The sprawling, tree-lined boulevards and quaint colonial cottages that color Fresh Meadows' landscape easily recall images of the picturesque, suburban American Dream.

Published by amNY.com on April 24, 2008.

Residents of 5 Tudor City Place in the Tudor City neighborhood of Manhattan are opposed to the Solow Project along the East Waterfront. The Solow Project is a massive residential/commerical project and its buildings are expected to block the beautiful East River view of the residents of 5 Tudor City. (Dennis W. Ho, Dennis W. Ho / April 23, 2008)

Published by amNY.com on April 24, 2008.

Only hours after the city announced plans to rachet up scrutiny of construction dangers, a construction worker was seriously hurt in a 25-foot plunge off a scaffold at Lincoln Center, authorities and the construction managers said.

Published by amNY.com on April 24, 2008.

NEW YORK - A wildfire on Thursday damaged part of Great Kills Park at the Gateway National Recreation Area.

Published by amNY.com on April 24, 2008.

On Saturday, former "Beverly Hills, 90210" star Jason Priestley, will join Mario at Nintendo World at 10 Rockefeller Plaza for a meet-and-greet to promote the new game.

Published by amNY.com on April 24, 2008.

The escalator at Union Square Subway Station at the corner of East 14th Street and Union Square West has been out-of-service for over a year. The responsibility for the escalator is shared between the MTA and the owners of the commercial building Zackendorf Towers. MTA Commuters have had to use the adjacent staircases to make their to and from the subway. (Dennis W. Ho / April 23, 2008)

Published by amNY.com on April 24, 2008.

According to court documents, an air conditioner installer was injured in January 2000 on the 11th floor of a midtown building owned by Consolidated Investing Co. Inc. The commercial air conditioner weighing at least 1,500 pounds fell on Christopher Sanatass, a mechanic employed by JM Haley Corp., when a lift failed. C2 Media LLC occupied that floor and had hired Haley without notifying the landlord.

Published by amNY.com on April 24, 2008.

About a week ago, we got a call from a reader wondering why work on the massive geisha mural at West 34th Street and Eighth Avenue had stopped. We'd been documenting the epic scale of its progress (click

Published by amNY.com on April 24, 2008.

NYU has proposed tearing down a block of buildings, 133-139 MacDougal St., and replacing them with one, slightly larger structure for its law school, among other uses. It has also proposed incorporating a similar-sized theater into the project.

Published by amNY.com on April 24, 2008.

Port Authority head Anthony Coscia acknowledged yesterday that the cost of the World Trade Center transit hub was ballooning, and said that the agency must adjust to new financial realities.

Published by amNY.com on April 24, 2008.

Charles Musumeci, whose Raintrees restaurant on the corner of Prospect Park West and Ninth Street served as a portent of the South Slope’s bright future, died last week at age 63.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on April 24, 2008.

On May 1, 24 neighborhood institutions will host exhibitions, including Smack Mellon [92 Plymouth St. at Washington Street, (718) 834-8761], which is previewing its annual Kentucky Derby party and art auction (pictured).

Published by Brooklyn Paper on April 24, 2008.

“They’re like a cat,” a Queens city councilman said of the Club Kalua. “It’s just a big frustration.”

Published by New York Times on April 24, 2008.

The delay was sought by the New York State Restaurant Association, which lost its challenge of the new rules in Federal District Court in Manhattan last week.

Published by New York Times on April 24, 2008.

Wednesday night was garbage night in part of East Harlem, and it may have saved a man who jumped from his flame-engulfed apartment.

Published by New York Times on April 24, 2008.

When an electrical fire ignited a mattress in Apartment 3H of 250 East 105th Street, the flames forced a man and woman trapped inside to a window, witnesses and fire officials said.

Published by New York Times on April 24, 2008.

On Friday, at 12:50 p.m., the body of a man in his 30s, dressed in a black leather jacket and blue jeans, was discovered near the Williamsburg Bridge, Inspector Driscoll said. The remains were taken to Pier 11, and the First Precinct is investigating, he said.

Published by New York Times on April 24, 2008.

On Saturday, the body of a man in his 30s, clad in a black shirt and blue jeans, surfaced in the Harlem River near 155th Street, the police said. And at 8:15 a.m. on Wednesday, another body — of a man in his 40s — rose up in the East River near Pier 42.

Published by New York Times on April 24, 2008.

A construction worker at Lincoln Center was hospitalized after falling 30 feet from a scaffold on Wednesday night, according to the police and officials at the performing arts complex.

Published by New York Times on April 24, 2008.

And since “August” is literally moving to the playhouse next door — to 239 West 45th Street from 249 West 45th Street, between Seventh and Eighth Avenues — it might appear that stagehands could move the show with a few handcarts and a dolly or two.

Published by New York Times on April 24, 2008.

And since “August” is literally moving to the playhouse next door — to 239 West 45th Street from 249 West 45th Street, between Seventh and Eighth Avenues — it might appear that stagehands could move the show with a few handcarts and a dolly or two.

Published by New York Times on April 24, 2008.

The St. Gabriel School eighthgrader was very modest about meeting the pontiff, so his math teacher stepped in to brag.

Published by Riverdale Press on April 24, 2008.

Matthew said the pope's w