Rezoning To Begin in Ozone Park
After Woodhaven-Richmond Hill went through the long process of rezoning its streets, Ozone Park is set to go through the same thing, according to a…
Home for Disabled Adults Coming to South Ozone Park
At its public meeting last week, Community Board 10 (CB 10) approved a new community resident home, which will provide housing for people with developmental…
Petition Started to Support Rockaway Rail Line
As another way to drum up support for a possible new transportation option in Queens, one local legislator has turned to the internet to gather…
Forest Hills:Don’t Revamp LIRR
Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) and the Forest Hills Civic Association (FHCA) both announced Tuesday night that they are ready to fight against the reactivation…
Abusive Parkers Irk Residents
Complaints have long been lodged about parking abuse by privileged officials who display city-issued permits in the front window of their vehicles and occupy parking…
Police Search for Woman in Gem Heist
Police are searching for a woman that stole $50,000 worth of diamonds from a Forest Hills jewelry seller, according to published reports. On April 27,…
Ridgewood School Evacuated: Toy Gun Alarms Community
A toy gun made out of PVC pipe and wires sparked the evacuation of P.S. 68 Cambridge in Ridgewood on Monday morning. At around 9…
Suspect in Glendale Stabbing on the Loose
The NYPD is asking for help finding a man wanted for a stabbing near the border of Glendale and Ridgewood on Tuesday, April 19. Police…
Ridgewood Civic Talks Parking and P.S. 305
Members of the Citizens for a Better Ridgewood (CBR) civic group will send a letter to Community Board 5’s transportation committee asking them to consider…
Hey Soldier, Thanks a Million!
There was some hearty partying at the Richmond Hill South Civic Association meeting last week, after a project spearheaded by the civic’s president, Margaret Finnerty,…
Stores Welcome Back Two-Way Traffic
In a reversal of a decision made nearly two years ago, the Department of Transportation (DOT) has made a directional change that is sure to…
PEP Votes to Close 24 Schools — 7 in Queens
As part ofthe controversial turnaround plan, the Panel for Educational Policy (PEP) voted eight to four on Thursday, April 26 to close 24 schools across…
Greenhouse Gets $3.8 Million Upgrade
The Forest Park Greenhouse, which for over a century has been a haven to flowers and plants that are shipped off to all parts of…
Domestic Violence Victim Seeks to Help Others
Readers will get the opportunity to look inside the darkest days of Barbara Sheehan’s life with the release of the new book “In Bed With…
Alleged Killer Indicted for 1995 Cold-Case Stabbing
Investigators may have cracked a cold-case stabbing from 1995. A Queens County grand jury has charged a 37-year-old Flushing man with second-degree murder for the…