Cuteness Alert! Tiniest Deer Species Born at Queens Zoo
A tiny deer is generating a giant dose of cuteness in New York City. The Wildlife Conservation Society sent out a baby announcement Monday. It’s a boy! The southern pudu… Read more » The post Cuteness...
View ArticleRegional Briefs – July 16, 2015
NYPD Union Slams Garner Payout as ‘Obscene’ NEW YORK – The president of the NYPD sergeants union on Tuesday called the $5.9 million settlement with the family of Eric Garner… Read more » The post...
View ArticleRegional Briefs – July 28, 2015
Cop Suing Port Authority Says He Was Pulled Off Flight NEWARK – A former high-ranking Port Authority official who has filed a whistleblower suit was pulled off a flight at… Read more » The post...
View ArticleBus Shears Off Part of Building in Crash; Six Hurt
A casino bus crashed into a three-story brick building in Queens on Monday, shearing off a large part of the structure and injuring six people, authorities said. The bus, swerving… Read more » The post...
View ArticleCar Driver Cut Off Queens Bus Before It Crashed
A driver who cut off a casino bus in Queens before it jumped a curb and slammed into a brick building, injuring six people, has been ticketed, police said Tuesday.… Read more » The post Car Driver Cut...
View ArticleEMT Made False 911 Call to Avoid Going to Brooklyn
A New York City emergency medical technician was arrested Friday night for making a false 911 call in order to avoid being sent to another borough. William Medina, 27, dropped… Read more » The post EMT...
View ArticleRegional Briefs – October 26, 2015
HEAP for NY Funded With a $326 Million Federal Grant ALBANY – Federal authorities are releasing more than $326 million to help low-income New Yorkers pay their heating bills this… Read more » The post...
View ArticleFuneral of Slain NYPD Officer Draws Thousands
Thousands of police officers packed rain-swept streets on Wednesday outside the funeral for a slain New York Police Department officer with deep law enforcement roots in his native Guyana. Mayor… Read...
View ArticlePilot Dead as Plane Goes Down in Waters Off Queens
Police have recovered a male body in the wreckage of a small plane that went down in the Atlantic Ocean off Queens late Wednesday night. Police say the body was… Read more » The post Pilot Dead as...
View ArticleTheodore (Teddy) Schiffman, z”l, Niftar In Tragic Accident
The Far Rockaway community was saddened by the news of the petirah of Theodore (Teddy) Schiffman, z”l, who was struck by a car and killed this past Shabbos. He was… Read more » The post Theodore...
View ArticleQueens State Senator Files to Challenge Congressman
Queens State Senator James Sanders filed paperwork on Wednesday, to take on Queens Congressman Gregory Meeks, according to a report by the Observer. Federal Election Commission records show that...
View ArticlePolice Say Arsonist Has Hit Queens Building Sites 5 Times
Police say a fire at a Queens construction site may be the work of an arsonist who has struck four other times in the same neighborhood. The latest fire was… Read more » The post Police Say Arsonist...
View ArticleRegional Briefs – December 7, 2015
Appeals Court Rejects Reinstating NYC Foam Ban NEW YORK – Foam food containers are here to stay after the state Supreme Court on Sunday denied a motion by Mayor Bill… Read more » The post Regional...
View ArticleBukharian Jewish Community in Queens Hit by String of Arson Attacks
A string of arson attacks appearing to target property owned by Bukharian Jews in the Forest Hills neighborhood of Queens has put the community on edge. The perpetrator, who is… Read more » The post...
View ArticleNYPD Releases New Video of Suspect in Series of Queens Arsons
The NYPD has released a new surveillance video of a suspect taken at the first of a series of arsons in a Jewish enclave of Queens. The home video shows… Read more » The post NYPD Releases New Video of...
View ArticleCow Captured After Escaping Queens Slaughterhouse
A cow destined for the dinner table enjoyed a brief taste of freedom in New York City before being captured by police and returned to a slaughterhouse. The brown-and-white cow… Read more » The post Cow...
View ArticleMasbia Soup Kitchen Reports Severe Food Shortage
Masbia soup kitchen is reporting a severe food shortage, warning that needy families will receive just the barest basics for this weekend’s food packages. “Sadly, the only protein that families… Read...
View ArticleNYC Mayor Plans Streetcar to Connect Brooklyn and Queens
Mayor Bill de Blasio is set to propose a new streetcar system that would connect Brooklyn and Queens. The ambitious project would run for approximately 16 miles along the waterfront… Read more » The...
View ArticleMan Killed After Being Caught in Doors of F Train in Queens
A man was dragged and killed after he was caught in the doors of a subway train in Queens on Monday night, the MTA said. At around 6:45 p.m., 51-year-old… Read more » The post Man Killed After Being...
View ArticleFifth-Grader Saves the Day!
On March 3 at about 8:00 p.m. on a typical Thursday evening, Chayala Mirsky, a fifth-grader in Kew Gardens Hills, was strolling down the block from her aunt’s house back… Read more » The post...
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