NYC’s first table games casino opens soon: What to know

Massive fire engulfs house and church in Queens

QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) — Hundreds of New York City firefighters battled A large fire that engulfed a vacant local church in Queens on Thursday evening, FDNY officials tell PIX11 News. Police received a 911 call reporting a house fire, which

Commuters invited to help shape overhaul of Jamaica Transit Hub

QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) – Riders can help shape the design of one of the city’s and nation’s busiest transportation crossroads. Jamaica Station is the fourth-busiest transit hub in the United States, linking rail, subway, bus, and airport service. It’s the

Raging NYC maniac stabs 2 neighbors over French bulldog peeing outside his home: cops

The suspect knifed a 39-year-old woman in the left hand and stabbed her boyfriend, also 39, in the back, when he spotted their dog doing its business, according to police and law enforcement sources.

13 NYC hospitals could have layoffs or close due to Medicaid cuts, study finds

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Multiple New York hospitals could be at risk of closing or reducing services because of Medicaid cuts, according to a report by a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization. Public Citizen’s study links these cuts to the One

NYC church statue vandalized with spray paint: NYPD

ASTORIA, Queens (PIX11) — Police are searching for a man in connection with a hate crime vandalism of a Catholic church in Astoria. On March 21, at around 6:30 a.m., the man allegedly vandalized the religious statue with spray paint

Pass reforms to let nurses focus on nursing

At the Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation, we treat our patients like family. As the head of the nursing home, I take our shared mission as my personal responsibility: to improve our clients’ quality of life, to…

3 neighbors stabbed in fight over dog peeing on Queens lawn: sources

LAURELTON, Queens (PIX11) — Three neighbors were stabbed during a fight over a dog urinating on a Queens lawn Thursday morning, police and sources said. Officers responded to the assault in front of 139-42 229th St. near 139th Avenue in

Reckless driver arrested in fiery car meet-up that wreaked havoc at NYC intersection: cops

A reckless driver who allegedly helped wreak havoc at a Queens intersection in a wild car meet-up surrendered to police Thursday.

Driver arrested in fiery car meetup in Queens: NYPD

QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) — A 22-year-old driver was arrested after a fiery car meetup wreaked havoc on a Queens neighborhood over the weekend, police said. Asil Assaidi, 22, was picked up by the warrants squad Thursday morning and is facing

Speech and taxes

As the April 16 Chronicle editorial “Paladino’s paramount rights” puts it, “progressives on the City Council, all too willing to police speech, were not satisfied” with letting City Councilwoman Vickie Paladino plead freedom of speech as defense against charges of…

It’s more than FHJC

Your Central Queens cover story “Sold!” (“Forest Hills Jewish Center to be sold,” April 16, multiple editions) talks about the Forest Hills Jewish Center moving from its central location due to the building being sold, but its members are not…

Albany’s pension pirates

No wonder so many New York State legislators are pushing for the repeal of the Tier 6 pension program for public employees. One third of them will benefit big time from “the coming public pension giveaway,” notes the New York…