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Peter Dazeley/Getty Images Some health experts think Mayor Bloomberg’s plan could go even further in targeting unhealthy portion sizes. Why stop at soda, Mr. Mayor? Health experts tasked with deciding the fate of Bloomberg’s supersized soda ban praised the plan Tuesday — and even questioned why it doesn’t go further to nix oversized juices, milk […]

Alexis Ohanian, the creator of Reddit, showing a map comparing the current technology hot spots in New York City. Local inventors and technology specialists are saying western Queens could become the Silicon Valley of the East. At the first Queens Tech Meetup on June 7, an estimated 200 techies and gadget lovers gathered on a […]

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LONG ISLAND CITY — A homeless man who beat to death a Long Island City resident trying to help his neighbor was sentenced to 19 years in prison, officials said. Eric Cherry, 47, whose last known address was the Borden Avenue Veterans Residence in Long Island City, was described by prosecutors as a homeless drug […]

QUEENS — A thief broke into a car and stole a laptop and $12,000 in cash in broad daylight, police said. According to cops, the break-in occurred on May 11 around 3:50 p.m. on 31st Street in Astoria. The owner was not in the car at that time. The NYPD described the suspect as 6 […]

New York, Thu, 14 Jun 2012 ANI New York, June 14 (ANI): Health experts have reportedly praised New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s super sized soda ban proposition on Tuesday, insisting that the ban should be extended upon other fattening snacks too. Mayor Bloomberg wants to limit sodas quantity to 16 ounces at many outlets. The […]

The daughter of an elderly Queens man who was beaten to death outside his home showed surprising compassion for his killer today as the homeless veteran was sentenced to 19 years in prison. “Your poor choices brought you here today. I’m saddened for you,” said Nicolas Nowillo’s daughter, Doris, in her victim’s impact statement, where […]

Re “Stop-and-Frisk Policy ‘Saves Lives,’ Mayor Tells Black Congregation” (news article, June 11): Weapons are recovered in roughly one in 1,000 stop-and-frisks in New York City. About 90 percent do not result in arrest or summons. Even if you believe that stopping and frisking 684,330 people last year with these results is a sound practice, […]

QUEENS — A thief broke into a car and stole a laptop and $12,000 in cash in broad daylight, police said. According to cops, the break-in occurred on May 11 around 3:50 p.m. on 31st Street in Astoria. The owner was not in the car at that time. The NYPD described the suspect as 6 […]