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Special Report: 2008 Pharmacy Investigation

Locations of pharmacies the New York attorney general says sold expired products in spring 2008.

New on EveryBlock yesterday July 19, 2008

  • Long Island City High School BEACH TRAGEDY

    "I just want my baby home," Coaxum's anguished mother, Tikhia Williams, 34, told The Post last night. Williams said her daughter had left in the morning to attend summer school at Long Island City HS.

    Published by New York Post on July 19, 2008.

  • Sunnyside Failures of big banks fan fears of Staten Islanders

    Frank Cilento, president of Innovative Planning Services, a financial planning company in Sunnyside, is advising his clients to take a breather. Cilento said the most important thing investors can do is make sure their portfolios are diversified.

    Published by SI Live on July 19, 2008.

New on EveryBlock Friday July 18, 2008

New on EveryBlock Thursday July 17, 2008

  • Astoria KNIFE TALE GAGS DINERS

    Goldman discussed her ordeal after reading in The Post yesterday that Astoria resident John Agnesini is suing Subway for $1 million because he found a serrated 7-inch knife baked into the bread of his 12-inch cold-cut sub June 27.

    Published by New York Post on July 17, 2008.

  • Long Island City Milestone for tunnel linking LIRR, Grand Central

    The new tunnels connect to two tunnels below the East River used by the F train that will link to the LIRR in Queens. A 4-mile-long conveyor belt carries muck from the tunnel out to Long Island City, where it is carted off to landfills or used in roads, said Joe Trainor, the chief engineer for MTA Capital Construction.

    Published by amNY.com on July 17, 2008.

  • Astoria New York nabes top country in 'well-being' report, but U.S. lags behind

    Life is good on the upper East side - and Astoria, too. As for many other parts of the United States? Not so much.

    Published by New York Daily News on July 17, 2008.

New on EveryBlock Wednesday July 16, 2008

  • Astoria $UIT OVER SUBWAY COLD 'CUTS'

    John Agnesini, 27, of Astoria, told The Post he was horrified when he spotted the 7-inch blade inside his lunch.

    Published by New York Post on July 16, 2008.

  • Steinway Street and Broadway Worker Dies After Falling Off Crane

    A construction worker died from injuries after falling off a construction crane yesterday, after a dump truck collided with the crane, officials said. The collision, police said, happened at the intersection of Steinway Street and Broadway in the Astoria section of Queens around 5 p.m. The worker, a man in his 40s, fell from the crane when the truck, heading south on Steinway Street, slammed into the hydraulics of the crane.

    Published by New York Sun on July 16, 2008.

New on EveryBlock Tuesday July 15, 2008

  • Astoria Diner Construction worker falls 50 feet to his death

    A construction worker was killed Tuesday when a delivery truck struck a cherry picker he was on and sent him flying 50 feet to the pavement below, police said. The worker landed face down in front of the Astoria Diner on Steinway St. in Queens in front of dozens of horrified people.

    Published by New York Daily News on July 15, 2008.

  • Long Island City I.R.S. Could Crimp Bloomberg’s Big Plans

    The project, which is currently about three months into the city’s seven-month public approval process, aims to build up to 5,000 housing units in a series of high-rises along the East River, just south of Long Island City. As currently planned, 60 percent would be available to families of middle incomes, between $55,000 and $158,000 for a family of four.

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • Steinway Street near Broadway NYC worker dies when truck knocks him off lift

    Police say the worker was on a lift at a work site on Steinway Street near Broadway in Astoria, Queens, when a truck struck the crane about 5 p.m. Tuesday. The worker was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition where he later died.

    Published by amNY.com on July 15, 2008.

  • Astoria Worker hurt when truck hits crane

    A construction worker was injured when he was knocked from a crane in Astoria, Queens, Tuesday.

    Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 15, 2008.

  • Precinct 114 57 crimes reported in Precinct 114

    Week of July 7, 2008: 1 rape, 9 robberies, 12 felony assaults, 8 burglaries, 14 grand larcenies, 13 grand larcenies (auto).

  • Precinct 108 21 crimes reported in Precinct 108

    Week of July 7, 2008: 1 rape, 2 robberies, 5 felony assaults, 2 burglaries, 6 grand larcenies, 5 grand larcenies (auto).

New on EveryBlock Monday July 14, 2008

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New on EveryBlock July 13 July 13, 2008

  • Astoria Doormen make unlikely heroes in W. Side fire

    "To help people, that's my job," said a humble Neljkovic, of Astoria, Queens, who moved to the United States from Yugoslavia in 1995 and works as a doorman at the nearby Level Club.

    Published by New York Daily News on July 13, 2008.

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