NO WAY TO CROSS
Emergency Repairs To Shut Borden Ave. Br. In L.I.C.
by Robert Pozarycki
      Drivers who use the Borden Avenue Bridge to travel through Long Island City will have to find an alternate route in January as the crossing is scheduled to be shut down for several months due emergency repair work. The 100-year-old, two-lane span over the Dutch Kills is expected to be closed for several months in order for improvements to be made.
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SUV Flips Out In Forest Hills
Driver Hospitalized With Injuries
by Robert Pozarycki
      The driver of a sports utility vehicle that crashed and overturned along Union Turnpike in Forest Hills managed to escape from his damaged ride without serious injury, Fire Department sources said. Reportedly, the accident occurred at around 11 a.m. Sunday along the eastbound lanes of the roadway near 72nd Road.
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Group Seeking Comment On Cross-Harbor Tunnel Proposal
Will Decide Whether EIS Gets Funding
by Sam Goldman
      A regional transportation planning commission is soliciting comments from the public on the improvements to truck traffic in Maspeth and the Cross Harbor Tunnel project.
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Christmas Eve Fire Hits Glendale Diner
Closed For Holidays Due To Damage
by Robert Pozarycki
      Those who had hoped to get a holiday meal at the Glendale Diner were left to find another place to eat after the restaurant was damaged by a one-alarm fire on the night before Christmas, Wednesday, Dec. 24, it was reported.
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Times Returns To Thursdays On 1/8
      The next issue of the Times Newsweekly/Ridgewood Times will be on newsstands on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009 as the paper resumes its normal schedule following the holidays.
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104 BLOTTER
      Persons arrested in recent police actions as reported by the 104th Precinct included the following individuals: Dec. 22: (Beat 15) Frank Jimenez, at Grove Street, for criminal contempt, by P.O. Hirani. (Bet 4) Roy P. Ziu, at 64-02 Catalpa Ave., for grand larceny, by Det. Diaquoi.
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STILL WAITING TOO LONG
Riders Give M Line 'C' On Report Card; Want More Service
by Robert Pozarycki
      While finding improvements in overall service on the M train, commuters who participated in the second-annual Rider Report Card called for fewer delays along the elevated line that serves Middle Village, Ridgewood and Bushwick.
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Hurt In Middle Village Crash
      A car and a van collided at 74th Street and Eliot Avenue in Middle Village on Dec. 28 at 12:20 p.m., leaving the car's driver injured.
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Bankrupt Toy Chain's Gift Cards Remain Valid At N.Y. Locations
Accepted By Retailers Through January
      Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo announced that he has obtained a commitment from KB Toys, a national toy retailer that is in bankruptcy proceedings,
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One-Alarm Fire At Brooklyn Facility
      Firefighters were summoned to the scene of a one-alarm fire at a commercial establishment on Maspeth Avenue off of Gardner Avenue in Brooklyn at 5 p.m. on Dec. 28, 2008.
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Pol: No More Turf In City Pks. Until Fields Tested For Toxins
Seek Synthetic Ban After Lead Found
      Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum and Geoffrey Croft of NYC Park Advocates called on the city to issue an immediate moratorium of the installation of artificial turf fields until physical testing of all current artificial turf fields has
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More Aid Is Offered To Help Pay Heating Bills
HEAP Expanded In Empire State
      Following an increase in federal Home Emergency Assistance Program (HEAP) funding, New York State has increased the income levels for emergency HEAP benefits for the current heating season, Gov. David A. Paterson announced last Tuesday, Dec. 23.
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City Pension Fund Wants Info On Cos.
Looking At Their Long-Term Planning
      New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, acting on behalf of the New York City Pension Funds, has filed shareholder resolutions asking six companies to adopt sustainability reporting guidelines to disclose social and environmental practices, it was announced.
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Dwellings Damaged In Apt. House Blaze
      Apartments on the top floors of a Long Island City apartment house were damaged in a one-alarm fire on Christmas night, Dec. 25, Fire Department sources said. Reportedly, the blaze occurred at around 7:05 p.m.
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Air Study Checks Pollution Locally
Monitors Impact Of Vehicular Traffic
      The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced the launch of the New York City Community Air Survey, regarded as the first comprehensive effort to monitor street level air pollution in neighborhoods
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New Bill Reforms Accounting Laws
Agencies Must Register, Undergo Review
      The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) announced the unanimous passage of legislation by the New York State Senate and Assembly that will amend the education law relating to certified public accountants
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Area National Guard Soldiers Re-enlisted To Military Duties
New York Army At Full Strength
      Maj. Gen. Joseph J. Taluto, the adjutant general, announces the recent re-enlistment of members of the New York Army National Guard in recognition of their continuing commitment to serve community,
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