It took the city's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) just under two years, and several hundred pages, to say what many locals have known for some time. More...
An Arverne man faces time in jail because he tried to pay for real food with phony money, police say. According to police, Derrick Roberts, 46, of 54-49 Almeda Avenue in Arverne, purchased some Chinese take-out food at a restaurant near his home on September 23, paying with a $20 bill that did no... More...
Dozens of police officers from the Queens Narcotics Unit, the 101 Precinct, the Warrant Squad and Patrol Borough Queens South Command spread out all over the area centering on the Redfern Houses and the Dix-McBride Houses looking for local men and women who were wanted for selling crack cocaine on... More...
The Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, Local 1, will conduct recruitment from September 28 through February 29 for 60 openings in apprenticeship programs, including: (20) bricklayer, (10) stonemason, (10) plasterer and (20) pointer-caulker-cleaner. More...
The Independent Judicial Election Qualification Commission is a new official body, which reviews the qualifications of persons seeking election to judicial office. The criteria for evaluation include professional ability; character, independence and integrity; reputation for fairness and lack of b... More...
The number zero has been attached to the Beach Channel varsity football team in the standings and in the statistics. It certainly wasn't a good thing. Beach Channel wanted Homecoming Day to be the spark to turn around their season last Saturday afternoon against Long Island City. More...
You see them on most recycling days. The come on foot, on bicycles and sometimes even by automobile. They look through your recyclables, searching for bottles and cans that they can turn into the ready cash that many of them need to survive. Most of them, we have found, are careful not to scatter ... More...
I've been on the board of Dayton Beach Park for three years. A lot of decisions on this co-op have been made at private meetings, which I am against. Also, some board members haven't come to a meeting for "who knows how long". Millions of dollars of the people's money are being spent with minimum ... More...
Communi ty Happenings RAA Happenings "ArtSplash 2007," and "Project Diversity Queens," Fort Tilden galleries, Now to 10/7. Galleries open, Saturdays, noon to 4 p.m., Sundays, 1 to 4 p.m. and by appointment. More...
Phyllis Agatha Blake, a Rockaway resident, died September 21. She was 75. Blake, a financial account representative, was born in Clarendon, Jamaica, West Indies. She was a member of Agape Church of God, where she taught Sunday school and served as a member of the choir. More...
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