Rego Park Teacher Accused of Sexual Abuse
A Rego Park teacher who was investigated in 2000 for inappropriately touching students was arrested Thursday, Feb. 16 for allegedly sexually abusing two boys in…
Casino Employees Fake Player Cards
Two employees at Resorts World Casino at Aqueduct Racetrack face up to seven years in prison after they were charged with generating and distributing between…
Comptroller Launches Anonymous No-Waste Hotline
City Comptroller John Liu announced Wednesday that his office was launching a hotline for the public, city employees and contractors to report possible wasteful spending…
Thousands Attend Middle Village Bone Marrow Drive
After word got out that a young Middle Village boy needed a bone marrow transplant, thousands of local residents, and people from elsewhere in New…
Editorial: Slipping Through Cracks
Once again the unthinkable happened—a teacher may have sexually molested his own young students. And what’s worse—it’s not the first time. Wilbert Cortez, a 49-year-old…
Traffic Barrier Hurts Retail
With one traffic change already in the books, a local politician has shifted his attention to another transportation issue. State Senator Joe Addabbo (D-Howard Beach)…
Woman Struck By Car on Cross Bay Boulevard
A woman was hospitalized Monday after being struck by a car after grocery shopping on Cross Bay Boulevard in Howard Beach. Emergency medical staff were…
Police Seek Suspect In Attempted Rape
Police are searching for the suspect in an attempted rape near the Ridgewood-Glendale border on Sunday night. At about 10:30 p.m., a man grabbed a…
Three Stabbed in Woodside Park
Three people were stabbed in the intersection of 39th Road and 52nd Street next to the Lawrence Virgillio Playground in Woodside around 7:30 p.m. on…
Dead Dolphin Found on a Rockaway Beach
The Rockaways got a sad surprise Sunday when a dead dolphin calf was found on a Jamaica Bay beach. According to published reports, the cause…
Woodhaven: In Favor of Reactivating Train Line
It appears that Woodhaven residents are welcoming proposed plans to reactivate the defunct Rockaway Beach branch of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) that would…
WRBA Urges Residents to Reject Redistricting Plan
When it comes to the subject of redistricting, Woodhaven has been making it clear—not on their watch. At last week’s meeting of the Woodhaven Residents’…
Business Leaders, Congressman Gather for Roundtable
Congressman Bob Turner (R-Queens) and the Queens Chamber of Commerce hosted a small-business roundtable with local small business owners at Shalimar Diner, on Austin Street,…
Three Stabbed in Woodside
By Jeremiah Dobruck Three people were stabbed in the intersection of 39th Road and 52nd Street next to the Lawrence Virgillio Playground around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday….
Planetree Playground to get Facelift
Construction will begin later this year in a Richmond Hill playground that will see a number of new additions added just in time for the…