This summer, the American public was shocked by an array of violent crimes committed by gun-wielding individuals across the country. In Aurora, Colorado on July 20, James Holmes walked into a midnight screening of the Dark Knight Rises with an arsenal of weapons, murdering twelve people and injuring 58. A few weeks later in Oak [...]
Wounded NYPD Sergeant Out Of Hospital – NBC News New York – The wounded sergeant is the 10th member of the NYPD shot while on the job this year, according to the department. The NYPD sergeant who was shot in both legs while chasing a suspect down a narrow alley this week is out of [...]
FLUSHING, Queens – Walking down Main Street in a neighborhood where 71% of residents are of Asian descent, the sights and smells of a wide breadth of cultures and cuisines meld together to form a distinctive aura unique to the Flushing landscape. On Friday, the Flushing Business Improvement District (BID) invited New Yorkers of all stripes [...]
Outside the gates of Consolidated Edison’s Astoria Yard, five men milled around what used to be their place of work, now turned picket site. One man, David Castillo of Jackson Heights, has a 3-year-old daughter and family to care for. He is just one of the 8,500 Con Ed workers who have been locked out [...]
FOREST HILLS, Queens – Lillian Kogan, a petite, white-haired woman walks down 72nd Road and heads for home on Austrin Street only two blocks away. Hanging from her left arm is a bag filled with fresh bread and croissants from the artisan bakery, La Boulangerie. Kogan is 90-years-old and has never been to a bakery quite [...]
In Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, players gather on the sidelines to rehydrate and discuss their game plan, both sides determined to win the scoreless soccer match. As the referee signals the second half, the teams return to the field, ready for a fight. This game is as professional as soccer gets in the park these days, [...]
