A tough talking gambler, a female fan and her senior citizen father who brawled in the stands at the US Open last week were banned from the US Open through September 30, 2012, forbidding them from live tennis action for what amounts to three years. None of the three was charged with a crime for their actions. The trouble began […]
114th Precinct Crime Watch
Drunken Driver Crashes Pickup Police arrested a 37-year-old Queens man on August 29 after he admitted he had had one too many before he got behind the wheel of his boss’ pickup truck. “Yeah, I drank too mucho cerveza,” Juan Camacho told police after he drove the white pickup truck onto the lawn of a home on Astoria Boulevard and […]
Incumbents Have Edge In Most Races
Political AnalysisQueens voters, mostly Democrats will go to the polls on Tuesday for the primary elections to choose candidates for various federal and state legislative positions, with incumbents holding an edge in most cases—except for the state attorney general contest, where five major candidates are battling to replace Andrew Cuomo. Republican voters will also be involved in the day’s activities, with […]
Crave…It’s What you Want
Crave has what you crave for lunch, dinner and especially late night when the cravings hit hard. Opened just five months ago, Crave is the product of the partnership of two cousins, Billy Pappas and Louie Sparagis, both of whom grew up in and around Astoria. Billy is a classically trained chef and graduate of the prestigious Culinary Institute of […]
Bloomberg Holds Town Hall Meeting In Forest Hills
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, along with an all-star panel featuring the heads of almost every major city agency, met with more than 300 concerned citizens for a town hall meeting on August 31 presented by the Forest Hills Community and Civic Association. Bloomberg spoke for two hours in the auditorium at Our Lady of Mercy Church, 70-01 Kessel St., Forest Hills, […]
Hitchhiker Proves Danger For Elmhurst Motorist
Queens police are warning motorists never to pick up hitchhikers or anyone else they do not know. “It’s never a good idea to let a stranger into your vehicle, even if they appear to be ‘safe’, officials said. “Picking up strangers is like putting your life in their hands. You can never really predict their motive.” Police cited an August […]
Scalper Busted At US Open
A Long Island accountant last week was nabbed with 339 US Open tickets worth more than $10,000 stashed in his car and his pockets, authorities said. Police caught Marvin Schaffer, 61, of Glen Head, offering scalped tickets near the will-call booth at the Arthur Ashe Tennis Stadium around noon on August 31. Schaffer had four US Open tickets in his […]
New Parking Ticket Rules Can Trip Up Drivers
City cops and traffic agents are under order to immediately begin writing tickets for vehicles on streets where parking rules have been changed, despite a five-day grace period at the changed spots and notes on new parking signs indicating when the changes take effect, law enforcement sources said. Department of Transportation officials have sent crews to the streets to post […]
Ex-JetBlue Attendant Seeks Alternative Sentencing
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said on September 7 that the case of Steven Slater, a JetBlue Airways flight attendant who went into a meltdown on August 9 as JetBlue Flight 1052 arrived at JFK International Airport from Pittsburgh, has been adjourned until October 19 at the defendant’s request, in order for Slater to be evaluated for participation in an […]