We live in a world driven by technology, and our public school kids need access to technology in the classroom to help them achieve their academic potential. SMART Boards bring classrooms alive through interactive lessons and amazing videos and graphics. Students at P.S. 70 in Astoria need your help to update their classrooms with SMART Board technology with […]
Cop-Flight Suspect Slams 12 Vehicles In Astoria Mayhem
A 20-year-old, unlicensed Bayside man took cops in Astoria on a mad run through local streets on November 6, blowing through several red lights, slamming his 2006 Ford Explorer into two occupied and ten parked vehicles, police said. Michael DeLorenzo, of Bayside, is facing a slew of felony charges, including attempted vehicular assault, after he aimed the Explorer at a […]
Queens Offers Many Pet Adoption Options
With cold months ahead, the number of stray and abandoned animals is growing. There are many shelters and adoption centers available in Queens for those looking to adopt a new pet in need of a warm home. Bobbi & the Strays, a nonprofit, no-kill animal rescue center, has been providing these services to both animals and residents of Queens since […]
Husband Leads Cops To Wife’s Remains
A former Woodhaven husband last week told police and prosecutors he wrapped his arm around his wife’s neck and choked her to death in 2007, then dismembered her body and stuffed the remains in a suitcase and a plastic bag he buried in Forest Park. Edwin Fuentes, 44, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and tampering with evidence in a deal that, […]
Sister Pleads Guilty In Queensbridge Murder
A 25-year-old Queensbridge woman last week pleaded guilty to fatally shooting her sister at a party celebrating the victim’s 27th birthday. Melanie Webb, 25, admitted she also shot her sister’s boyfriend on March 26, in the apartment they all shared. Tara Webb was struck once in the chest at about 2:30 a.m., and was pronounced dead at the scene. Law […]
Boro-Wide Blotter
108th Precinct $2G Reward For Homeless Hit-Run Info Queens detectives are searching for a heartless motorist who mowed down a homeless man on a Maspeth stretch of highway on September 3. Police said the unidentified victim was walking along the lower level of the Long Island Expressway near the 48th Street exit ramp and the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway at about 6 […]
Amazin’ Lawsuit Settled
The Manhattan lawyer who suffered a broken back when a drunken Mets fan fell on her during the team’s 2007 season opener at Shea Stadium has settled her mega-bucks lawsuit against the Queens baseball team. Ellen Massey, 62, attended Opening Day at Shea Stadium in 2007 with her two nephews, family members said. Somewhere between the sixth and seventh innings […]
Addabbo Helps Post ‘Welcome To Richmond Hill’ Sign
A “Welcome to Richmond Hill” sign went up at Liberty Avenue and 133rd Street in South Richmond Hill on Monday morning at a ceremony headed by state Senator Joseph Addabbo Jr., other officials and local business and civic leaders. The sign, which was the idea of Romeo Hitlall, occupies part of a city Department of Parks and Recreation triangle located […]
Elected Officials Turn Up Heat On Hit And Run Assailant
Councilmember Elizabeth S. Crowley, chair of the Criminal Justice Committee, Congressmember Joe Crowley, Maspeth Federal Savings Bank, Maspeth Town Hall, local business leaders and advocates joined the family of the late George Gibbons to announce a reward of $10,000 to anyone who can provide information leading to the arrest and conviction of Peter Rodriguez, the suspected driver responsible for a hit […]
Addabbo Seeks Legislature’s Return To Deal With Thorny Issues
has stated that important issues await in Albany and legislators should return there to finish their business. In a message to his constituents, Addabbo acknowledges that the lawmakers did a good job before the session ended in June, but they should return before January to deal with a few important issues, such as: •An update on the budget that was […]