Residents and leaders in southeast Queens — joined by a famous native son — marched recently to return peace to their increasingly violence-filled streets. The Sunday, August 19 rally, organized by The Peacekeepers Global Initiative, drew hundreds of locals bothered by the outbreak of shootings the area has witnessed — as well as parents who [...]
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 [...]
Passengers Sue JetBlue Over Pilot Meltdown A group of passengers is suing JetBlue, saying they feared for their lives when a pilot had to be physically restrained during their flight in March. In a lawsuit filed in State Supreme Court in Queens, the ten passengers claimed Jet Blue was “grossly negligent” when it allowed pilot [...]
Queens couple found dead by son, 2, in apparent murder-suicide [New York Post]
Brangelina to tie knot in France [New York Post]
Accused subway plotter in court on terror charges [New York Post]
Jury Selection Begins In Clemens Perjury Retrial [NY1]
Coachella 2012: Tupac hologram joins Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre onstage at music festival [Daily News]
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo does not want a high-profile role at 2012 Democratic National Convention [Daily News]
Three in elite NYPD anti-gun unit accused of treating black suspects like ‘animals’ [Daily News]
Queens couple found dead in apparent murder suicide [New York Post]
GOP hopeful that Police Commissioner Kelly will run for mayor [New York Post]
Fearless squirrels invade Queens co-op [New York Post]
Residents Help Clean Rockaway Beach For The Summer Season [NY1]
Queens man arrested for breaking into Diddy’s East Hampton mansion, eating his food and wearing rapper’s clothes [Daily News]
Rookie police officer arrested after assaulting fiancee in his Queens home [Daily News]
NY Jets’ Tim Tebow attends Yankees-Angels game, sits with Dwyane Wade and gets booed by fans [Daily News]
Queens fire kills grandmother as helpless kin look on A fast-moving house fire killed a Queens grandmother early today as her family managed to escape the blaze in South Jamaica. “The family was screaming for their grandmother,” said neighbor Lola Reid. “She never came out of the house.” Elaine Spencer, 69, died at the scene, [...]
