Decision day has arrived, and one of eight candidates for southeast Queens’ 31st District will sit upon the City Council. The council hopefuls hit the ground running just over a month ago when James Sanders vacated his seat and moved to the Senate. The campaign stretch, although short, has been heated. Michael Duncan, Marie Adam-Ovide, Saywalah [...]
A vacant seat has been left in the 31st Council District by James Sanders’ ascent to the State Senate, and more than one candidate hopes to slide into the spot. A special election is set to be held on February 19 for the coveted Council seat, covering parts of Springfield Gardens, Laurelton and Rosedale. The [...]
Four Queens schools are on the chopping block after receiving poor marks on the Department of Education’s (DOE) progress reports. The four — I.S. 59, J.H.S 8, P.S. 140 and P.S./M.S. 156 — are from a list of roughly 40 borough schools that received low grades. Their fate was finalized after the department reviewed grades; [...]
Days after the first human case of West Nile virus was identified, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced they will spray larvicide in three Queens neighborhoods. A Staten Island man was the first confirmed human case of the West Nile virus this year, after 11 were diagnosed with the virus a year ago. [...]
Several Queens communities face a voltage reduction from Con Edison due to electrical equipment problems. The 100 degree heat has many residents blasting air conditioners to stay cool. Con Ed said the neighborhoods affected will have a 5 percent voltage reduction. This was done in an effort to prevent a significant outage, a spokesperson from [...]
Thousands of Queens residents lined the streets this weekend to celebrate the troops past and present who have fought to protect the country. Check out the photos from every parade. Click here to see all the pictures from the Whitestone Veterans Memorial Day Parade. Click here to see all the pictures from the Maspeth Memorial [...]
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Peyton Manning finalizing contract with Broncos [Yahoo Sports]
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NYPD Ups Security In Wake Of Jewish School Shooting In France [NY1]
Jail guard shot [New York Post]
‘Gangster’ sought in groom slay [New York Post]
‘Mad Men’ star Jon Hamm sticks to his guns in calling Kim Kardashian an ‘idiot [Daily News]
Police are looking for a Laurelton resident who recently went missing and is of poor mental health. Rupert West, 59, was last seen Friday morning at 7 a.m. at his home on 218th Street. The missing is described as 5-feet-8-inches tall, 170 pounds with blue eyes, black hair and a full beard. He was last [...]
Police believe they have seized the sexual deviant that has terrorized southeast Queens for the past month – and he is not even out of high school. The NYPD arrested a 15-year-old black male on October 23 who they consider to be responsible for the recent pattern of sexual attacks in the area. “We’re confident [...]
