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In a response to the shooting deaths this weekend of Brandon Bethea, 15, and Tyrese Johnson, 16, Councilman James Sanders Jr. pleaded with Mayor Michael Bloomberg to release anti-violence and anti-gang money that has been frozen by the city. More ... New York Senate Democratic Leader Malcolm A. Smith sponsored a bill that was unanimously passed by the Senate aimed at allowing the outof court testimony from a child less than 12 years of age to be admissible during a sex abuse trial. More ... The second of a three bill package to combat child sex abuse sponsored by State Senate Democratic Leader Malcolm A. Smith has passed the Senate unanimously. The latest measure (S. 1862) creates a new section of law against using children in sexual performance involving alcohol or drugs, making it a class B felony, punishable by up to 25 years in state prison. More ... An Assembly resolution, introduced by Assemblywoman Margaret Markey, declares May 2008 as "Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Month in New York." Sixty other members of the Assembly joined Markey in sponsoring the designation. More ... Both Broad Channel and Rockaway have scheduled Memorial Day parades for the upcoming weekend to honor those men and women who made the supreme sacrifice for freedom. The annual Rockaway Memorial Day parade, sponsored by the Daniel M. O'Connell Post 272 of the American Legion, will begin with an 10:30 a.m. memorial mass on Monday, May 26 at St. More ... Rangers and staff of the Gateway National Recreation Area are currently conducting "Operation Clean Bay," an effort that focuses on stopping illegal dumping and the practice of abandoning boats in Jamaica Bay. More ... A mother and her teenage daughter were badly beaten by a group of Beach Channel High School girls in front of the school on May 14 after the school's dean called the mother to come to the building because her daughter had been targeted for a beating, officials say. More ... Firefighters and EMT's remove the driver of the SUV from his automobile. Both drivers were transported to Peninsula Hospital Center, where they reportedly were treated and released. More ... Beach Channel High School will soon receive a $52 million tune-up, designed to rehabilitate and soundproof the entire school, as part of a years-old federal noise reduction program for areas impacted by aircraft noise. Beach Channel lies beneath one of JFK airport's flight paths, officials say. More ... Years ago, the City Council passed a law that each curb in the city was to be handicapped accessible, with cuts that would allow for wheel chairs as well as strollers to easily access the sidewalk. The city has now carried that to its extreme, placing the curb cuts along Edgemere Avenue, where there are no streets, no curbs, and few sidewalks to navigate. More ... Small boats such as open runabouts, personal watercraft, Jon boats and paddle-powered craft are popular on U.S. waterways because they are affordable and easy to use. However, they can also be the most deadly. According to U.S. Coast Guard statistics, of the 474 drowning deaths in 2006, 42% (201) involved boats under 16 feet. More ... Police are looking for the individual(s) responsible for the graffiti that spreads along Beach 131 Street and Beach 132 Street. An individual was arrested on the beach with several cans of spray paint, but couldn't be connected to the crime. Pictured is the damage done to property on Beach 132 Street. More ... Assemblywomen Audrey Pheffer, RoAnn M. Destito and Ginny Fields held a hearing to address the issue of tap water scalding and to investigate what safeguards can be put into place to reduce the incidents of scalding. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that each year, 3,800 injuries and 34 deaths are caused by household hot water scalding. More ... Officers from the 101 Precinct in Far Rockaway arrested a murder suspect who was wanted by law enforcement officials in Kentucky earlier this week, police sources say. Dashad R. Eubanks was apprehended while officers were conducting a vertical patrol in which officers search floor to floor in a building, at 22-29 Dix Avenue. "He [Eubanks] held the door for the officers. More ... Forty years after its last renovation, the Far Rockaway Library will be demolished and replaced with a new, state-of-the-art building that will meet the demands of the busy branch, the Queens borough president's office said earlier this week. More ... Members of the Far Rockaway NAACP joined about 150 NAACP members from other New York chapters and moral supporters at a prayer vigil at Queens County Criminal Court. The vigil/protest was for Sean Bell, who was gunned down by New York City police officers who were acquitted of all charges. More ... The bi-partisan coalition of Mayors Against Illegal Guns today announced that it is airing a television advertisement in Kentucky to highlight the presidential candidates' shared support for closing the gun show loophole, a background check gap that enables prohibited purchasers to avoid checks by buying firearms at gun shows. More ... State Senate Democratic Conference members have called for the passage of bipartisan legislation to impose a one-year delay on foreclosure proceedings to allow New York families victimized by predatory lending to avoid the loss of their homes. More ... |
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