City Department of Transportation (DOT) on March 4 conducted strip paving operations along stretches of two Queens roadways as part of the city’s ongoing effort to bring streets into a state of good repair following the extreme weather of this recent winter. Strip paving operations target areas where the road has been so severely damaged by record snowfalls, fluctuating temperatures […]
ERDA Provides Free Tax Prep
On March 1, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Councilmembers Jimmy Van Bramer and Peter Vallone Jr. joined the East River Development Alliance (ERDA) and Food Bank for New York City at ERDA’s Free Tax Prep site where they encouraged New Yorkers to take advantage of the city’s free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites and potentially receive thousands back in […]
Cops Looking For Flushing Sexual Predator
Queens police are searching for a sexual pervert who has been terrorizing women in Flushing for the last six months. The suspect has been preying on women since last September 2010, when he grabbed a 37-year-old victim from behind and sexually assaulted her on 34th Avenue near 146th Street. The suspect struck again in December, when he grabbed a 27-year-old […]
Flushing Mom Charged With Murder Of Wheelchair-Bound Son
The Flushing mother who last week fatally stabbed her wheelchair-bound son and then tried to take her own life, remains in stable condition at New York Hospital Queens, where she is facing murder and manslaughter charges. Migdalia Vera, 57, told investigators she plunged a foot-long knife into her son’s stomach on February 2 after he asked for her help in […]
Get Ready For New Area Code In Queens
Queens residents who had a tough time adjusting to the 718 area code when making phone calls within the borough will soon face another obstacle when dialing out. Beginning April 16, residents in Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and The Bronx who request new phone service, or an additional line could end up with a 929 area code. The reason is […]
Borough-Wide Blotter
106th Precinct Dispute Leads To Gun Charge Police arrested a 33-year-old Ozone Park man on February 28 after he threatened to blow off his neighbor’s head during a heated dispute. Cops said Meko Dildy stomped into a house under construction at 131st Street and 111th Avenue about 6 p.m. on February 28 to confront a neighbor in an ongoing feud. […]
Reward For Elmhurst Church Robbery
Queens detectives are seeking help from the public to identify and locate a thief who went into an Elmhurst church on February 26 and took 10 religious objects, including five chalices, two chalice cups, and a Communion Box used to serve Communion at Mass. Cops said the thief entered St. Bartholomew’s Roman Catholic Church on Ithaca Street after 7:30 p.m. […]
FDNY Warns Don’t Use Gasoline Products On Bedbugs
Queens fire officials last month issued a warning to borough residents to steer clear of gasoline or gasoline products to fight bedbug infestation at home. FDNY officials said residents in Astoria have called 911 to report a gasoline odor coming from adjacent apartments in their buildings. Firefighters responding to the calls discovered several incidents where residents poured gasoline on mattresses […]
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Council Committee Questions Hydrofracking Testimony
Councilmember Jim Gennaro questioned testimony from the city Department of Environmental Protection on March 1 during a City Council Committee on Environmental Protection hearing about the continued examination of the controversial drilling method known as hydraulic fracturing or fracking. The committee also probed the regulatory processes of the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Delaware River Basin Commission […]
Deadline For UNCF, Verizon Black History Essay Contest
In honor of Black History Month, Verizon Wireless and United Negro College Fund (UNCF) have been sponsoring an essay contest during the past month in five regions where eligible high school students have the chance to win a total of 15 scholarships. To qualify for the contest, students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 […]