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A Woodside resident was sentenced to six months in jail after she vandalized an "A" train with graffiti in Broad Channel, among other places throughout the city, causing a total of nearly $100,000 in damages, according to Queens District Attorney Richard Brown. More ... The two City Councilmen who represent Rockaway have received failing grades from the largest environmental group in the state, a spokesperson from that group revealed recently. "Most of the elected officials say that they are for the environment, but who is making sure they say what they do," asks Marcia Bystryn, the president of the New York League of Conservation Voters. More ... Traffic at one of the most dangerous intersections in Rockaway - Rockaway Freeway and Beach 35 Street leading to Seagirt Boulevard - was brought to a crawl late Monday afternoon when a motorcycle and car collided under the elevated train tracks. More ... Two Far Rockaway men, reportedly brothers, were among 24 arrested last week in a South Jamaica Houses drug sweep, following five months of undercover investigations, according to Queens District Attorney Richard Brown. More ... A newly formed collaborative between the private sector and a host of New York State and New York City agencies issued, Tuesday, a Request for Information (RFI) marking the next step in the development of what could be the largest offshore wind farm proposal in the country. More ... Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee Chair Audrey I. Pheffer and Judiciary Committee Chair Helene E. More ... Council Member James Sanders today announced that he and his colleagues in the city council successfully secured funding in the FY 2010 Budget to enable more than 5,000 children to participate in the New York City Council Sports and Arts Summer Camps Program. More ... |
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