Happy and Safe Holidays! To The Editor: As the newly appointed NYPD Chief of Patrol Borough Queens North, I wanted to take a moment to share some thoughts to keep us all safe during this holiday season. As we all know, Queens is the most diverse neighborhood in the world, and that diversity is our strength. Our citizens hail from […]
NYPD Insiders Examine 175 Years of Crime
“An extensive buffet of New York City’s real crime history, served up in spicy bite-sized portions.”–Raymond W. Kelly, Former NYC Police Commissioner “Fact rivals fiction in this gritty, well-researched collection.”–Nicholas Pileggi, author of the bestsellers Casino and Wiseguy Undisclosed Files of the Police (Black Dog & Leventhal, September 27, 2016) is an evocative survey of New York City’s past, as […]
As Prez Electors Vote, Cries To Widen Hack Probe
Even as the Electoral College was getting ready to elect Donald Trump our next president last Wednesday, there were demands to extend the investigation into the reported cyber attack on the November 8th presidential election which Russia brazenly performed and which Donald Trump was declared the winner over Hillary Clinton. Coincidentally, the buzz over Russia sticking its nose into our […]
AVELLA ENTERS MAYOR RACE:
Next year, Mayor Bill de Blasio is up for reelection. The timing for the mayor could have been some what better for Hizzoner, but he’s gotten lots of bad press over the past three years, and for better or worse, that will only go into the boiling pot of mayoral happenings, to be digested by the newspaper-reading public, and come […]
Fidel Castro’s Son Sought Refuge In Flushing In 1959
Fidel Castro. The man, the leader, the dictator, and one of the most iconic persons of the 20th century has finally been laid to rest. His ashes were scattered on Sunday, December 4, after a nine-day period of mourning for the Cuban leader was observed following his death the day after Thanksgiving, on November 25. Castro was the Prime Minister […]
Peralta-Barnwell Bill Requires Photo Evidence For Summonses
State Senator Jose Peralta and Assembly Member-elect Brian Barnwell unveiled on December 16th new legislation requiring city agencies to obtain photographic evidence when issuing summonses for certain civil violations that are reviewed by the New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH). City agencies would be mandated to develop a list of violations where photographs typically serve as […]
Katz On For-Profits Renting Flushing Meadows This Summer
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz stated the following in response to questions about applications recently filed by for-profit organizations with the city to shut down major portions of Flushing Meadows Corona Park from the public in order to accommodate paid-admission events in Summer 2017; the city has until December 19 to approve such applications: “Without a fair policy in place, […]
St. Nicholas Remembered As Santa Claus At Greek Orthodox Vespers
“Santa Claus is alive! He is St. Nicholas. He gives us hope. Bring children here to see the icon of St. Nicholas,” said Rev. Eugene Pappas, guest speaker at the St. Nicholas of Flushing Vespers Feast Day, December 5th, 2016. New York clergy and residents attended. A reception followed in the Sarantakos Hall, with standing room only. The St. Nicholas […]
