New York Post - Fri Nov 20
Two men have been indicted on hate crime charges in an assault on a transgender woman in one of New York City's most diverse neighborhoods.
Finding From a Fatal Queens Fire: Illegal Homes Hide in Plain SightNew York Times - Thu Nov 19
For at least two years before a fire killed three men in an illegally divided house next door, Diane Ross and her family lived in an illegal apartment at 42-38 65th Street in Woodside, Queens.
In Letters Gone Dark, A Message To PonderNew York Times - Thu Nov 19
The sign, more accurately, should have read "u r hurt." Readers' Opinions But no: when the sign outside Elmhurst Hospital Center lost an "E" and an "S" because the lights burned out, the result was "lmhur t." Or, to some eyes, "I'm hurt." Benjamin Schmerler, a 41-year-old resident of Jackson Heights, Queens, noticed the sign on Sunday night when he ...
Applicants Flood a Shrinking N.Y.P.D.New York Times - Tue Nov 17
After years of struggling to lure top-quality recruits, the New York Police Department has found that the prolonged recession - coupled with a significant increase in first-year salaries - has generated new interest in police careers.
Movie houses going darkNew York Daily News - Tue Nov 17
Edwin Westley, Janet Kelly and Muhammad Rashid have been working to bring a new operator to one of the two closed movie houses in Jackson Heights.
'The right place at the right time'The Guardian - Sun Nov 15
Lieutenants Ian and Deanna Scott are thrilled with their first appointment in Charlottetown with the Salvation Army to serve Queens County and Kings County.
No pooper-scooper law enforcement equals a big messPoughkeepsie Journal - Sat Nov 14
There doesn' seem to be a peaceful end to the pooh versus shoe battle. People sick of arching their backs and contorting their legs so they can sniff the bottom of their sneaker are chanting 'No Poop Left Behind!' Now I've joined them.
Last Chance Foods: Winter SquashWNYC-AM New York - Fri Nov 13
Novembera TMs the time for squirreling away winter squash. Varieties like butternut, acorn and Hubbard practically store themselvesa 'the tough outer skin serves as an effective natural plastic wrap, keeping the squash fresh.
Injured ATVer not shot: RCMPCBC - Fri Nov 13
People who ride off-highway vehicles in Nova Scotia are required to wear helmets.
NYC Veterans Day parade expects 20,000American Legion Magazine - Tue Nov 10
Department of New York Legionnaires will be well represented among the more than 20,000 participants in Wednesday's 90th Anniversary Veterans Day Parade in New York City.
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