Projects to Add Wind Power for City Gain Momentum
But that is about to change. This spring, the city’s Department of Environmental Protection will solicit plans for the first major wind project, the installation of turbines atop the Fresh Kills landfill in Staten Island. And city planners are working on zoning changes, now under review by the City Planning Commission, to allow turbines up […]
Tuskegee Airman Gains Newfound Fame Thanks to ‘Red Tails’ Movie
Dabney Montgomery, 88, often wears a hat honoring the Tuskegee Airmen. He is also seen here with a Congressional Medal around his neck. (DNAinfo/Jill Colvin) LONG ISLAND CITY — For nearly 70 years, Dabney Montgomery’s wartime heroics had gone almost unnoticed. But the 88-year-old Harlem man, who is one of the few remaining Tuskegee Airmen, […]
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One of state’s largest abortion clinics to open in Jamaica
After four decades of death threats, picket lines and evictions, a leading women’s health crusader is set to open one of the state’s largest, licensed abortion clinics this week in southeast Queens. Choices Women’s Medical Center, which also provides gynecological, prenatal and counseling services, is moving from its current Long Island City location to a […]