Crimewatch! NBA DISPUTE TURNS FATAL
A dispute over an NBA playoff game led to the death of a Queens man over the weekend.
Henry Frasier, a Persian Gulf War veteran, was stabbed outside his cousin’s house
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Pistolcam Shoots for Security By Henrick A. Karoliszyn
A brave new piece of technology to keep the public safe recently got the support of a politician from Brooklyn.
State Senator Eric Adams introduced Pistolcam as part
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A Little Help Weathering a Difficult Diagnosis By Shane Miller
People battling cancer at Queens Hospital Center (QHC) will now have a dedicated staff person around to help them navigate the difficult journey.
“We are going to be there from
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Council to Hold Hearings on Tenant Harassment By Shane Miller
Councilman Eric Gioia stopped by a recently purchased building in his district last week to announce that the City Council would be holding hearings into the practice of buying ren
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C-Town Refuses to Fork Over Unpaid Wages By Shane Miller
An Elmhurst supermarket that the state found forced three baggers to work solely on tips has refused to pay back wages - unlike a Brooklyn supermarket that was found to be engaging
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Unsightly Scaffold has to Go, Say Neighbors By Henrick A. Karoliszyn
An ugly scaffold located on 76-15 Cooper Avenue has been glaring in the eyes of many neighbors who wonder how long the construction is going to diminish their quality of l
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New Motorcycle Bar Revs Exhaust By Henrick A. Karoliszyn
A biker bar scheduled to open at 79-56 Metropolitan Avenue has sped into some trouble - and that's before it has even opened.
Mayoral Candidate Emerges at GPOA Meeting By Henrick A. Karoliszyn
Despite the relatively low turnout due to the weather and the candidate's forum on the same night, the Glendale Property Owners Association (GPOA) monthly meeting still ma
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Con Ed Rates Causes Pols to Blackout Con Ed Rates Causes Pols to Blackout
Another rate increase sought by utility Consolidated Edison has shocked elected officials in Western Queens. Concilman Peter Vallone and Assemblyman Michael Gi
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Century Woman Honored In East Elmhurst Senator Sabini presented Ivy May Guy of East Elmhurst with a Senate resolution honoring her 100th birthday on Saturday. Guy, a member of Corona’s Seventh Day Adventist Church, has inspired her family
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Bell Protests Stop Traffic, End With Arrests By Jeffrey Harmatz
After the acquittal of the officers responsible for shooting Sean Bell and his friends in 2006, Reverend Al Sharpton promised to shut the city down to oppose the decision and ca
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