Queens Village resident Jairam Ali Suarez, 26, was sentenced to 45 years to life in prison on Monday for shooting two men — killing one and wounding the other — in a 2015 drug deal gone wrong. Queens District Attorney …
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Main St. sidewalk expansion finished
City officials and Flushing leaders unveiled the completion of their $7.8. million project to widen the Main Street sidewalks last Thursday. Parts of Main Street between 38th and 41st avenues were expanded up to a 9 foot distance. This was …
2% Social Security COLA coming in Jan.
About 61 million Social Security beneficiaries will receive a 2 percent increase to the cost of living allowance in January. The Social Security Administration, in a fact sheet published in the website ssa.gov/news/press/factsheets/colafacts2018.pdf, said the increase was approved based on the …
LinkNYC kiosks a boon to Queens biz
LinkNYC has placed 1,399 of its Wi-Fi kiosks across New York City almost two years after its launch. The stations were placed around the city near transit stops and businesses, replacing old telephone booths. Business owners with kiosks in front …
Firefighter injured battling Bayside blaze
One firefighter was injured while extinguishing a basement fire early Monday morning in Bayside, the FDNY said. The two-alarm fire at 33-35 202 St. started at 9 a.m. and required 25 FDNY workers to put out the flames. First responders …
Compost bins set to expand in Queens
Queens residents in single-family homes across a handful of neighborhoods will receive “organics” composting bins by the end of October, according to the Department of Sanitation. The program is being launched in community districts 6 and 7. Districts 2, 9, …
Local 3 strike hits the six-month mark
Local 3 and Charter Communications remain at an impasse after an almost six- month battle over how to update the union contract. Negotiations at an August meeting showed no progress at all. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers started the …
Fatal case of Legionnaires’ disease at Parker Towers
Two cases of Legionnaires’ disease at the Parker Towers complex in Forest Hills were reported by the city Health Department within two months’ time. One was fatal. Both cases occurred at 104-60 Queens Blvd., where “One person recovered, and one …
