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Two people were injured after a pair of cars collided with each other at a Jackson Heights intersection last Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 17, it was reported. More ... A sheet metal warehouse at Morgan and Norman avenues in East Williamsburg was the site of a onealarm blaze at 5:42 p.m. last Sunday, Jan. 22. More ... Parishioners of Blessed Sacrament Church in Jackson Heights found that the house of worship was closed on Sunday, Jan. More ... One firefighter suffered minor injuries while battling a fire on the first two floors of this private home at 90th Street and 35th Avenue in Jackson Heights last Sunday, Jan. 22. More ... Pedestrian countdown signals (PCS) have been installed at 66 intersections along Queens Boulevard, the latest in a decade of safety improvements made by the city Department of Transportation (DOT) to bring sustained reductions in pedestrian injuries and fatalities along the sevenmile corridor, DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan announced. More ... State Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky, Council Member Karen Koslowitz, Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi and Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) officials announced last Friday, Jan. 20 the beginning of work at the Forest Hills-71st Avenue E/F/M/R subway stop to make it fully accessible for persons with disabilities. More ... Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown was sworn in last Thursday, Jan. 19, to his sixth consecutive full term as the borough’s chief prosecutor, extending his record as the longesttenured district attorney in Queens history. More ... P.O. John Zamot (left) of the 110th Precinct received a December 2011 Cop of the Month Plaque, donated by the Times Newsweekly and awarded by the 110th Precinct Community Council at its Monday, Jan. More ... Local elected officials including Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder, Assemblywoman Michele Titus, State Sen. Malcolm A. Smith and Rep. Bob Turner announced their support of a proposal in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 2012-13 budget to incorporate a toll discount program for families of the Rockaways and Broad Channel. More ... Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo came to Queens College in Flushing last Thursday, Jan. 19, to outline his 2012-13 Executive Budget and Reform Plan, which expands on the reforms enacted last year to continue building a stronger state. More ... Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Carter Strickland and Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley announced that the results of a second round of testing for lead levels in drinking water in older New York City homes confirm that lead levels remain normal. More ... Rep. Joe Crowley and City Council Member Daniel Dromm called on the MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) on Tuesday, Jan. 24 to reopen the Elmhurst station, which was closed in 1985. More ... Con Edison expects customers’ gas bills to decrease again due to lower natural gas prices, it was announced. Residential gas heating bills are expected to drop 11.5 percent from last year—saving customers an average of $42 per month. More ... At the start of the legislative session, State Sen. Joseph P. Addabbo announced his support of raising the minimum age to gamble at a casino in New York State from 18 to 21. More ... The state Public Service Commission is seeking public comments on revised regulations governing residential electric submetering, a system that allows a landlord, property management firm, condominium association, homeowners association, or other multi-tenant property owner to bill tenants for individual measured electric usage. More ... |
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