Sunday, January 22, 2012

Jackson Heights merchants to rally against plaza

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From the Daily News : South Asian merchants in Jackson Heights are riled up over an award-winning pedestrian plaza that they claim is underm...
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Avella OK with College Point spa

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From the Times Ledger : The man who wants to open a new spa in the College Point Corporate Park got the backing of state Sen. Tony Avella (D...
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Community board member resigns over pledge

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From the Times Ledger : Right after Community Board 4 said the Pledge of Allegiance before its monthly meeting in Corona last week, a longti...
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Andrew still thinks convention center will fly

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From the NY Times : Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, stung by widespread doubts about his support for the privately financed construction of the countr...
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Property taxes increased again

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From the NY Post : Here we go again! Big Apple property owners will be hit with higher tax bills on July 1, after the city raised the assess...
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Saturday, January 21, 2012

No booze for you!

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From CBS New York : The New York State Liquor Authority has confirmed to 1010 WINS that it has denied a controversial liquor license to a pr...
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New parking regulations adopted by Council

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From NY1 : The City Council on Wednesday approved three bills aimed at making parking in the city a little easier. The Fair Parking Legislat...
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Dirty pols use campaign funds for defense

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From the Daily News : When some New York politicians find themselves facing corruption charges, they don’t have to worry about how to pay fo...
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Tweeding pays off for Vito's pal

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From the NY Post : The departing director of the politically connected Ridgewood Bushwick social-services empire founded by Brooklyn Democra...

Celebrating Rickert-Finlay

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From Douglaston Patch : Those who live in Douglas Manor have likely heard the names Rickert-Finlay many times before. But anyone who doesn...
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Friday, January 20, 2012

DOT contractors do sloppy street paving job

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Freshly paved 32nd Avenue in Flushing...
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LPC a day late and a dollar short

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From the NY Post : The city Landmarks Preservation Commission yesterday took emergency action to block a landlord from adding a rooftop pad ...
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A little asbestos never hurt anyone...

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From the Forum : Residents around an abandoned factory in Glendale say unsafe, un-permitted demolition is spilling over their fences and ter...
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Koo flying the GOP coop!

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From the NY Times : Peter Koo, one of only five Republicans on the 51-member City Council, is set to announce early next week that he will s...
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Vallone trashes garbage slob

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From the NY Post : A fed-up councilman from Astoria dug through a city trash can yesterday to find out who illegally dumped personal garbage...
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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Illegal Queens restaurants profiled on TV

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From JamieOliver.com This episode of Jamie's American Roadtrip takes Jamie to New York City, only this time he's trading the upscale...
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Liu's fundraising way down

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From the NY Times : The New York City comptroller, John C. Liu, reported a sharp drop in his campaign donations on Tuesday, providing the cl...
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OWS occupies owned house

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From WPIX : Wise Ahadzi said he tried to negotiate with the bank to salvage the house he bought in 2007 for $424, 500, but he was forced to ...
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New NYPD spying technology raises questions

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From Metro : Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly announced that the NYPD is pursuing a controversial new technology in the war against illegal...
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Using taxpayer dollars to promote themselves

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From the Daily News : The state's budget crisis hasn't stopped lawmakers from spending big bucks to promote themselves. Members of t...
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