Howard-Beach News

Members of the gay and lesbian communities protested against politicians who voted against gay marriage bill in the state Senate.

John Gotti, Jr. gets his first taste of freedom since August 2008 after a judge rules a fourth mistrial in five years after the jury in his latest racketeering trial was hopelessly deadlocked.

RING 8 International Veterans Boxing Association of NY, Inc. You are cordially invited to join us for our annual Holiday and Awards Ceremony Sunday, December 20, 2009 Russoa s on the Bay 162-45 Crossbay Blvd., Howard Beach, NY 11414, 718-843-5055 12:30 PM to 5:30 PM This year we are proud to announce our honorees: Guests in attendance: Ray a oeBoom ...

For the family of a man killed outside a Flatbush nightclub, the pain is all too familiar.

Jim Santora, a one-time Woodhaven Lanes regular, is spearheading a campaign to preserve the alley's legacy.

For years, according to investigators, Yvonne Rossetti used her elder daughter's crippling disability as a way of tugging at heart strings to get money from friends and family.

A JFK shuttle train that had just undergone preventive maintenance lost two doors just before picking up its first passengers [Friday], sources said.

Will Shafroth, left, deputy assistant secretary for fish, wildlife and parks at the U.S. Department of the Interior, toured Charles Park Monday with Friends of Charles Park founder Dorothy McCloskey and Congressman Gregory Meeks .

A blaze erupted among Christmas wrapping at a Walmart in Westbury. Everyone was safely evacuated the store, a fire official said.

The Queens woman who said she killed her ex-cop husband after years of abuse will not be able to use battered woman's syndrome as a defense... [Her] lawyer - who has sparred repeatedly with [Queens Supreme Court Justice Arthur] Cooperman for months and urged the judge to let someone else preside over the trial - objected.

A few months back, Nate told me about a strange little neighborhood he'd discovered out near Howard Beach .

Don't dare dump on our city! B rooklyn: To Voicer Jerry Southern, who called New York a cesspool: We who were born, raised and live here know New York is the greatest city in the world.

NEW ROCHELLE - A 32-year-old Howard Beach man who police said was driving a car after his license had been suspended two dozen times is now facing a felony charge.

A Queens grandmother was struck and killed Thursday night on her way home from her own Birthday party.

For two years after I returned to New York I lived in the neighborhood that I grew up in: Howard Beach.

A coalition of Broad Channel residents is calling for a new pedestrian barrier to be installed along a dangerous stretch of Cross Bay Blvd.

Faye McCormack lost her son Fred to an accused drunken driver. Putting drunken drivers behind bars is Fay McCormack 's business.

Thursday, November 12, 2009 City Mulling Acquisition of St. Saviour's by Jeremy Walsh - TimesLedger Newspapers As preservationists continue to clash with the owner of the land where the 162-year-old St.

The Boy Scouts from St. Helen's Troop 139 - helped out the Howard Beach Civic Association on Sunday, October 4th - by cleaning up and planting at both the HBCA sites.

A few quick bits on Tuesday's elections. There are so many predictions of low turnout, but that means your vote becomes more valuable.