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This Morning’s Headlines
This Morning’s Headlines
News Jay Lane 4/06/2012 at 6:31AM

JetBlue’s crazy capt. just before freak-out [New York Post]

Plea deal in Queens deli slay [New York Post]

Staten Island man arrested in accident that killed woman who died saving grandson [New York Post]

State Attorney General Seeks To Ban Sex Offenders From Online Gaming [NY1]

Amazin’ Mets Seal 1-0 Victory At Citi Field Opener [NY1]

Roosevelt Islanders Discuss Planned Local Tech Center With Cornell Officials [NY1]

Sixteen teachers singled out for pervy conduct get to keep their jobs in New York City schools [Daily News]

OpEd: Public opposed to JFK runway expansion
News Queens Courier Staff 3/20/2012 at 1:12PM

BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER PHILIP GOLDFEDER As your assemblymember, it is my responsibility to ensure that the community’s concerns are heard. On no issue is that clearer than the Regional Plan Association’s suggested plan to the Port Authority to expand the runway at JFK International Airport into Jamaica Bay. Since the plan was first introduced in February [...]

Liu hints he might abandon run for mayor in light of scandal
Liu hints he might abandon run for mayor in light of scandal
News Jay Lane 3/01/2012 at 8:55AM

Liu hints he might abandon run for mayor in light of scandal Beleaguered city Comptroller John Liu hinted last night he might abandon a run for mayor following the arrest of his campaign treasurer in the mushrooming straw-donor fund-raising scandal. “All options are on the table. We’re moving forward,” Liu said in a vague response [...]

Fourth NYPD suicide this month
Fourth NYPD suicide this month
News Jay Lane 2/14/2012 at 9:24AM

Fourth NYPD suicide A cop killed himself yesterday on his way home after finishing his shift in Queens — becoming the fourth NYPD officer to die by his own hand in less than a month, sources told The Post. Matthew Schindler, 39, a 14-year veteran and married father of three kids, pulled his car over [...]

Queens Man Indicted On Charges From December Shootings
Queens Man Indicted On Charges From December Shootings
News Jay Lane 1/19/2012 at 9:41AM

Queens Man Indicted On Charges From December Shootings A Queens man was indicted Wednesday on charges he killed two people and injured a third in a shooting rampage last month. Damel Burton, 34, seen above, has been indicted on two counts of second-degree murder and one count of second-degree attempted murder. The Queens district attorney [...]

Cab Driver Charged With Raping Passenger May Be Linked To Second Attack
Cab Driver Charged With Raping Passenger May Be Linked To Second Attack
News Jay Lane 1/11/2012 at 9:03AM

Cab Driver Charged With Raping Passenger May Be Linked To Second Attack Police have arrested a yellow cab driver who they say raped a passenger at knifepoint in Brooklyn last spring, and sources say he may be charged with a second attack that took place in the fall. Gurmeet Singh, 40, of Queens was arrested [...]

JFK Terminal 4 expansion on schedule
JFK Terminal 4 expansion on schedule
News Melissa Chan 1/10/2012 at 4:08PM

After a smooth takeoff, the $1.2 billion project to expand a terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFKIAT) is on track — with no foreseeable delays to its arrival destination date. Improvements to Terminal 4 — the Delta Airlines terminal, which officials say serves 10 million international passengers a year — have been underway [...]

Man who ‘killed’ wife took control of life-insurance payout for kids
Man who ‘killed’ wife took control of life-insurance payout for kids
News Jay Lane 12/29/2011 at 9:11AM

Man who ‘killed’ wife took control of life-insurance payout for kids The man being sued for allegedly murdering his Upper West Side wife surreptitiously took control of the $1.6 million life-insurance-policy payout she’d left behind for their two kids, The Post has learned. Rod Covlin, 39, filed papers in Westchester County Surrogate’s Court in April seeking [...]

Second Woman Claims TSA Forced Strip Search At JFK
Second Woman Claims TSA Forced Strip Search At JFK
News Jay Lane 12/06/2011 at 2:37PM

Second Woman Claims TSA Forced Strip Search At JFK A second elderly woman has come forward, saying she was also strip searched by screeners at John F. Kennedy Airport. Ruth Sherman, 88, says Transportation Security Administration agents forced her to pull her pants down so they could check out her colostomy bag before a flight [...]

Two Men Shot Dead, One on a Bus in Queens
Two Men Shot Dead, One on a Bus in Queens
News Jay Lane 12/05/2011 at 9:00AM

Two Men Shot Dead, One on a Bus in Queens A gunman killed two people — one on a crowded city bus — in Queens on Friday afternoon, the authorities said. The police said that when they arrested a suspect, he told them he “had a beef to settle.” One of the victims was his [...]