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Gasoline leaking from a vehicle parked in an garage beneath an apartment tower in Lefrak City reportedly ignited a one-alarm fire last Thursday, Apr. 2, Fire Department sources said. Reportedly, the blaze occurred at around 10:30 a.m. More ... Chase Bank USA, N.A. (Chase), JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s credit cardissuing bank subsidiary, has agreed to stop charging a $10 per month service charge that it added to over 184,000 of its credit card accounts, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced. More ... Renovations to Queens Plaza in Long Island City aimed at promoting economic growth will be moving forward with the help of funding provided in the recently-passed federal stimulus package, it was announced. The project is one of 25 public works which had been stalled as a result of inadequate funding in the current capital plan. More ... A Bushwick man who was beaten to death last December in an apparent hate crime and a late Sunnyside civic leader are among those recognized in a street renaming bill passed by the City Council last Thursday, Apr. 2. More ... Hundreds of firefighters responded to the scene of a three-alarm fire on the roof of a Sunnyside apartment house last Tuesday afternoon, Mar. 31, it was reported. Fire Department sources said the inferno broke out at around 4:10 p.m. More ... The Monday, Mar. 30 Queens Civic Congress (QCC) session at the Kew Gardens Community Center featured a roundtable discussion highlighting various community efforts to help safeguard local neighborhoods from overdevelopment. More ... The City Council voted to approve the creation of a 1,100- seat high school in Maspeth on Thursday, Apr. 2, despite opposition from the area's City Council member and community groups. More ... Middle College High School isn't going anywhere if Board 2 has its way: the advisory body approved the School Construction Authority's (SCA) request to purchase the high school's building at its Apr. More ... Prostitution in Ridgewood has reared its ugly head once again, residents attending the Mar. 31 meeting of Citizens For a Better Ridgewood (CBR) at St. Aloysius Church learned. Special Operations Lt. Gerard Lester and Community Affairs P.O. Thomas Bell of the 104th Precinct updated residents on local crime in the area. More ... Quality-of-life problems as well as traffic infractions around Ridgewood were hot topics addressed by the commander of the 104th Precinct during last Thursday's Ridgewood Property Owners and Civic Association (RPOCA) meeting at I.S. 93. More ... New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Council Member Elizabeth Crowley and the Stop & Shop Supermarket Company made an emergency donation last Wednesday, Apr. More ... Illegal advertisements posted around the community for companies claiming to buy or sell foreclosed homes do not appear to be legitimate, according to a civic activist who spoke to members of the Glendale/104th Precinct Civilian More ... Parking and traffic inconveniences resulting from the recent St. Patrick's Day parade through Sunnyside and Woodside were hot topics during last Tuesday's 108th Precinct Community Council meeting at Sunnyside More ... Community members at the Apr. 2 Glendale Property Owners Association (GPOA) meeting, held at the Greater Ridgewood Youth Council's Vito Maranzano Meeting Hall, were reminded of the harsh realities of the new state budget. More ... In what was described as a "novel that never ends," community leaders lamented state government's latest false step in securing a gaming operator for Aqueduct Racetrack at the Apr. More ... Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Jonathan Mintz kicked off Financial Literacy Month at the city's first Financial Education Institute by challenging city residents to use the city's free and low-cost financial More ... The New York Transit Museum in Brooklyn Heights is presenting a new exhibition to commemorate the Long Island Rail Road's 175th anniversary, it was announced. The exhibition will examine the transition of Long Island from an idyllic farming community to one of the nation's premiere. More ... MetroCard buses and vans will make scheduled stops in Queens during the month of April, MTA New York City Transit announced. Senior citizens and persons with disabilities may apply for the Reduced Fare MetroCard on MetroCard buses or may obtain an application from the vans. Seniors must present photo identification proving that they are at least 65 years old. More ... The 110th Precinct Community Council will hold its Third Annual Fund-raiser on Tuesday, Apr. 28 at 6:00 p.m. at Woodhaven House, 63- 98 Woodhaven Blvd., Rego Park. The event will honor the 110th Precinct's 2008 Supervisor of the Year, Police Officer of the Year and Civilian of the Year, as well as local community and business leaders. More ... |
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