Maspeth Residents Worry About Blighted Staircase
Residents around an obscure stairway connecting two streets in Maspeth say the pass-through has become a harbor for vandalism and illicit activity. In the…
JFK Airport Employee Busted
A baggage cart employee working at John F. Kennedy Airport has been charged with grand larceny and other charges in connection with the alleged theft…
Fellow Students, Community Mourn the Loss of Teen Sal Pollizzi
Howard Beach was rocked by tragedy over the weekend after news of the accidental death of a popular teen reached the close-knit community. Salvatore Polizzi,…
Two Queens WWII Vets Honored at Parade
Longtime Queens resident and World War II veteran Michael Tasik remembered well what the first thing on his mind was when he was hospitalized in…
Howard Beach Parade Honors VFW Commander
Some things never change. Every year, during the first week in May, a letter from VFW Bernard J. Coleman Post No. 2565 goes out to…
Forest Hills Rabbi Elected Rabbinical Assembly President
Rabbi Gerald Skolnik, spiritual leader of The Forest Hills Jewish Center, was elected president of the Rabbinical Assembly of Conservative Rabbis, on May 7. The…
Forest Park Carousel Reopens
After four years, the Forest Park Carousel has finally reopened. The long-shuttered Woodhaven merry-go-round opened its doors on the morning of Saturday, May 26. It…
Family Day Turns Into Violent Attack
A play date between a mother and her daughter turned into a bloody scene Tuesday morning, leaving 9-year-old Briani Davis clinging to life at Jamaica…
Engine 294 Faces the Ax Again
Residents of Woodhaven and Richmond Hill stood outside of Engine 294 on Tuesday morning, along with elected officials, to protest Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plan to…
Editorial: This Ain’t No Horse Whisperer
Politicians are supposed to represent the people. To speak for those who have no other voice. Not to parrot hand-fed answers and read from a…
RH South Civic Installs Officers
The Richmond Hill South Civic held its annual Installation of Officers on Thursday, May 24. Councilman Eric Ulrich was on hand to dismiss the officers…
Man Killed by Train in Forest Hills
Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) service in Forest Hills was shut down during rush hour on May 29, after a person was struck by an…
DOE Ups Special Ed Spending
Funding to special education will be increased this year, in part to fund the city’s reform of the special education system. Members of Community Education…
Meng Wins Ackerman’s Endorsement
Assemblywoman Grace Meng, one of the contenders for the newly redrawn 6th Congressional District Seat, collected an important endorsement on May 29 – that of…
Halloran Undergoes Surgery to Remove Brain Tumor
In an email to supporters on Friday, Councilman Dan Halloran announced that he would undergo surgery to remove a benign brain tumor. Halloran said he…