Hospital Worker Extradited to Face Queens Sex Abuse Charges
QUEENS — A former Elmhurst Hospital technician on the lam for more than six years after allegedly sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl in Astoria Park faced a Queens judge Friday after being picked up in the Netherlands. Peter Belegrinos, 30, was arrested at Amsterdam’s Schicpol Airport in February 2011 after used his his name popped […]
Duck dishes at LIC Market
Eyewitness News LONG ISLAND CITY (WABC) — L.I.C. Market named for Long Island City opened two years ago and as the name implies there’s a market at this restaurant. Here are some recipes that were featured on this week’s Neighborhood Eats. Recipes Slow Roasted Duck Hash (LIC Market) 4 Servings 4 each Duck Legs, slow […]
Con Ed Workers and Allies Rally in Union Square to End Lockout
As New York City endures another heat wave, more than 8,000 experienced professionals who form the core of the city’s utility workforce continue to be locked out of their jobs at Consolidated Edison. Thousands of members of Local 1-2 of the Utility Workers Union and other unions from around the city rallied in Union Square […]
Who You Calling Gritty?
HIPNESS is contagious in Brooklyn, where expanding the global brand seems to be a done deal. On a scorching July afternoon, the frisson of hustle and bustle that delineates the weekday rush hour was in full swing at the intersection of Greenpoint and Manhattan Avenues, the dowdy commercial heart of Greenpoint. Horns blared, and unlike […]
City to Replace Aging Staten Island Ferries
STATEN ISLAND — The city’s aging fleet of Staten Island ferries is to be replaced after up to 50 years of sailing New York’s harbor. The Department of Transportation is looking for bidders to design a new generation of vessels for the route, according to a request for proposals issued this week. “With the […]