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Heavy smoke and flames quickly engulfed a parked sedan near a playground at Juniper Valley Park in Middle Village last Friday afternoon, Nov. 18, Fire Department sources said. Members of Engine Co. More ... A mother and her two children were injured after the SUV they were riding in collided with a truck and flipped over in a hit-and-run accident on a Brooklyn street on Sunday morning, Nov. More ... The exterior of a three-story home in Bushwick was scorched by flames during a one-alarm fire that broke out early last Thursday morning, Nov. 17, Fire Department sources said. More ... Hauling 40,000 lbs. of steel beams, a tractor-trailer tipped over while turning at a Greenpoint intersection on Monday morning, Nov. 21, Fire Department sources stated. More ... Residents learned different methods to save money by becoming more environmentally friendly last Wednesday, Nov. 16, during a “Green Town Hall” meeting sponsored by City Council Member Elizabeth Crowley at P.S./I.S. 49 in Middle Village. More ... The Public Service Commission received a report from the staff of the Department of Public Service (DPS) outlining its outreach and education plan for the 2011-12 heating season. More ... State Agriculture Commissioner Darrel Aubertine warned consumers not to eat “Salted Smoked Herring” sold by an East New York market because the product was found to be uneviscerated. More ... Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and a bipartisan group of her colleagues in the Senate announced the introduction of their new STOCK Act legislation to prohibit members of Congress from engaging in insider trading. More ... Up to 3,290 premature deaths can be prevented in the New York City metropolitan area every year if the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) strengthens the health standards for fine particulate matte, according to a new report prepared by the American Lung Association, the Clean Air Task Force and Earthjustice. More ... Sound abatement equipment has been successfully installed at the 7 train ventilator plant in Hunters Point to help reduce noise pollution, City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan and State Sen. Michael Gianaris announced. More ... Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Jonathan Mintz announced results of the department’s threeweek enforcement sweep of every airline luggage scale used at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and LaGuardia Airport (LGA) to protect holiday travelers from luggage overcharges More ... In a letter to city Department of Transportation (DOT) Borough Commissioner Maura McCarthy, Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder urged a thorough review of the recently reconfigured traffic pattern at the intersection of Liberty Avenue and Cross Bay Boulevard in Ozone Park. More ... Sen. Charles E. Schumer announced his opposition to a bill advancing in the House of Representatives which would revoke the current prohibition on automated calls to consumers’ cell phones and open up the flood gates for unsolicited marketing and collection calls to cell phone users. More ... City officials announced last Tuesday, Nov. 15, the launch of the NSP2 Buyer Assistance Program, which grants qualified homebuyers up to 480,000 in forgivable loans toward the purchase of foreclosed or vacant homes in eligible neighborhhoods in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. More ... Corona, Elmhurst, East Elmhurst and Jackson Heights have the greatest concentrations of immigrants in all of New York City and experienced strong economic growth during the years leading up to the recession, according to an economic snapshot of the area released by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. More ... Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder sent a letter to recently appointed Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Executive Director Joseph Lhota in an effort to have the Cross Bay Bridge toll eliminated. More ... Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that during the Thanksgiving holiday today, Thursday, Nov. 24, the New York State Police will conduct an enhanced enforcement campaign called “Operation Hang Up” to target motorists that use their cell phone and other electronic devices while driving. More ... Con Edison has been named winner of the 2011 National Award for Outstanding Reliability Performance by PA Consulting Group for the company’s electricity delivery in 2010. As noted, Con Edison also received the organization’s ReliabilityOne Award for the Northeast Region, as well as an award for Outstanding System Wide Reliability. More ... State Sen. Joseph Addabbo, who serves on the Senate’s Labor and on its Civil Service & Pensions Committees, announced the construction and recent launch of a new website designed to give New Yorkers adequate resources to find employment. More ... The Summit residence hall at Queens College has earned LEED Gold certification, a ranking established by the U.S. Green Building Council and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute. As noted, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the nation’s preeminent program for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings. More ... |
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