lawmakers last month rallied outside Ladder […]