By amol on April 9, 2012
A mortgage broker charged in a massive $66 million fraud scheme involving more than 100 properties pleaded guilty Monday in Manhattan Federal Court to a conspiracy charge that could put him behind bars for up to 10 years. Prosecutors said Long Island mortgage broker Gerard Canino, 51, ran the scheme through his company First Class [...]
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By amol on April 9, 2012
For many Long Islanders, a trip to Dairy Barn’s red silo for the last gallon of milk we need or the dozen eggs we forgot is an exercise in home town nostalgia. But with the recent closure of the Babylon and North Babylon locations, many residents have wondered if the Dairy Barn experience would soon [...]
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By amol on April 9, 2012
Performer and memoirist Kambri Crews fillets family truths Photo credit: Anya Garrett Kambri Crews, 40, of Long Island City, grew up as the hearing daughter of a violent, deaf alcoholic who abused her deaf mother and who is now serving a 20-year sentence in Texas for all but killing his girlfriend. Crews will read [...]
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By amol on April 9, 2012
Post-mortem on deadly mishap L evittown, L.I.: Re “1 dead, 4 injured in crane collapse at midtown Manhattan construction site” (April 4): This accident, as well as the 2008 collapses that resulted in the deaths of Wayne Bliedner and Donald Leo, two members of IUOE Local 14, were caused by faulty equipment and/or rigging, not [...]
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By amol on April 9, 2012
<!– Email Print Twitter Facebook MySpace Delicous Stumble Digg More Destinations… –> The FINANCIAL — JetBlue Airways, New York’s Official Hometown Airline opened its new corporate headquarters in Long Island City, Queens. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Senator Charles E. Schumer and
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