Local immigration office opens – Queens Courier
In an effort to increase accessibility and convenience for its customers, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officially opened to the public with help from elected officials, as well as immigration service representatives. The new USCIS Queens center, located at 27-35 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City, will serve up to 500 customers from […]
Elevator Work Blamed in Death of Suzanne Hart – New York Times (blog)
Maintenance work was the likely culprit in the elevator accident that killed an advertising executive in Midtown last month, a city official said on Monday. Suzanne Hart, 41, a director of new business and content at Y&R, formerly Young & Rubicam, was killed Dec. 14 when the elevator she was stepping into lurched upward, partly […]
MTA scuttles free-shuttle plan – New York Post
EXCLUSIVE MTA officials have proven again that they excel — at taking service away from desperate riders. Brass at the cash-strapped agency have incredibly rejected an offer of a free shuttle bus — financed in full by a local lawmaker — for 7-train riders slammed by 11 straight weekends of service outages. City […]
Bulldogs bite Brooklyn Collegiate, make case for top seed – New York Post
Arthur Santanna hears it all the time. Queens is soft. Queens A West is one of the weakest divisions in the city. Star Aaron Williams isn’t around anymore to bail out Long Island City, last year’s PSAL Class A runner-up. After Saturday’s impressive victory, however, the Bulldogs’ doubters don’t have a leg to […]