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Drinking holes bar Patriotism on Super Sunday
Crain's New York Business
Feb 03Giants loyalists around the city are severing their Patriot ties. Mayor Michael Bloomberg stopped by Brady's Bar, 1583 Second Ave., Friday afternoon to rename it “Manning's Bar” for the weekend. The mayor did the same ahead of 2008's Giants/Patriots Su... »
Comprehensive autistic center to open in Howard Beach
NYDailyNews.com Headlines
Jan 25A Queens group plans to transform a Howard Beach Chinese restaurant into a $5 million comprehensive center for autistic children and adults. The New York Families for Autistic Children facility is expected to be one of the largest of its kind in the bo... »
Queens man gets 18 years for savage beating of cop
New York Post
Jan 20A Howard Beach man was sentenced to 18 years in prison today for the savage beating of an off-duty police officer who had to have his face reconstructed after the road rage incident. Joseph Meyers, 26, was convicted in November for the 2009 gang assaul... »
Sheepshead Bites: TOMORROW: Complimentary Book Signing With DA Hynes Commemorates Howard Beach Case
The Brooklyn Wire
Jan 16The public is cordially invited to attend a complimentary* book signing featuring six-term Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Howard Beach incident … »
Jan. 6: Dropping the ball on New Year's Eve and Gov. Cuomo's Aqueduct convention center
NYDailyNews.com Headlines
Jan 06Howard Beach: What has happened to American pride? All the service men and women returning, and not one could push the button to drop the New Year’s ball? What a disgrace to New York and the world. Rochelle G. Cohen »
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Restoration of Jamaica Bay underway
Queens Crap
Feb 03From the Forum:The efforts to restore Jamaica Bay—an economic staple for the local community—are one step closer to completion after a recent $7.2 million grant to make long-awaited restorations to the bay’s Yellow Bar Hassock Island.Funding from the g... »
How a new rail line would work
Queens Crap
Feb 02From the Daily News:The Railroad Option would have the LIRR resume operations between Penn Station and Aqueduct. Two stations would be built — at Rego Park and at Aqueduct.The latter would allow transfers to the A train and to the Air Train (if it were... »
Howard Beach will smell better
Queens Crap
Jan 29From the Queens Chronicle:Say goodbye to those noxious odors that had been coming from Shellbank Basin and wafting through the Howard Beach community during the summer months.Within the next few weeks, the city Department of Environmental Protection is... »
Weekend work impacting 14 subway lines
Second Ave. Sagas
Jan 27Have a great weekend. Subway Weekender has your map. From 4 a.m. Saturday, January 28 to 10 p.m. Sunday, January 29, downtown 2 trains operate express from East 180th Street to 3rd Avenue/149th Street due to track panel installation at East 180th Stree... »
Indoor Play Spaces for Kids in Queens
Queens Mamas
Jan 16It’s finally starting to feel like winter out there, and you might be pining for those playground days of summer. Well, don’t despair! If you’re looking for ways to let your kids burn off some ... »