Linda Miranti decorated most of her house for Christmas already but now she does not know if she will be able to have her family over for the holidays, or if she will even be there herself, because of a strong stench that has filled her home and wafts through the air around 88th and 89th streets in Howard Beach.
Starting around Nov. 10, Miranti’s home, especially her garage and the front of her house, has had a strong odor of what she thinks is methane.
More than 450 families were served the day before Thanksgiving at the Ozone Park Pantry with an event hosted by the Cityline Ozone Park Civili… Read more
The holiday season kicks off in Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, Ozone Park and Howard Beach this weekend with Christmas tree lightings that will be … Read more
Queens families who were displaced due to flooding from Hurricane Ida have been granted an extension to remain in the Radisson JFK Hotel inste… Read more
Grand larceny of automobiles has doubled locally in recent weeks and theft of automobile parts has ticked up as well.From Nov. 22 to Nov. 28, … Read more
The Queens County GOP announced last week that Keith Sullivan, a lawyer from Rockaway, has been appointed a Republican commissioner of the cit… Read more
Since all school staff have been required to get vaccinated, the amount of in-school Covid-19 testing has all but ceased for building personne… Read more
City Health Commissioner Dr. Dave Chokshi was direct on Monday when asked about the possibility of Covid-19’s Omicron variant showing up in the city.
“[W]e believe it will be a matter of days before Omicron is detected in the United States, and very likely in New York City as well,” he said at a press conference. Read more
When a constituent called state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) about discarded drug paraphernalia littering a road near her home, he decided to check it out for himself.
“I went down to a street off of Cross Bay Boulevard in Ozone Park and I saw these canisters,” he said. Read more
Attorney General Tish James announced on Nov. 23 that she is leading a tri-state coalition in calling for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to tighten controls on air pollution from heavy-duty trucks because of nitrogen oxide emissions.
When NOx combines in the atmosphere with other volatile organic compounds in the presence of heat and sunlight, smog is formed, according to EPA data from James’ office. As climate change leads to warmer temperatures, smog formation will worsen and disproportionately affect the health of the most vulnerable, children, the elderly and those with cardiovascular disease and respiratory illnesses like asthma and Covid-19, she said. Read more
Student journalists at the prestigious Townsend Harris High School helped expose teacher and baseball coach Joseph Canzoneri, who allegedly engaged in “numerous inappropriate acts,” involving having sexual intercourse with a former student who had just graduated.
They also revealed that he remained at the school following the report and came into contact with students during that time. Read more
Elected officials are working with the city Human Resources Administration and HeartShare, a nonprofit, to aid residents in need of help with their heating bills.
“My office is working with nonprofit HeartShare and NYC HRA to offer assistance to eligible residents who need help to pay their home heating bills and prevent utility shut-offs under the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP),” state Sen. Leroy Comrie said (D-St. Albans) via email. “A person may qualify if they are elderly, disabled or receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, Temporary Assistance Benefits or Supplemental Security Income; and can provide valid Social Security numbers for each member of their household.” Read more
Constituents have been expecting it for a while, but Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Nassau, Suffolk, Queens) officially announced his candidacy for governor Nov. 29.
“Everything I have done in my career has prepared me for this particular job at this particular time,” he said in his campaign video. Read more
Michael Henry, a commercial litigation attorney from Astoria, is running for the state Attorney General’s Office.
Henry, a Republican candidate, is campaigning to tackle crime, corruption and the coronavirus crisis. Read more
Bishop Robert Brennan on Tuesday was installed as the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn at a Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in the Prospect Heights section of Brooklyn.
Timothy Cardinal Dolan, archbishop of New York, and Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States of America, officiated the Installation Mass. Brennan, who led the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio, since 2019, was named by Pope Francis to succeed Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio back in September. Read more
The state Attorney General’s Office has secured $5.1 million against Park Avenue Stem Cell Clinic, an assumed name for Image Plastic Surgery LLC in Manhattan, for deceptive practices that scammed patients out of thousands through false advertising.
Attorney General Tish James also ordered the defendants to end their practices, which charged consumers $4,000 per procedure and up to $20,000 for multiple procedures using the patients’ stem cells to treat lupus, Parkinson’s disease and Lou Gehrig’s disease from 2015 to June 2019. Read more
The Holly Tour is back again.
Like last year, the annual event will be held online. Read more
A bill submitted by outgoing City Councilman Ben Kallos (D-Manhattan) would require residential landlords with more than 10 units to provide free internet; and would require the city to subsidize some landlords’ conversions.
Kallos’ bill was referred to the Committee on Housing and Buildings on Oct. 7. It would require all new housing to be constructed with internet access, and all existing housing to receive broadband internet within three years. Read more
Gov. Hochul and city officials have decided not to wait for the Omicron variant of Covid-19 to be detected in New York State.
On Friday, Nov. 26, Hochul, under her emergency powers, signed a declaration to allow the Department of Heath to limit nonessential and nonurgent procedures for hospitals of systems where the availability of inpatient beds falls below 10 percent of capacity “or as determined by the Department of health based on regional and heath care utilization factors.” Read more
Two days after the 2021 general election, Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) pointed out that communities heavily populated by Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders voted in favor of Republican candidates.
“Our party better start giving more of a s**t about #aapi voters and communities. No other community turned out at a faster pace than AAPIs in 2020,” Meng wrote in a Nov. 4 tweet. Read more
Queens parents are divided in yet another policy debate that comes after 11th-hour announcements from Mayor de Blasio.
Almost a year ago, officials announced that they would end all “geographic screens” or priorities that give preference to students who live within a district or borough. Read more
The West Pond Loop at Jamaica Bay is reopened to the public, boasting nine acres of restored habitat and 200,000 new native plants.
The trail was closed so the West Pond Living Shoreline Restoration Project could be completed and a ceremony on Friday marked the reopening. Read more
A Brooklyn man was sentenced to 33 years in prison for aggravated manslaughter and robbery following a 2019 incident that resulted in the death of NYPD 102nd Precinct Detective Brian Simonsen, District Attorney Melinda Katz’s Office announced last Wednesday.
On Feb. 12, 2019, Christopher Ransom, 30, and a co-defendant attempted to rob the AT&T store on the corner of 120th Street and Atlantic Avenue. Ransom ordered the two employees inside a room and demanded they surrender cash and merchandise, according to court records. Read more
Councilman Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans) has allocated over $400,000 for fiscal year 2022 toward preventing illegal dumping and cleaning up hotspots where garbage piles up.
The overflow of refuse, including household trash, has led to residential areas being plagued with rubbish, according to Miller. Read more
President Biden’s $1.7 trillion Build Back Better package passed the House of Representatives on Nov. 19, and if it manages to secure enough votes in the Senate the Empire State could secure hundreds of billions in childhood education and climate programs and up to $70,000 in relief on state and local taxes.
The breakdown for some of Biden’s initiatives includes $400 billion for children and families, $555 billion for climate and a lift in the SALT deductions cap from $10,000 to $80,000. Read more
Give back to the community and spread holiday cheer with an event this Sunday in Howard Beach that will have everything from a vaccine bus to classic cars to Santa pictures.
Prima Pasta & Cafe on Cross Bay Boulevard is organizing the drive with the Pizza Dance Foundation, co-sponsored by state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach). Read more
A recently retired New York City police officer has been charged with scamming nearly a dozen people who sought to rent his basement apartment in Ozone Park.
Burbran Pierre, 42, was arrested in Minnesota and extradited to New York, according to a statement from the Office of Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz. He has been charged with fourth-degree grand larceny and two counts of first-degree scheme to defraud. Read more
A Ridgewood man has been sentenced to 19 months in federal prison for threatening to harm and murder United States senators and members of the… Read more
A probationary New York City police officer from Queens has been charged with allegedly selling steroids to an undercover cop on two occasions this fall.
Maurice Lemelin, 33, on the force for nearly two years, worked out of the 84th Precinct in Brooklyn. He was charged last week with fifth- and seventh-degree possession of a controlled substance and two counts of fifth-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, according to a press release issued by the Office of Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz. Read more
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