State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. and Assemblymember Mike Miller reported that more than 11 tons were collected during their successful Ninth Recycling Day held in Forest Park’s bandshell parking lot in Woodhaven on September 29. The breakdown included 7.8 tons of electronics, and 3.9 tons of paper, in addition to all the clothing and textiles, eyeglasses, American flags, household goods […]
Ridgewood Savings Bank Launches Mobile Check Deposit
Ridgewood Savings Bank has announced its introduction of Mobile Check Deposit as an enhancement to its Mobile Banking platform. The service is now available to all Ridgewood customers with active checking or money market accounts using an iPhone or Android smart phone. Mobile Check Deposit provides customers with the ability to deposit checks into their checking account utilizing the camera on […]
Heating Bills Expected To Be Same As Last Year
Con Edison reminds New Yorkers they can save energy and money while staying comfortable this winter by taking simple steps such as moving furniture away from heating vents and radiators. Though heating bills are expected to be about the same as last year, the utility is urging customers to use energy efficiently and sign up for a Con Edison’s Green Team […]
Speeding Driver Kills Two Men On Queens Boulevard
Two Elmhurst men walking to work were fatally injured by an out of control car that jumped a curb early Monday morning.Police said a man driving a yellow Chevrolet Camaro traveling west on Queens Boulevard near Broadway at about 7:15 a.m. on November 11 lost control of the vehicle and struck a pay telephone stand, a lamp post and two […]
12 Families Left Homeless In Four-Alarm Blaze
City fire marshals are trying to determine the cause of a raging blaze that destroyed four floors of a 7-story apartment building in Kew Gardens on Tuesday night, leaving a dozen families homeless.Fire officials said the blaze at 84-70 129th Street was called in at 7;07 p.m. on November 12. Thick, black smoke and “heavy fire conditions” greeted first firefighters […]
Food Donations Net Mets Tickets
Mets fans who this week donated 10 or more items to the team’s Holiday Food Drive at Citi Field received a bonus for opening their hearts to the needy.Fans who brought nonperishable, nutritious food to the stadium during the November 12 food drive received a voucher for two free tickets to a 2014 Mets game.Team officials said they issued a […]
Flight 587 Families Bundle Up To Share Memories
Families and friends of the victims of Flight 587 bundled up against the early morning snow on November 12 to remember loved ones that perished 12 years ago in the crash of American Airlines Flight 587.The American Airlines airbus slammed into a neighborhood in Belle Harbor, Queens at 9:17 a.m. on November 12, 2001, moments after taking off from JFK […]
Gobble Up These Tips For A Healthy Bird Day
The first Thanksgiving may be significant for bringing together the Pilgrims and Native American Indians. But the feast we celebrate today wasn’t recognized as a holiday until Honest Abe took office.President Abraham Lincoln established Thanksgiving as a national holiday on October 3, 1863, hoping to bring two warring factions to the table for a friendly meal and peace talks.Lincoln hoped […]
All Leads Run Dry In Search For Avonte
More than 750 hours have gone by since Avonte Oquendo ran past a security guard at the Riverview School at 1-50 51st Avenue in Long Island City, through an unlocked side door at the school and vanished into the October afternoon – gone without a trace.Reports have varied, but a source close to the search told the Gazette the NYPD […]