Dr. Stradford began his dental career in 1988, according to Advance records, and has had practices in St. George, Sunnyside and Newark. Prosecutors said he most recently practiced in Berlin Township.

Published by SI Live on July 23, 2008.

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.

Since the late 1800s, Greenpoint and its Newtown Creek have been a hub of industrialization, and its side effect – pollution, mostly air pollution.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 13, 2008.

Newtown Creek, the polluted estuary that separates Queens and Brooklyn, should be named a federal Superfund site, a move that could hasten long-stuttering cleanup efforts, a pair of New York lawmakers say.

Published by New York Times on July 13, 2008.

Two boys have been shot in East Williamsburg early Friday morning.

Published by WNBC on July 11, 2008.

At 8 am on July 13, a truck will show up with several tons of sand, donated by the Quadrozzi Concrete Corporation. A team will go to work smoothing out the sand into courts for as early a start as possible. Eighty teams of three will then compete in a good-natured, community-building round-robin tournament for bragging rights.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 10, 2008.

Martinez's wild tale began on June 29, 2007, when he bought a handful of tickets at a minimart in Sunnyside.

Published by New York Post on July 10, 2008.

Family members were too distraught to speak at the boy's Ridgewood home and a man who answered the phone at the 136th Street house declined to comment.

Published by New York Post on July 6, 2008.

“The strike was a surprise because it seemed that the negotiations were going well until the 11th hour and then it fell apart,” said John Quadrozzi, president of the Quadrozzi Concrete Corporation, which has 50 trucks and calls itself the city’s largest concrete company.

Published by New York Times on July 2, 2008.

The 52-year-old victim claims Dennis Gallagher raped and assaulted her in a local bar last year. Gallagher pleaded guilty to a lesser sex-abuse charge and resigned in return for no jail time. But the victim said last night, "It's not enough. He got away with a ticket." Gallagher, a Republican from Middle Village, said he'd be vindicated.

Published by New York Post on July 1, 2008.

Agnes Bermudez, 48, a former stock trader, remains in critical condition at Jacobi Hospital's burn unit - and hasn't been able to talk with police and fire officials investigating the inferno that ripped through a Middle Village building last Sunday.

Published by New York Post on June 21, 2008.

Investigators believe Agnes Bermudez doused her boyfriend William Salazar with carpet cleaner while he slept and set him on fire Sunday morning.Salazar, 31 died from his injuries on Thursday while Bermudez remained hospitalized Friday.Three other people -- a married couple and their son -- were killed in the blaze.

Published by WNBC on June 20, 2008.

Police say a girlfriend with a grudge may be behind a deadly fire in Queens that broke out in a Middle Village apartment building on Sunday.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 20, 2008.

Bermudez, a 48-year-old former stock trader, has been in critical condition at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx since running out of Salazar's Middle Village apartment engulfed in flames.

Published by New York Daily News on June 20, 2008.

The horrific blaze, which killed three family members living in the Middle Village building, likely began inside the second-floor apartment near the front door, said a utility inspector.

Published by New York Post on June 18, 2008.

Her husband, Heriberto Garcia-Vera, 68, was found dead of smoke inhalation in the third-floor apartment they shared on 69th St. in Middle Village.

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

The deaths of three relatives in a horrific Queens fire were labeled homicides, a published report said. The Daily News reports that investigators have labeled the Sunday's fast-moving blaze in Middle Village arson.

Published by WNBC on June 17, 2008.

Middle Village resident Ray Zerrenner, 50, said the high price of gasoline makes even short trips to Belmont and Aqueduct a hardship.

Published by New York Post on June 16, 2008.

Three people died and several others were injured when a fire ripped through a building in Middle Village, Queens, and forced people to jump from their windows.

Published by New York Times on June 16, 2008.

Fire marshals said arson may be to blame for Sunday's fatal fire in the Middle Village section of Queens.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 16, 2008.

Three of the injured were forced to jump out of a window to save their lives.Firefighters said the blaze engulfed a building in Middle Village with a deli on the ground floor and apartments on the second and third floors.The two-alarm fire was reported at about 7:58 a.m., authorities said.

Published by WNBC on June 16, 2008.

He said the family had just recently moved into the building in Middle Village from Richmond Hill.

Published by New York Daily News on June 16, 2008.

Middle Village resident Ray Zerrenner, 50, said the high price of gasoline makes even short trips to Belmont and Aqueduct a hardship.

Published by New York Post on June 16, 2008.

The two-alarm fire was first reported at 7:36 a.m. in a building in Middle Village with a deli on the ground floor and apartments on the second and third floors. Firefighters said some of the victims jumped from a third-story window to escape the flames.

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

Firefighters say the blaze happened in a building in Middle Village with a deli on the ground floor and apartments on the second and third floors.

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

If Ridgewood, Queens, were in Brooklyn, the homes would cost double the price. Between 35 minutes and an hour from 14th St. in Manhattan, this neighborhood combines the diversity of Greenpoint with the pin-drop-quiet leafy streets of Queens.

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

"I was really stunned; I thought, this is so racist," said a Sunnyside resident who noticed the bill in her wallet when she was out to lunch with friends last week, musing it could have come from any number of shops or a nursing home where she had made change.

Published by SI Live on June 13, 2008.

And then there is Thomas V. Ognibene, who represented Middle Village, Queens, for 10 years before leaving office in 2001 because of term limits.

Published by New York Times on June 9, 2008.

Police are searching for two burglars who robbed the business of a retired correction officer in the Maspeth section of Queens. At least one of the men may have been shot during the robbery at the retired officer's check-cashing store at 58-02 Borden Ave.

Published by New York Sun on June 6, 2008.

Police say a retired police officer shot a suspect during an attempted robbery at a check cashing store in the Maspeth section of Queens. The person was shot following the holdup at a Western Union at 58-02 Borden Avenue just before 8:30 a.m. this morning.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on June 5, 2008.

The fourth candidate was Charles J. Ober, a financial executive and community activist, who received 10 percent of the vote. The district includes Middle Village, Ridgewood and Glendale, and its constituents are considered moderate to conservative.

Published by New York Times on June 4, 2008.

Finally, Charles Ober, who was endorsed by the New York Times, lost soundly, demonstrating, if nothing else, that Middle Village is a long way from the Upper West Side.

Published by The New York Observer on June 4, 2008.

The fourth candidate was Charles J. Ober, a financial executive and community activist, who received 10 percent of the vote. The district includes Middle Village, Ridgewood and Glendale, and its constituents are considered moderate to conservative.

Published by New York Times on June 4, 2008.

Mr. Gallagher was one of three Republicans in the Council. He resigned on April 18 after pleading guilty to two misdemeanors, admitting that he sexually abused a woman in his district office in Middle Village last summer while he was intoxicated.

Published by New York Times on June 2, 2008.

"As much as I wanted to save Woodhaven Lanes - and I did - my primary concern now is getting another bowling alley," said Santora, 55, of Middle Village.

Published by New York Daily News on June 2, 2008.

Residents of the district - which includes Middle Village, Glendale and Ridgewood, and parts of Richmond Hill, Woodhaven and Forest Hills - return to the polls in November to pick someone to serve out Gallagher's term for 2009, which would have been the final year of his four-year term.

Published by New York Daily News on June 2, 2008.

After now-disgraced, former Councilmember Dennis Gallagher stepped down as a result of a plea bargain on rape charges in April, the 30th, which comprises a swath of quasi-suburban communities from Middle Village to Ridgewood, has become center stage of council politics.

Published by Gotham Gazette on June 2, 2008.

The district, which includes Middle Village, Ridgewood and Glendale, is a moderate to conservative voting district. It is hard to say who might haven an obvious advantage.

Published by New York Times on June 2, 2008.

After now-disgraced, former Councilmember Dennis Gallagher stepped down as a result of a plea bargain on rape charges in April, the 30th, which comprises a swath of quasi-suburban communities from Middle Village to Ridgewood, has become center stage of council politics.

Published by Gotham Gazette on June 2, 2008.

Residents of the district - which includes Middle Village, Glendale and Ridgewood, and parts of Richmond Hill, Woodhaven and Forest Hills - return to the polls in November to pick someone to serve out Gallagher's term for 2009, which would have been the final year of his four-year term.

Published by New York Daily News on June 2, 2008.

In Glen Oaks, Democratic City Councilman Jim Gennaro is challenging Republican State Senator Frank Padavan. And in Middle Village, Democratic City Councilman Joe Addabbo is running against Republican State Senator Serf Maltese.

Published by The New York Observer on June 1, 2008.

Edison Lopez of Sunnyside, Queens, was spending weeknights poring over his wine notes, and weekends sniffing and sipping merlots and cabernets, Burgundies and Bordeaux in preparation for the final exam on July 22.

Published by New York Times on May 31, 2008.

The first choice is a four-room condo at The Crest in Park Slope along burgeoning Fourth Avenue, quick walking distance from transportation and two of the borough's best retail and restaurant strips. This sprawling duplex in Bushwick (er, East Williamsburg) has two floors, a private garden and a working fireplace.

Published by Brownstoner on May 30, 2008.

Crowley recently waffled on whether she supports gay marriage, but that hasn't stopped a gay Democratic club from backing her in Tuesday's special election for the 30th Council District seat in Middle Village.

Published by New York Daily News on May 30, 2008.

The monthly sales information also found that the average prices for condos in North Williamsburg and East Williamsburg were each up 12 percent to an average price of $798,000 and $510,000 respectively. Overall, Williamsburg had 35 sales compared to 31 last April.

Published by Brownstoner on May 28, 2008.

Chances are that the order for these pleasing and beneficial beverages was made through a company known as Big Geyser Inc. that boasts 300 employees and operates out of a mammoth warehouse facility in Maspeth, Queens. And from his desk right there five days a week—or at least until the FBI locked him up back in February on an extortion rap—sat John "Jackie Nose" D'Amico, working the phones to help bring these superb products to you.

Published by Village Voice on May 27, 2008.

John "Jackie Nose" D'Amico has the salaried job with Big Geyser, a water-distribution company in Maspeth, Queens, said his lawyer Elizabeth Macedonio.

Published by New York Post on May 23, 2008.

An accident involving two cars and a tractor trailer on the BQE near the Kosciusko Bridge has shut down the expressway in both directions, CBS 2 has learned.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 22, 2008.

Fire officials said the crash happened around 5:50 a.m. near the Kosciusko Bridge. A tractor trailer carrying cement was moving southbound when it jack-knifed, slamming into the northbound lane and colliding with two oncoming vehicles.

Published by WNBC on May 22, 2008.

Behind a Makkos grill, though, longtime hot dog lady Iona Dumitru, 60, of Sunnyside, Queens, said the vets may soon cost her a job.

Published by New York Daily News on May 22, 2008.