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A lovers' quarrel turned deadly this week when a Rockaway Beach woman fatally stabbed her boyfriend with a steak knife, police say. The victim, identified by police as Anthony Nicholas, 43, was allegedly stabbed several times in his chest by his longtime girlfriend Natasha Brown, 35, inside their bungalow home at 300 Beach 88 Street on Saturday afternoon, May 10. More ... Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is backing efforts by Governor David Paterson to address New York's mortgage crisis and prevent more New Yorkers from losing their homes. More ... "I am pleased that the Senate has come together in a bipartisan manner to do the right thing for Americans who face the tragic effects of flood damage in their homes and communities," Senator Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday, in response to the passage of a bill that would guarantee more that 140, More ... Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein has announced the launch of a new onestop shop on the Department of Education's Web site for public school teachers. Teacher Page, which is launching during National Teacher Appreciation Week, will give teachers quick and easy access to human resources information and a wide range of teaching resources. More ... Officers of the 101 Precinct Anticrime Team, a three-person team that operates on patrol but in civilian clothing, have arrested a Brookhaven Avenue man for possession of cocaine that police say weighed more than a half-ounce. In addition, the crime team s recovered nearly $10,000 in cash, police sources told The Wave this week. More ... Demolition has begun for the construction of seven new two-family affordable homes in the Far Rockaway area, The Wave learned last week. The non-profit Community Preservation Corporation (CPC) has provided a $2.26 million loan for the building of homes that will include a three-bedroom duplex owner's unit and a onebedroom rental unit projected to rent at $1,075. More ... Governor David A. Paterson was joined on Wednesday by Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Senate Deputy Majority Leader Dean Skelos, Senate Minority Leader Malcolm Smith and Assembly Minority Leader James Tedisco as he signed legislation designed to protect children who access social networking sites from convicted sex offenders. More ... ABronx native was busted on May 5, after police officers from the 100 Precinct allegedly found her drunk in the driver's seat of a car with four flat tires, sitting on the shoulder of Beach Channel Drive and Beach 146 Street. More ... Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer said this week that she will sponsor several initiatives in the Assembly that will provide further incentives for New Yorkers to purchase hybrid vehicles. Pheffer is a sponsor of A.457-A, which exempts hybrid vehicles from sales and compensating use tax. The assemblywoman has also sponsored A. More ... Three Rockaway residents have been arrested in separate incidents in recent weeks on charges that they concealed household income and, as a result, fraudulently obtained Section 8 rent subsidies for apartments in local neighborhoods, a spokesperson for the city's Department of Investigations (DOI) said. More ... |
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