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• Howard Beach Fishy Smells In Queens Turning Neighbors' Stomachs

  The dead Atlantic bunkerfish are a symptom of an epidemic in Howard Beach. City officials said the cause was a nationwide phenomenon caused by warm water without enough oxygen. New York State's Department of Environmental Conservation also said predatory bluefish and bass have been chasing the bunkerfish from Jamaica Bay into the narrow canal in Howard Beach, which has less oxygen.

  Published by WNBC on September 9, 2008.

• Springfield Gardens NYPD Probes Sexual Attack In Queens

  The NYPD said it does not think the attack is related to the other rape patterns in Jamaica Springfield Gardens and St. Albans sections of Queens.

  Published by WNBC on September 4, 2008.

• Howard Beach Once Again, Queens Leads City in Foreclosures

  This August, of the 15 city zip codes with the most foreclosures, Queens claims 14, touching neighborhoods like Jamaica, Hollis, Howard Beach and Ozone Park. (Staten Island claims the 15th.)

  Published by The New York Observer on September 3, 2008.

• Howard Beach F. Y. I.: More Fire Response

  A. According to Glenn Lunden, director of rail systems planning for New York City Transit, Howard Beach to Broad Channel on the A line, at more than three and a half miles, is definitely the longest distance between two city subway stations.

  Published by New York Times on August 30, 2008.

• Springfield Gardens Teen charged with sex attack in Queens

  Police have been searching for two men behind 14 attacks since November in Jamaica, Saint Albans, and Springfield Gardens.

  Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on August 19, 2008.

• Springfield Gardens Police Question Possible Queens Rape Suspect

  A seemingly simple bus ride has been a frightening trip in places like Jamaica and Springfield Gardens, Queens, where two rapists have been targeting women at bus stops for months.

  Published by WNBC on August 19, 2008.

• Laurelton Woman Sexually Assaulted, Stabbed In Queens

  On July 8, the suspect sexually assaulted a 23-year-old woman behind a building on Edgewood Avenue in the Laurelton neighborhood, police said.

  Published by WNBC on August 17, 2008.

• Laurelton Police Launch 2 Mobilization Efforts In Search Of Queens Rapists

  On July 8, the suspect sexually assaulted a 23-year-old woman behind a building on Edgewood Avenue in the Laurelton neighborhood, police said.

  Published by WNBC on August 13, 2008.

• Howard Beach Queens Senate Candidate Has Manhattan Support

  But the breakfast was nowhere near the 15th State Senate District, which stretches from Ozone Park and Howard Beach to Glendale and Maspeth.

  Published by New York Times on August 12, 2008.

• Laurelton Task force to focus efforts on nabbing serial rapists

  On Thursday, residents packed a Laurelton church to hear from police brass how the department is responding to the crisis.

  Published by New York Daily News on August 11, 2008.

• Springfield Gardens Woman Sexually Assaulted In Queens

  The assault happened near 143rd Street and 119 Avenue in South Jamaica, just blocks away from a recent attack in Springfield Gardens.

  Published by WNBC on August 9, 2008.

• Springfield Gardens Queens mom charged in daughter's death

  Police said Shantaivia Johnson, 21, was arrested her home at 131-25 Mathewson Court in Springfield Gardens at about 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

  Published by amNY.com on August 8, 2008.

• Springfield Gardens Mom in custody after baby's bones found at Queens home

  The son of the landlord who owns the two-family, pink stucco home in the quiet, residential neighborhood of Springfield Gardens was reeling from the news.

  Published by New York Daily News on August 8, 2008.

• Howard Beach Second man may have key role in 'Junior' Gotti case

  In March, 1980, John A. Gotti's brother, 12-year-old Frank, died tragically in an accident, after the mini-motorized two-wheeler he was riding was struck by a car in Howard Beach.

  Published by amNY.com on August 7, 2008.

• Springfield Gardens Infant remains found inside house

  Detectives arrived earlier this morning to investigate the house in Springfield Gardens. They discovered a bucket in the closet with some bones in it.

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

• Springfield Gardens Residents Take Stand Against Sexual Predators

  Police brought out the dogs Monday and the big guns when they received a 911 call about a possible sighting in Springfield Gardens.

  Published by WNBC on August 6, 2008.

• Springfield Gardens Queens Police Respond In Force To 'Suspicious' Man

  The mere sighting of a suspicious man in Springfield Gardens was enough to spark a strong reaction by police.

  Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 4, 2008.

• Springfield Gardens No Indictment For Man Accused In Stabbing Teen

  He says he killed Keyanna Jones on June 25 when a group of people confronted him after an incident at a bus stop in Springfield Garden.

  Published by WNBC on July 31, 2008.

• Laurelton Sketch, video released in Queens attacks

  An 18-year-old woman this past weekend was followed home from a Q85 bus stop in Laurelton and groped while being restrained. Her screams alerted a neighbor who frightened the attacker away.

  Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 31, 2008.

• Springfield Gardens City's churches offer financial advice

  A similar program at Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral of New York, in Jamaica, Queens, helped 43-year-old Beverly Hailey hang on to her two-family home on 230th St. in Springfield Gardens. Hailey, a Medicaid service coordinator whose husband died 10 years ago, said unsteady rental income caused her to fall behind on her $4,400-a-month mortgage payments.

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

• Springfield Gardens What a Pimp Reads

  The Springfield Gardens home, owned by his mother Constance Carter-Davis, that will be forfeited as a result of her son, Corey Davis’ sentencing for sex trafficking.

  Published by New York Times on July 18, 2008.

• Howard Beach New York real estate: Howard Beach

  For better and for worse, Howard Beach, Queens, has long been a neighborhood on the periphery and an area defined by sharp contrasts. It's where tradition is confronted by modernism, and old and new stand side by side on the borough's border with Brooklyn.

  Published by amNY.com on July 17, 2008.

• Springfield Gardens Rikers CO wouldn't risk career, says husband

  The couple, who have three children, moved into a quaint home on a quiet street in Springfield Gardens, Queens, a few months ago. "She just showed up to work at Rikers one day, and they told her she was transferred to a different facility," Medy said. "She had no idea what happened."

  Published by New York Daily News on July 14, 2008.

• Springfield Gardens Gas prices sink stations out of business

  Erol Bayraktar, 46, runs a Shell station in Springfield Gardens, Queens. Like many other oil companies, Shell sets the price Bayraktar pays for each gallon of gas.

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

• Springfield Gardens Shower tryst key to Rikers flee plot?

  Mulgrav, of Springfield Gardens, denied having sex with Woods, 29, or giving him the handcuff key, but had no answer for why she took a high-security prisoner into the showers alone after hours, sources said.

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

• Springfield Gardens Baseball league in Sean Bell's memory

  The first pitch will be thrown at 1 p.m. in Baisley Pond Park on Rockaway Blvd. near Bell's childhood home in Springfield Gardens. Bell, a star pitcher at John Adams High School and Nassau Community College, was gunned down on his wedding day in November 2006 by plainclothes cops who mistakenly thought a passenger in his car had a gun.

  Published by New York Daily News on July 11, 2008.

• Springfield Gardens Police Probe Reports Of 2 Sexual Assaults In Queens

  One assault was reported in Springfield Gardens and another in South Ozone Park. Details of the attacks are not immediately available.

  Published by WNBC on July 10, 2008.

• Springfield Gardens Woman Sexually Assaulted Behind Queens Church, Police Say

  Police said a man dragged a woman behind a church in Springfield Gardens and forced her to perform a sexual act.

  Published by WNBC on July 9, 2008.

• Springfield Gardens Teen Sexually Assaulted Near Abandoned NYC Church

  Police say the victim, a 16-year-old girl, was walking down Merrill Street in Springfield Gardens around 8:15 when she was confronted by a man who threatened her with a box cutter. The man allegedly forced her into a building and sexually assaulted her.

  Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 9, 2008.

• Springfield Gardens Parents of slain cop face down accused killers in court

  Ellis said they ditched the car and split up. He said he learned the cops were shot hours later while watching the TV news in a McDonald's in Springfield Gardens, Queens.

  Published by New York Daily News on July 9, 2008.