An allegedly reckless, red-light-running deliveryman with a suspended license and no car insurance sent a woman and five children to the hospital after a violent crash in Arverne last Thursday afternoon, according to court records. More...
The Far Rockaway nursing home resident who disappeared last Tuesday afternoon is still missing, and the attorney representing the family of a woman who froze to death on the facility More...
Children and parents in Broad Channel say a strange man, driving a green Ford Taurus or Mercury Sable, has been trying to lure young girls into his car for the past few weeks More...
August is rapidly passing. Before the summer is gone, we do have the rest of this month and, of course, Mardi Gras weekend to enjoy. Partially due to the hurricane and partly because we have been fortunate, it has been a fairly nice month-with no power failures and thankfully no sweltering days! More...
Don and Helen Joyce of Breezy Point must be proud of their granddaughter, Kara Lynn Joyce, as she won the silver medal as part of the United States 4 x 100 freestyle relay team on August 14 in Athens, Greece. (From left): Kara Lynn Joyce, Jenny Thompson, Natalie Coughlin, and Amanda Weir display their silver medals at the Olympic Aquatic Centre. Joyce could not repeat her silver medal performance as she finished in fifth place in the finals of the Women 100m Freestyle Finals on August 19. More...
The shopping area centered on Beach 116 Street is arguably the most important commercial real estate on the peninsula. For quite some time that shopping area has been impacted by a number of negative factors, not the least of which are the Single Room Occupancy (SRO) and adult hotels that tend to br More...
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Kite Festival Blows Into Riis Park This Weekend