Action Desk Helps Clear Up Dead Wood -- December 14, 6:21 PM Micheline Muccini noticed a big branch dangling from the tree next to her home at 209-41 30th Avenue in Bayside and was immediately worried a swoop of wind could knock it down and hit someone walking on the sidewalk. Like a good citizen, Muccini called 311 to report the problem in September, but the... [Full Story] Take Action Yourself When Landlord Won’t -- November 18, 6:55 AM For many in the fall, the drop in temperature may seem to be more noticeable to the person renting than to a landlord. Not all landlords are aware of the rules about providing heat for tenants. According to New York City Comptroller Bill Thompson, the following rules apply to landlords. As a matter... [Full Story] Action Desk Help Lines -- November 18, 6:54 AM Looking For Better Business? If you feel a business treated you unfairly, file a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. You can file the complaint online at http://complaints.bbb.org/Welcome.asp, or over the phone at (212) 533-6200 at the New York City office. That office is located at 257 Park... [Full Story] Do Bad Fences Make Bad Neighbors? -- November 11, 5:46 AM For the last 12 years, Lilly Levinson has stared at a rickety green fence meandering onto her driveway. Lilly and her husband Martin have lived at 65-15 110 St. in Forest Hills for more than 30 years, and they have fought with two different homeowners at 110-05 65 Rd. to get the fence removed from... [Full Story] Getting New Trees Not An Easy Task -- September 14, 11:19 PM Walking down the streets of her Rego Park neighborhood, Teri Neufeld took in the plentiful number of cars and people on the streets. She ran her eyes up and down the apartment buildings, taking note of the perfect array of apartment windows that sit within the brick exteriors. There was something... [Full Story] Yet Again -- August 26, 2:26 PM Vandals hit this bus shelter on the corner of 188th Street and the Horace Harding Expressway earlier this month. This is not the first time. Perhaps the city should look into replacing the glass with something less likely to break next time, photographer Jerry Seuferling thinks. [Full Story] Does Legal Art Lead To Illegal Graffiti? -- August 26, 2:25 PM It often seems that graffiti is an eyesore in the communities in which it persists, but sometimes, at places such as Fun Factory in Long Island City, graffiti is actually a sanctioned art form. The Fun Factory, a pseudo warehouse studio space rented to artists in Long Island City, is a building covered... [Full Story] Running Across The Blvd. Of Death -- August 19, 2:05 PM The problem was right there in front of Peter Juras’ nose as he snapped away with his camera. The two crosswalk indicators were clearly out of sync with one another. Juras, a resident of Rego Park, played Queens Boulevard sleuth when he contacted the Action Desk to point out the problem that puts... [Full Story] Mystery Surrounds Line Of Dying Trees -- August 5, 1:49 PM First it was the one closer to Marathon Parkway. The bark started flaking, falling into the street. Without much more warning Marvin Tessler and Harold Levy were dragging a 25-foot branch towards the flake-covered curb two weeks later. Just a few feet down the quiet block, more bark started flaking.... [Full Story] Sewer Salvation Coming To Astoria -- July 20, 11:06 AM In congested parts of Queens, where people rely heavily on their feet for transportation, all that they expect is safe places to walk. In Astoria, certain sidewalks and catch basin covers are proving to be a hazard to pedestrians. On the corner of 33rd Road and 23rd Street there is a sewer grating... [Full Story] Queens Celebrates A Night Against Crime Queens GOP Leader Dies And Leaves Legacy Road Repaving Is Increased This Summer DOT Targets Safety Around Boro’s Schools Jail Time For Ex-Cop In teen Pimp Case Queens College Is Tops for Sobriety Council Term Limits Questioned Again Term Limits Don’t Limit Pols’ Fundraising Bust Deals Blow To Hollis Bloods Leaders Rally for Boulevard Of Death Bike Lane Leaders Rally for Boulevard Of Death Bike Lane More Lifeguards Sought For Queens $15M Sought For Newtown Creek Cleanup Ex-Cop, Pleads Guilty In Teen Pimp Case Queens Helps Shape Obama’s Agenda Bank robber Sought In Two Queens Heists Call To Free Innocent Inmates New Bridges Roll In Over Van Wyck Falun Gong: Opinions Clash Over Chinese Politics In Flushing Free AirTrain Rides For Airport 60th Queens Son Sails To Tony Nomination Judge Honored At Queens Courthouse Serial Rapists Terrorize Southeast Queens