A hypothermia treatment that has been used in city hospitals for the last 18 months and is credited with saving hundreds of lives will now be available for paramedics and EMTs in ambulances and other settings outside hospitals, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and New York City Fire Commissioner Salvatore J. Cassano announced on Monday at Elmhurst Hospital Center. Hypothermia treatment […]
American Airlines To Start Service To 3 U.S. Cities
American Eagle Airlines, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, this past Thursday announced daily nonstop service between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and three new destinations–Norfolk International Airport (ORF), Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) and Indianapolis International Airport (IND), beginning November 18. Eagle will operate the service with 50-seat Embraer ERJ-145 jets. “American is delighted to introduce […]
Queens Man Slain Saving Brother
A gang of thugs slit the throat of a Queens pre-law student on July 30 when he ran to help his younger brother escape a beating on a Woodhaven subway station. Police said Dario Paiva, 27, raced to help his 19-year-old brother after he received a frantic call from their mother saying the teen was being attacked near the 85th […]
Borough-Wide Blotter
107th Precinct Hunt Armed Muggers Detectives at the 107th Precinct Squad are seeking help from the public to identify and locate a pair of muggers who slashed a man and swiped his gold chain in broad daylight on July 23. Police said the suspects accosted the 32-year-old man at about 3:30 p.m. as he was walking along 164th Street near […]
City Offers Bedbug Info
Queens residents wrestling with the current bedbug plague can now obtain information and advice on offing the pesky critters from one city source. Under a plan unveiled last week by city officials, the city Bed Bug Advisory Board will offer options through a Web site and a Department of Health task force. “It envisions that there be some centralized source […]
Councilmembers, Groups Call For Halt To Illegal Commuter Vans
City Councilmembers Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village), Karen Koslowitz (D-29, Forest Hills) and Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone) as well as Roe Daraio of COMET (Communities of Maspeth and Elmhurst Together) and the leadership of Community Boards 2, 4 and 5, on July 29 announced a new bill intended to crack down on illegal commuter van activity to ensure proper licensed commuter van […]
Addabbo, Staff Get Motorboat Out Of Hawtree Basin
State Senator Joseph Addabbo and his staff thought they were addressing a simple problem this past March when a local resident asked if a seemingly abandoned single-engine motorboat could be removed from Hawtree Basin near Coleman Square. The “simple” problem took four months and ultimately involved six different governmental agencies before a city Department of Transportation (DOT) crew removed the […]
‘Corn King’ Celebrates Corn Season
Pono Wong (l) aka the “Corn King” and his brother Lani Wong grilled their famous corn on the cob on July 31 at the Jamaica Farmers’ Market. In celebration of the start of the corn season, the Wongs have visited different area farmers’ markets where they roast corn on a self designed roasting barrel. Patrons were treated to a complimentary […]
114th Precinct National Night Out Brings Hundreds To Park
The 114th Precinct 2010 National Night Out Against Crime event was held at Astoria Park on Tuesday, August 3, and was attended by hundreds of area residents. Tables manned by representatives of several organizations, civic groups and businesses formed a circle around the Astoria Park Lawn. There was face painting by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation; […]
Bloomberg, Brown Hail National Night Out In 108th Precinct
Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown and Mayor Michael Bloomberg made the keynote speeches at the 108th Police Precinct’s observance of the 27th annual National Night Out Against Crime on August 3. The precinct festivities were held at the John Andrews Playground on 49th Avenue west of Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City. Other local officials joined in the special […]