Letters to the Editor

Presidential Coup? To The Editor: Kurt Vonnegut, author of Slaughterhouse Five and other renowned novels, often demanded that the government have a Secretary of the Future. Only by having a long view could a viable society anticipate, plan and prepare for the needs of its citizenry. The falling poll numbers for Trump and his seeming inability to comprehend the mindset […]

Allow Mopeds On Queensboro Bridge


Throughout Western Queens the use of moped and scooter shares has been skyrocketing. We feel that this type of service will become more and more important in the near future. It provides a cost-effective safe transport option to New Yorkers. To those who may feel uncomfortable riding enclosed public transport such as subways and buses, and also find that automobiles […]

Rent Guidelines Bd. (Virtual) Meeting Tonight


The New York City Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) is holding a virtual meeting tonight, June 17 at 7 pm via Zoom, to take a final vote to enact new rent guidelines for city leases on rent stabilized apartments, lofts and hotels for the period beginning October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021. There will be no public testimony at this […]

Those Firing Up Illegal Fireworks Will Be Arrested


Queens police officials intend to defuse illegal activity over the July 4 holiday weekend and are reminding the public that it is illegal to sell, store, and/or use illegal fireworks in New York City. Police officials are warning the public that they are facing more than a summons if they are caught with the illegal explosives. Offenders will be arrested […]

Terminal B Features Expedited Screening, Social Distancing, More


Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled the new four-story, 8,500 sq. ft. arrivals and departures hall at Terminal B on June 10, the biggest milestone since the opening of Delta Airlines’ first new concourse and gates in October 2019 in the ongoing $8 billion complete rebuild of LaGuardia. The new Terminal B opened to the public on June 13 and will serve […]

If You’re Noticing More Critters…

It’s not so much that there are more “varmints” than before the coronavirus lockdown. It’s that with restaurants reduced to delivery and pick-up, there is less food garbage in the usual haunts, so rats and other small animals are having to come out of hiding in a desperate search for food. Other small animals are also encroaching upon each other’s […]

Advance Care Planning In The Age of Coronavirus

Dear Savvy Senior, All this horrible coronavirus carnage got me thinking about my own end-of-life decisions if I were to get sick. Can you recommend some good resources that can help me create a living will or advance directive, or other pertinent documents? I’ve put it off long enough. —Almost 70 Dear Almost, Creating a living will (also known as […]

Hope For Improving Gestational Diabetes

Dr. Sandra E. Reznik, a physician-scientist, a professor at St. John’s University, and director of perinatal pathology at Montefiore Medical Center/The University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, has recently published a groundbreaking study in the journal, Diabetes. Dr. Reznik and her collaborators, who include Dr. Maureen J. Charron, a professor at Albert Einstein College of […]

Wild In The Streets

The NYPD and the Sheriff’s Office were called to 30th Avenue in Astoria this past Friday and Saturday, June 12 and 13, after they got more than a dozen complaints of loud music, cars speeding, and customers not social distancing.

Ciafone Newly Appointed

John J. Ciafone was recently appointed a NYC Administrative Law Judge/Hearing Officer by former Chief Administrative Law Judge and Commissioner of the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings Fidel Del Valle. As such, Ciafone will decide all criminal and justice reform cases, NYPD, FDNY, and other city agency matters. Ciafone also continues to maintain his law offices.