Traveling through a Maspeth intersection proved dangerous for the occupants of a car who were injured after their ride slammed into an Access-a-Ride bus last Friday evening, June 27, it was reported. Fire Department sources said the crash occurred at around 9:15 p.m. Friday night at the intersection of Rust Street and Maspeth Avenue. More...

Following the discovery of anti-Semitic graffiti on the exterior of a Glendale yeshiva last Wednesday, June 25, police have launched an investigation to determine if the vandalism was a hate crime, law enforcement sources said. More...

Plans to create an unenclosed sidewalk café at a Rego Park restaurant will be the subject of a public hearing prior to Community Board 5's next public meeting on Wednesday, July 9 in Glendale. As announced by District Manager Gary Giordano, the session will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the Greater Ridgewood Youth Council meeting hall, located at 62-10 Myrtle Ave. More...

"Sometimes it's better to be lucky than fast," said Kurt Busch, winner of Sunday's rain-shortened Lenox Tools 301 Nextel Cup race at New Hampshire Speedway. Busch, who hadn't won a race this season, knew he didn't have a snowball's chance of beating Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, and the other race leaders, before the last caution flag. More...

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How much is political correctness worth? Right now, the price seems to be over $4.00 a gallon. America seems determined not to wear the cloak of conquering hero, but present itself as defender of democracy, destroyer of despots and savior of the oppressed. More...

Traffic was tied up along Grand Avenue in Maspeth last Thursday morning, June 26 after a tractor-trailer hauling a load of sand overturned on the overpass above the Long Island Expressway, it was reported. Fire Department sources said the accident, which occurred at around 8:30 a.m., caused some of the sand to spill over the bridge and onto the highway below. Members of Engine Company 287, Squad Company 288, Ladder companies 136 and 140, Rescue 4, Haz-Mat 1, Battalion 46, the 104th Precinct, NYPD Highway Patrol Unit 3 and EMS units responded to the scene. The driver was reportedly taken to a local hospital with minor injuries. No other injuries were reported. Efforts to upright the truck are shown in the bottom photo. The Sanitation Department responded later to remove the sand and other debris. (photos: Joseph Epstein) More...