Queens Gazette cries a river for troubled medical building

From the Queens Gazette:Recently a police report was filed with the 114th Police Precinct by Pali Realty for extensive graffiti damage done to the multimillion dollar medical facility under construction at 23-25 31st St. in Astoria. Graffiti vandals damaged the façade and exterior glass windows. Damage to the building is estimated to cost more than $150,000, causing an unnecessary expense and delays.“It is a real travesty that damage by graffiti...

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Parolee responsible for car break-in spree

From LIC Post:The police believe that they have nabbed a man responsible for a large number of neighborhood auto break-ins.Long Island City—from Court Square through Hunters Point—has been subject to about 60 auto break-ins in recent months, according to Captain Brian Hennessy, the commanding officer of the 108 police precinct. However, an August 24 bust has brought that spike to a halt, he said.Hennessy said the police caught the perpetrator breaking...

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Seeking uses for vacant Far Rockaway land

From Brownstoner Queens:Permanent development is in the works for a vacant, 80-acre site on the Rockaway Peninsula, an area badly damaged by Hurricane Sandy, but in the meantime the organization 596 Acres is looking toward interim uses for the land. A few weeks ago, the group led a discussion on potential interim uses for these empty lots in the Arverne East/Edgemere neighborhood — all those green dots in the map above are public vacant space. Proposals...

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Shafran not conceding to Vallone

From the Daily News:City Council hopefuls Paul Vallone and Austin Shafran are separated by just 144 votes in a Democratic Primary race that is still too close to call.The two are leading a five-candidate battle for a shot at the northeastern Queens seat currently held by disgraced Republican City Councilman Dan Halloran.Vallone, the son of former speaker Peter Vallone and the brother of City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr., claimed victory Tuesday night...

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Underground dining becoming more popular

From CBS New York:As you sit down to dinner, this story illustrates eating out like you have never experienced before. We are talking about super-secret, illegal dining experiences hosted in homes.CBS 2 investigative reporter Tamara Leitner went undercover to see firsthand how this underground world works.It may look like a dinner party, but it’s really an underground supper club.The diners are a mix of New Yorkers and tourists. CBS 2’s undercover cameras captured one experience — eight people who didn’t know each other eating a meal in a stranger’s...

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Remembering the fallen of 9/11

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Inside the 9/11 Museum

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