Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder joined hundreds of local families for an FDNY Chili cook-off at the Resorts World Employee Appreciation Day. The celebration included the presentation of a $5,000 donation from Resorts World to Friends of Firefighters, a charity dedicated to addressing the physical, mental health, and wellness needs of New York’s firefighters and their families.Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (r.) speaks with […]
Tips ‘Rolled In’ On Wheelchair Bandit: Cops
By LIZ GOFFIt wasn’t hard for people to remember Kelvin Dennison after he held up a Santander Bank Branch in Astoria on June 29.After all, Dennison was not your typical bank bandit. He rolled into the bank in a wheelchair, told a teller he had a gun and handed the teller a note demanding cash, police said. “Give me all […]
5 Point Artists Seek Damages For Lost Artwork
Attorneys for nine of the 5 Pointz graffiti artists filed a lawsuit in Brooklyn Federal Court on June 12, seeking punitive damages from developers Jerry and David Wolkoff who, they say, destroyed their artwork in a “disgracefully crude, unprofessional manner” when they whitewashed the Long Island City warehouse complex in November 2013.The artists claim in the lawsuit that they were […]
Remember: Water Street Trees During Summer Months
City Department of Parks officials this week are urging Queens residents and businesses to remember that street trees need watering during hot summer months..Officials are asking Queens residents to water street trees each evening during hot, dry stretches to make sure they make it through the summer.“Street trees are alive. They provide us with the air we breathe, with shade […]
Hunt Suspect In Jackson Hgts. Rape Attempt
Police are searching for a man who followed and attempted to rape a 22-year-old Jackson Heights woman on May 11.Cops said the suspect followed the woman to her apartment building on 77th Street at about 8:30 p.m. on May 11, where he attacked her in front of her third-floor apartment.The woman fought off the attempted rape, but was taken to […]
Don’t Sweat, Open Hydrants Legally
We’ve all seen them – images of children dancing between bubbles of water from neighborhood fire hydrants. But city officials are warning the public that those images come at a high price for adults who open hydrants illegally in any of the five boroughs.Now that hot summer temperatures have arrived, city officials are reminding Queens residents that they could face […]
Cops: Fatal Astoria Hit-Run Driver ‘Shook In His Shoes’
The 24-year-old unlicensed driver who confessed to fatally striking an Astoria woman with his car on June 27 was, “shaking in his shoes,” when he turned himself in to police at the 114th Precinct, law enforcement sources said.“He was probably shaking from the time he hit the woman,” the sources said. “He thought so hard about how to distance himself […]
Brooklyn Man Busted In Woodside Rape Attempt
Detectives at the NYPD Queens Special Victims Squad last week arrested a 24-year-old Brooklyn man who was charged with the June 26 attempted rape of a Woodside woman.The detectives tracked Larry Williams, of Brooklyn, to his grandmother’s home on June 30, where they arrested him on attempted rape and other charges, authorities said.Cops said Williams allegedly stalked the woman until […]
Astoria Girl, 2, Critical In Home Accident
A 2-year-old Astoria girl suffered critical head trauma on June 30 when a dresser she was climbing on fell on top of her, police said.Cops said the girl was playing at her home on 30th Street just before 1 a.m. on June 30 when she tried to climb the dresser.The dresser apparently split when the toddler stood on it, sending […]
Gaynor, Nightingale Coming To Resorts World Casino NYC
Disco legends Gloria Gaynor and Maxine Nightingale are coming to Resorts World Casino New York City for a show-stopping performance of their greatest hits on Saturday, July 11, from 9 pm to 11 am. Gloria Gaynor, one of the most influential and celebrated singers of the disco era, was only 19 years old when she signed her first record contract […]