1. Just what happened to $5.42 million allocated for use on construction projects at Fort Totten and Little Bay Park? Warren Schreiber of the Bay Terrace Community Alliance .
2. Former State Sen. Frank Padavan, who suffered from a stroke this year, is making NY Post headlines this week. The paper has been looking into a land deal that past the proper bureaucratic stopovers, to benefit a local Indian community group. Tax payers also lost a bundle on the sale, which was millions less than market value.
3. We've got a list of the top five local picnic spots . Feel free to share some ideas of your own in the comments section.
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4. A 31-year-old Queens man has finally been sentenced for a rape perpetrated in the year 2000, the Manhattan district attorney said. Read about what's since then.
5. AOL has tips on how best to manage back pain.
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