State Senator Jose Peralta (D-Queens) and Assemblywoman Deborah Glick (D-Manhattan) unveiled legislation on September 29 intended to tackle drivers who speed in school zones to reduce traffic accidents around schools. During the announcement, which was held outside PS 41 in Manhattan, Peralta and Glick were joined by members of Transportation Alternatives and Make Queens Safer, two advocacy organizations. Under the […]
Council Passes Constantinides Clean Heating Oil Bill
The New York City Council voted overwhelmingly to pass INT. 642-A, sponsored by Council Member Costa Constantinides. The legislation passed on September 28 ensures more sustainable energy consumption by increasing the use of biodiesel in home heating oil. The bill increases biodiesel use from the current standard of 2% to a 5% blend by October 2017, and then raises that […]
Giuliani Advises Don, ‘Skip Debates’
Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani was among those who objected to the way Lester Holt moderated the first debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton last week. Giuliani felt Holt treated Trump poorly during that session. Giuliani, who’s a major advisor to Trump, was quoted in a story that ran in the New York Post after the debate, that he […]
DA Brown Appoints New Counsel
Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced on September 30 the appointment of Linda M. Cantoni, Deputy Executive Assistant District Attorney for Investigations, to serve as Counsel to the District Attorney. Ms. Cantoni will succeed Lois M. Raff, who retired this month after 25 years of service with the District Attorney’s Office. DA Brown said, “Lois Raff has been my […]
Schumer Seeks New Term, Eyeing Greatest Move
In virtually a lifetime that has taken Charles Schumer from Brooklyn to Howard, to becoming one of the youngest (at 23) to win an Assembly seat, followed by a couple of decades in the House, as a prelude to toppling Alfonse D’Amato to earn a seat in the US Senate, where he has already been a definite presence – one […]
Columbus Day Represents Determination
In 1937, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt proclaimed October 12 a national holiday, but we have been celebrating Columbus Day in the United States since its 300th anniversary, in 1792. Five hundred years later, Columbus’ birthday is still being celebrated, with the minor adjustment of holding it on the second Monday of every October. The Columbus Day Parade is huge, and […]
Letters to the Editor
Mandate Auto-Brakes To The Editor: The train crash in the Hoboken, New Jersey station which killed one person and injured 108 others, some very seriously, should never have happened. How fast was that train going as it approached the terminal? Why wasn’t there an automatic braking system that would have been enacted to slow down the speed and to bring […]
Queens North’s New Top Cop Charts History
Northern Queens’ new top cop is highly regarded as a hard taskmaster with a large heart – and a family legacy of service to the people of New York City. Newly appointed Assistant Chief Juanita Holmes was sworn in as Commanding Officer of Patrol Borough Queens North on September 19, making her the first black female NYPD borough commander in […]
Chief Holmes Pays Visit To 114th Precinct
After a summer of significant change in leadership at the NYPD, the 114th Precinct Community Council and Assemblymember Aravella Simotas welcomed Chief Juanita Holmes as the new Assistant Chief of Patrol Borough Queens North. “I’m very happy to be here,” said Chief Holmes at the September 27 meeting of the Community Council held at Riccardo’s by the Bridge. Holmes is […]