Police this week released a sketch of a violent rapist sought in connection with an attack on a 69-year-old Queens woman.Cops said the man snuck up on the victim at about 4:30 p.m. on August 26 as she was walking in Forest Park near Myrtle Avenue.The suspect tasered the victim with a stun gun, then punched her to the ground […]
City Cops To Control Animal Abuse Cases
The NYPD is sending a message to animal abusers – beware of your local cops!Starting in 2014, the NYPD will be the lead agency in charge of animal abuse and animal cruelty complaints in New York City, police officials said.City cops will collaborate with the ASPCA in a collaborative effort to provide more effective protection and prevention of cruelty to […]
New Federal Charges For Attempted Cop Shooter
A 56-year-old Queens man arrested in 2011 for the attempted murder of two Jackson Heights cops pleaded not guilty last week to a slew of weapons charges stemming from the incieent.Antonio Olmeda was charged with illegally possessing a .45-caliber semiautomatic handgun and a .38-caliber revolver when police in Manhattan arrested him on December 19, 2001, following a nearly month-long manhunt […]
Willets Point Business Owners Call Hunger Strike
Owners of at least 15 Willets Point businesses are planning to take to the street on Friday to announce the start of a hunger strike designed to bring attention to their battle with city officials over the relocation “as a group” of their auto repair and body shops.The immigrant owners have been lobbying for relocation when they are displaced by […]
Corrections Union Backs Dad In Son-Shoot
The union representing New York City’s corrections officers is throwing its support behind a Woodside dad who denies he shot his son after the teen was arrested for shoplifting.Norman Seabrook, president of the Corrections Officers Benevolent Association (COBA) said the union is “fully supporting” Robert Smalls, who works at Rikers Island and is charged with shooting his son, Quasaun Smalls, […]
City To Rename Street After Newtown Victim
A six-year-old Sunnyside native, one of 20 children gunned down in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, will receive a special honor on September 7.Benjamin Wheeler, whose family lived in Sunnyside Gardens for the first two years of his short life, will be remembered at a street renaming ceremony at the corner of 41st Street and Queens Boulevard, just across […]
Wanted For Shooting Cop
Police this week are continuing their search for the man wanted for shooting a cops in Astoria on August 22.Cops plastered “Wanted” posters featuring a color photo of suspect Gary Sarback, 62, a predicate felon with a 44-year history of criminal activity, including robbery, burglary and assault convictions in New York, Pennsylvania and Florida that date back to 1969.Detectives at […]
Social Security Column:
In The Aftermath Of Disaster, Social Security Can HelpFor some, recent years have been made difficult by natural disasters. Fatal tornadoes in Oklahoma. Massive wildfires and strong earthquakes in Colorado and California. Landslides in Washington. Flooding in Texas, North Carolina and Florida. Hail storms in Tennessee. Hurricane Sandy along the Eastern seaboard. And now, we brace ourselves for yet another hurricane season. In addition to the catastrophes caused by […]
Valone Adds 5 Towns Jewish Times And Queens Latino To Endorsements For BP
Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. recently welcomed the support of the Jewish community in the form of endorsements from The Jewish Press and The 5 Towns Jewish Times in his campaign for Queens Borough President. The Jewish Press describes itself as “America’s largest independent Jewish weekly in the United States.” The paper, founded in 1960 and geared towards the Orthodox […]
Western Queens Community Participates In Graffiti Cleanup
Congressmember Joe Crowley and District Leader Costa Constantinides joined Barnwell for a graffiti cleanup on August 21 at St. Michael’s Park, 31st Avenue and 68th Street in Woodside.“We held this cleanup because we could not continue to allow our streets to be covered with garbage and graffiti,” said Barnwell. “These events truly show what a community can accomplish when it […]