Seminerio Steps Down, Pleads Guilty -- Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio (D-Richmond Hill) handed a letter of resignation to Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) on Tuesday, then pleaded guilty to influence peddling on...[continue]

Hundreds Get In Line For Handful Of Jobs -- A subtle hint of summer lingered in the air as the sun’s rays intensified on a swarm of career fair applicants that covered a city block in front of Borough Hall last Thursday....[continue]

Man Caught On Video Trashing Political Signs -- A Bayside man was caught on video tearing down campaign signs from a private construction site on Northern Boulevard – and admits to having torn signs down from the same site and...[continue]

Hiram Claims Reform, Dems Disagree -- State Sen. Hiram Monserrate said this week that the action he has taken in the Senate – voting last week with the Republicans to oust Majority Leader Malcolm Smith and later switching...[continue]

City Geese Removal Not Linked To Trash -- The City teamed up with the United States Dept. of Agriculture to curb the number of Canada geese roaming around airports. The Port Authority, USDA and City hope to remove 2,000...[continue]

Public Art Installation Destroyed By Vandals -- Is Queens ready for public art? Depends on who you ask. When artists Hector Canonge and Chin Chih Yang installed a tree with a 10-foot plastic globe inflated around it, they were...[continue]

Facing Foreclosure? Find Help With 311 -- Mayor Mike Bloomberg came to Queens last week to announce a new ad campaign encouraging homeowners to seek help, should they be facing foreclosure. “Our new public campaign...[continue]

Judge OKs Vantage Tenants’ Lawsuit -- A portion of the lawsuit filed by 10 tenants in several apartment buildings owned by Vantage Properties has withstood the company’s legal challenges and will move forward. At issue...[continue]

Iranian Election Votes Cast In Queens -- Reza Delghavi, an Iranian artist living in Jamaica, has taken the week off from work, sick to his stomach over the news coming from his home country. He has been glued to television...[continue]

Centers Saved But Programs Face Cut -- When Rajina Mooliya’s youngest son attends public school next year, she said he’ll be ahead of peers because of his daycare program. “When he goes to first grade he’s just going...[continue]

COBRA Coverage May Be Extended -- A bill proposing to extend COBRA health insurance benefits from 18 to 36 months for the recently unemployed was passed in the State Senate Insurance Committee earlier this month,...[continue]

BP Offers Guide On Immigrant Aid -- The Queens Borough President has released a list of suggested organizations for immigration support after New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo subpoenaed 50 for fraud....[continue]