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Small businesses and their customers are being hurt by the recent increase in parking meter rates and fines, said local elected officials and merchants during a press conference held last Thursday morning, Apr. More ... The East Coast Car Association held a car show on Sunday, Apr. 15th at Maspeth Federal Savings Bank to raise money for the children of St. Mary's Hospital for Children in Bayside. More ... Albany legislators recently announced that New York State is actively seeking new proposals from experienced gaming operators to build and manage a Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) location at Aqueduct Racetrack along the Ozone Park/South Ozone Park border. More ... Nobody was injured after a one-alarm fire broke out inside a home on 60th Road near Mount Olivet Crescent last Saturday morning, Apr. 18, it was reported. Fire Department sources said the blaze occurred at around 11:30 a.m. More ... Children at two schools in Ridgewood and Elmhurst will have new spaces to enjoy during recess next year as a nonprofit organization will soon turn their schoolyards into fullyequipped playgrounds. Out2Play has announced that they will renovate the schoolyards of P.S. More ... City Planning Commissioner Amanda M. Burden has announced the beginning of the public review process for an approximately 300-block rezoning proposal in Middle Village, More ... The top three floors of a Bushwick apartment house were scorched in a two-alarm fire that broke out last Friday morning, Apr. 17, Fire Department sources said. Reportedly, the fire started at around 11 a.m. More ... The Fire Department denied a front page story in last week's issue of the Times Newsweekly which listed three local FDNY units as among 16 slated to be permanently closed in a proposed restructuring plan. "The memo did not come from us," said an FDNY spokesperson. "We haven't made these decisions yet. More ... Cutbacks in city services and the recent approval of a plan to build a high school in Maspeth were hot topics addressed by City Council Member Elizabeth Crowley during last Monday's Middle Village Property Owners/Residents Association More ... Quality-of-life concerns, including unenforced parking regulations, ruled the roost at the Apr. 16 United Forties Civic Association (UFCA) meeting at St. Teresa's Parish center in Woodside. More ... An upcoming three-pronged project by the state Department of Transportation (DOT) to facilitate car travel on the Kew Gardens Interchange, along with an effort to make the area safer, was detailed at the Apr. More ... The race for Melinda Katz's City Council seat began in earnest at the Apr. 14 Forest Hills Community Civic Association (FHCCA) debate at the American Legion Continental Post. Community Board 6 members Lynn Schulman and Heidi Harrison Chain joined former Assemblyman Michael Cohen, former City Council member Karen Koslowitz and local businessman J.R. More ... Residents were invited to take part in a question and answer session regarding monies provided to New York City by the federal government's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Wednesday, Apr. 15 at P.S. 254 in Richmond Hill. More ... Firefighters were on the scene at the Fresh Pond Railyard in Glendale last Friday, Apr. 17 after nearby brush and trash inside a container car caught fire, Fire Department sources said. Reportedly, the one-alarm event occurred at around 11:37 a.m. More ... The city has settled out of court with more than a dozen individuals arrested in May 2007 in Bushwick for allegedly becoming disorderly after being denied access to a slain teenager's wake, it was reported. More ... Metropolitan Transportation Authority representatives detailed the tough times the agency may face if it doesn't receive additional state funds during an L Train tour from Ridgewood to Canarsie. More ... A busy Bushwick intersection will become a summer destination for locals, residents attending the Brooklyn Board 4 meeting on Apr. 15 at the Hope Gardens Senior Center learned. More ... Two people were killed after their ride smashed into the back of a stalled dump truck along the Van Wyck Expressway in Corona early last Thursday morning, Apr. 16, it was reported. The identities of the victims, a male and female, were not disclosed by police. More ... As crime throughout the 104th Precinct's confines continues to drop, the force's commanding officer told residents at the Apr. 15 Committee of Organizations of Precinct 104 (COP104) meeting in Middle Village that officers have increased their efforts to summons traffic violators and arrest felony suspects. More ... The Richmond Hill Historical Society presented a lecture entitled "The Police and the Constitution" by James Coll, an NYPD Detective and adjunct history professor, on Friday, Apr. 17 at the Leonard Center in Richmond Hill. More ... Quest Diagnostics Incorporated and its subsidiary, Nichols Institute Diagnostics (NID), have agreed to pay $302 million as part of a settlement with the United States Department of Justice to resolve criminal and civil claims concerning More ... Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes has announced he is designating April and May as Internet Safety and Bullying Awareness Months. In response to concerns of parents and ever increasing incidents of cyber or online crimes, District Attorney Hynes is sponsoring several workshops at schools throughout Brooklyn. More ... The Department of Sanitation's Citywide Illegal Dumping Task Force busted 16 individuals across the five boroughs for unlawfully depositing garbage and waste along city streets, it was announced. More ... The 110th Precinct Community Council awarded Police Officers Edgar Gomez, Nicholas Marciano, John Zamot, Paul Socca, Christopher Bramwell and their supervising officer, Sgt. Ross Nasierowski as Cops of the Month for March. More ... State Health Commissioner Dr. Richard F. Daines and New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas R. Frieden used New York State's new organ and tissue donor registry to pledge their own gifts of life. More ... State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith and Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance Commissioner David A. More ... Members of the Armed Forces who served their country and are now seeking assistance can find the help they need at a Veterans Information Day event scheduled to take place next month in Rego Park. As announced, the program will be held on Saturday, May 16, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Lost Battalion Hall, located at 93-29 Queens Blvd. More ... Hoping to raise $100,000 for the rebuilding of homes in the earthquake-ravaged Abruzzo region in Italy, Associazione Culturale Italiana di New York (ACI) is teaming up with COM.IT. More ... Maj. Gen. Joseph J. Taluto, adjutant general for the State of New York, announces the promotion of members of the New York Army National Guard in recognition of their capabilities for additional responsibility and leadership. More ... |
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