2008: Year in Review
With 2008 coming to a close, the Long Island city Journal decided to take a look back at a few of the stories that shaped the year. Some New Faces in Albany Generally speaking, incumbents in Queen...
Indy Awards
Local activist Bryan Puertas, 24, was one of five youth leaders honored at the New York City Independence Party’s Ninth Annual Anti-Corruption Awards held last week at the Woolworth Tower Restaura...
Robbers on Loose
Authorities are on the hunt for several individuals wanted in connection with seven armed robberies throughout Brooklyn and Queens. Police are looking for two to four men who have primarily targe...
Rego Park Child Psychiatrist Convicted of Sexual Abuse
A Rego Park child psychiatrist has been convicted of sexual abuse and could face up to one year in prison, Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced last week. Brown identified the psych...
Wilting Budget Forces Two-Week QBG Closure
Budget cuts are affecting nearly every part of New York City life, and the five boroughs’ cultural institutions are no different. In an effort to cope with less money this coming fiscal year, the ...
Cops Hunt Serial Bank Robber
Police need the public’s assistance in locating a male suspect responsible for multiple bank robberies throughout Queens over the past month. He struck a Chase bank at 37-29 Junction Boulev...
Thief Robs Two Woodside Apartments
Investigators are hoping the public can help them track down a pernicious individual that robbed two apartments in a Woodside building earlier this month. Police say the suspect entered 71-17 Wood...
Cable Workers Cause “High-Speed” Heart Rates With New Calendars
If the technician that comes into your home to fix your cable box looks familiar, it’s because they might be one of the Time Warner beefcakes hanging above your desk. The cable company that bring...
The 114th Knows How to Party
Councilman Peter Vallone, Jr. was just one of the guests at the 114th Precinct Community Council Holiday Party at Astoria World Manor, where hundreds of children and their parents played games and...
Lindsay Vonn has put the rest of the women’s elite Alpine circuit on notice this winter with her results in the slalom, the slowest of the five World Cup disciplines.