CB 6 SOUNDS THE ALARM
Claims City Is Looking Into Getting Rid Of All NYC Community Boards
by Sam Goldman
      Community Board 6’s future may be in jeopardy, its district manager told the crowd at its Feb.
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APARTMENT SCORCHED IN GREENPOINT
     Flames reportedly damaged an apartment at a home on Beadel Street near Morgan Avenue in Greenpoint during a one-alarm fire last Friday night, Feb. 19, Fire Department sources said.
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Cars Catch Fire Near Maspeth Body Shop
     Several cars sitting on tow trucks and parked near a Maspeth auto body shop were scorched by flames early on Sunday morning, Feb. 21, Fire Department sources said.
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L.I.C. SEEKING TRAIN RELIEF
Locals Vent Frustrations At 7 Line Shutdown
by Sam Goldman
      Residents from communities serviced by the 7 train line crowded Manducatis Rustica restaurant in Hunters Point on Feb.
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Bushwick Homes Damaged By Flames
     Nobody was injured after a two-alarm fire broke out inside a three-story apartment house in Bushwick last Friday afternoon, Feb. 19, it was reported.
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TAKING SPANS OUT FOR SPIN
Kosciuszko Br. Design Choices Unveiled
story and photo by Robert Pozarycki
      Without needing to get into a car, Queens residents got a chance to take a ride on four different design plans being considered for the new Kosciuszko Bridge through video simulations shown during
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AX MAY FALL ON ACCESS-A-RIDE
Tells 112th Council Of Service Cuts
story and photo by Ralph Mancini
      Efforts to keep the Accessa Ride bus program for seniors and disabled citizens fully funded were the focus of last Wednesday’s 112th Precinct Community Council
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Crowley Joins Fight To Save Volunteer Ambulance Corps
FDNY To Allow Units Into 911 System
story and photo by Ralph Mancini
      The Fire Department’s decision to cut out New York City’s volunteer ambulance corps from its 911 system last month prompted City Council members and community-based volunteer ambulance leaders to join forces on the steps of City Hal
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110th Precinct Council Hails Work Of Biz Conditions Unit
Lauded For Recent Queens Blvd. Sweep
story and photo by Patrick Clark
      The Business Conditions Unit of the 110th Precinct was honored for its stellar work in 2009 at the 110th Precinct Community Council’s meeting last Monday, Feb. 15 Bethzatha Church of God in Elmhurst.
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Fighting To Preserve Student MetroCards
     Fighting To Preserve Student MetroCards City Council Member Elizabeth Crowley joined other elected officials and a coalition of organized labor, students and teachers to rally at Bowling Green Station
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Senator, Schools Team Up To Honor Local Veterans
Offer Valentines To Former Service Members; Urge All To Pay Tribute
      State Sen. Joseph Addabbo, who serves on the Senate Veterans, Homeland Security & Military Affairs Committee, is urging his constituents to do what they can to assist local veterans.
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