The administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio signed off on a $24 million deal last month to establish a shelter for homeless families at the former Westway Motor Inn in Jackson Heights. Under the deal, advocacy group “Women In Need” (WIN) will oversee management of the shelter at the former hotel at 72-05 Astoria Boulevard, a spokesperson for the city […]
Man Falls To Death From Dutch Kills Hotel Window
An unidentified man, despite the best efforts by officers at the NYPD Emergency Service Unit and city firefighters, plummeted from the eighth floor of a hotel in the Dutch Kills section of Long Island City on January 3. NYPD Emergency Service officers were trying to talk the man back inside a room on the eighth floor of the Country Inn […]
Passenger Claims Airline Negligence In LaGuardia ‘Nosedive’ Crash
A 57-year-old Dutchess County man last week filed a negligence lawsuit against Southwest Airlines seeking unspecified damages for injuries he suffered in 2013 crash at LaGuardia Airport.Upstate chiropractor Kenneth Kochman, said he initially thought he had walked away unscathed, but later needed spinal surgery to repair a serious back injury he suffered in the July 22, 2013 “nosedive” crash landing […]
New Clothing Bin Law In Effect
A bill signed recently by Gov. Andrew Cuomo calls for an end to clothing collection bins installed by fake charities and unsavory characters.“Fake charities are benefiting from the generous nature of our community by misleading people that their donations are going to help those in need of assistance, “ bill sponsor Assemblymember Ed Braunstein said.The new law prohibits placement of […]
Kissena Park Murder Arrest
Queens detectives last week charged a 25-year-old Brooklyn man in the murder of an Elmhurst woman, whose mutilated remains were found inside Kissena Corridor Park in October.Christopher Sobers, of Flatbush, was arrested on December 28 and charged with murder and robbery in the gruesome knifing of Qing Qing Kiemde, whose body was found inside the park on October 11.A homeless […]
Hunt Passenger In Deadly Teen Hit-Run
Police at the NYPD Accident Investigation Squad are searching for a man captured in a photo exiting a car that struck and killed a Queens teenager on December 15.Cops are seeking to question the man who was riding in the front passenger seat of a back Toyota Camry that struck and killed Ovidio Jaramillo, 17, at about 10:50 p.m. on […]
Grinch Charged For Stealing Astoria Christmas
A 26-year-old East Elmhurst man is facing up to four years in jail for stealing Christmas from several unsuspecting Astoria residents, authorities said.Queens District Attorney (DA) Richard Brown said Frank Garcia packed a blue cart at about 3 p.m. on December 22, with packages he’d stolen from the doorsteps of homes on 47th Street near Ditmars Boulevard.Several carriers had delivered […]
Mandate Long Life Batteries For Smoke Detectors
Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week signed a bill requiring manufacturers to install 10-year, non-removable batteries in all new smoke alarms.The new requirement is designed to discourage tampering and to ensure that the devices will continue to work, even if owners fail to check on batteries. The requirement also prohibits the sale of smoke detectors with traditional, replaceable batteries as of […]
Follow These Rules For Christmas Tree Curbside Pickup
If your Christmas tree is beginning to resemble Charlie Brown’s, it’s time to unwind the tinsel and place the tree curbside for recycling by the city Department of Sanitation (DOS).Curbside collection of Christmas trees began on Monday, January 4 and will continue through Friday, January 15, DOS officials said.You must follow the following rules for curbside pickup:Do not wrap or […]
Agios Vasilios of Tripoli: Cathedral of the Greek Revolution Pioneers
January 1st, 2016 Greece celebrates Agios Vasilios or Saint Basil’s Day. In Greek tradition, he brings gifts to children every January 1st. “We would travel to Tripolito attend services at the Cathedral of Agios Vasilios in Agios Vasilios Square, Tripoli” explained Dr. John Siolas. “A special day to remember the pioneers of the Greek revolution.” Agios Vasilios Cathedral in […]