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There was little resolution to community concerns for the construction of several of the amenities promised by the developers of Arverne By The Sea (ABTS) when its development officials provided a highly-anticipated update on Tuesday night. More ... The National Grid site, a former LILCO coal gasification plant, on Beach Channel Drive at Beach 108 Street in Rockaway Park has been a topic of debate for more than eight years, and with a plan finally in place to decontaminate the site, about 25 vocal residents showed up at a meeting to voice their displeasure over the process. More ... Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer (D-Queens) is pleased to announce that legislation she introduced to further protect New Yorkers from identity theft has been signed into law by Governor David Paterson. "As chair of the Assembly Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee, the issue of identity theft has been a major component of my agenda to protect New Yorkers. More ... Officials at the Gateway National Recreation Area have been in negotiations with the operator of the Silver Gull Club and Breezy Point Surf Club to keep the beach clubs open after their permit to operate the clubs expired in 2007. More ... New York State Senate Democratic Leader Malcolm A. Smith will once again launch the annual youth employment initiativ, a seven-week employment program that places twenty-five local students at various businesses located throughout Queens. More ... Thanks to the help of a store employee and several witnesses, it took less than two hours for Nassau County police to take down the men who allegedly robbed an Elmont jewelry store at gunpoint last Wednesday. More ... Two men, one from Rockaway Park, were arrested for robbing an Inwood gas station at gunpoint last Saturday morning and then fleeing the scene, Nassau County police said. More ... The Port Authority will provide free AirTrain JFK rides on Friday, July 25, as a thank you to customers who have helped make John F. Kennedy International Airport the country's premier international gateway, and one of the world's most venerable aviation facilities. More ... People wondering what will become of the Edgemere landfill, which has been closed since 1991, can get a glimpse of the future by driving along the Belt Parkway near Pennsylvania Avenue where a man-made nature boom is occurring on what was once a place for New Yorkers to dump their trash. More ... |
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