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Fire Department units from across the city responded to a four-alarm fire at an Astoria building last Tuesday morning, Mar. 29, it was reported. More ... Apartments inside a Williamsburg building were gutted by a two-alarm fire that broke out last Thursday night, Mar. 31, that left three people injured, Fire Department sources said. More ... Three residents and a firefighter suffered injuries after a one-alarm fire broke out inside a Bushwick home last Thursday afternoon, Mar. 31, it was reported. More ... As announced by District Manager Gary Giordano, the session will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the cafeteria of Christ the King Regional High School, located at 68-02 Metropolitan Ave. On the agenda is a presentation by representatives of the Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy project regarding foreclosure prevention. More ... No one was injured after a two-alarm fire spread through the top floors of an apartment house in Bedford Stuyvesant early last Saturday morning, Apr. 2, it was reported. More ... Firefighters rushed to clean up gasoline that leaked from a car onto a Ridgewood street on Sunday afternoon, Apr. 3. Members of Engine Co. 291, Ladder Co. More ... Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Judiciary Committee Chair Helene Weinstein have announced the passage of legislation to better protect victims of domestic violence. More ... State Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky, together with co-op and condo leaders, has denounced valuation hikes for condominiums and co-operative apartments as an unfair burden on Queens’ homeowners, and has pledged to fight it with legislation. More ... Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has agreed to extend a construction completion deadline in order to ensure that federal-funded projects at New York State hospitals and other health facilities can move forward. More ... Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Department of Consumer Affairs Commissioner Jonathan Mintz have announced the results of an investigation into income tax preparers to ensure that with the Apr. 18 tax deadline approaching, New Yorkers filing their taxes are protected against fraud. More ... Nearly seven million taxpayers are expected to electronically file (efile) their New York State tax returns this year, generally error-free. Others opting to file a paper return may want to view a new YouTube video before filing their tax return for some helpful tips on how to avoid common filing mistakes. More ... Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer is urging everyone to help make a difference in the lives of critically ill children by joining in the Walk/Run for Friends of Karen at the Long Island Marathon. More ... The 160 soldiers of the Jamaicabased New York Army National Guard’s 442nd Military Police Company arrived back in the United States last Saturday, Apr. 2, after almost nine months of service in Iraq. More ... |
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