Queens Library Branch Marks 85 Years Serving the Community
As part of the Queens Library System, which serves a population of 2.3 million in one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the U.S.,…
DOT Studying Pedestrian Plaza for Possible Changes
Community Board 9 this week decided that it would scrap a letter it had intended to send to the city Department of Transportation regarding concerns…
Borough Keeping Buildings Department Busy
It seems that Queens continues to keep the city Department of Buildings very busy. That was the story Tuesday night at the Community Board 9…
Build It Back Responds to Howard Beach Senior’s Sandy Dillemma
After this newspaper last week spotlighted the seemingly unending bureaucratic saga of one Superstorm Sandy victim living in Howard Beach, it appears as though…
Rego Park Republican Set to Take on Addabbo
The reputations of the city and state legislatures have been in tatters for so long now—so many elected officials have been charged and convicted of…
New Casino Exhibit Spotlights ‘Wonders of Jamaica Bay’
The latest exhibit at Resorts World Casino New York City brings a bit of Jamaica Bay to South Ozone Park. Unveiled Tuesday morning in the…
Centreville Sewer Project Moving Forward After Decades of Delays
To Centreville residents, or those who live close to Albert Road in Ozone Park, the mere mention of the now 30-years-overdue sewer and infrastructure project…
QueensWay Draws Raves, but Some Still Oppose Park Plan
Friends of the QueensWay and the Trust for Public Land this week released the much-anticipated QueensWay Plan, a study which both groups jointly characterized as…
Community Board 9 Accepting District Manager Applications
Community Board 9 is now accepting resumes from individuals interested in the district manager position. The board, which serves Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill, Woodhaven and…
Queens Museum Names New Executive Director
After an exhaustive national search, the Queens Museum Board of Trustees last week named Laura Raicovich as the borough cultural institution’s new president and executive…
School Says Afterschool Program Slots Still Available
One of the pillars of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s first year in office has been afterschool programming for middle-school students. And according to the head…
Suit Settlement Paves Way for City’s Disabled to Seek Storm Shelter
A federal judge’s decision last week will produce impactful changes in the way the city responds to natural disasters, according to local advocates. Judge Jesse…
Pols, Communities Call on State to Improve Evacuation Routes and Signs
Emergency evacuation infrastructure and route signage along the Nassau Expressway and connecting roadways in southern Queens and southwestern Nassau County are in desperate need of…
Area Communities Tops in State Reading Program
More than 100 students from the communities that comprise state Senate District 15 last week received official certificates from the Senate after emerging on top…
Loan Reforms Could Help Students Struggling With Debt
With nearly 40 million student loan borrowers holding more than $1.2 trillion in student-loan debt, federal statistics now show that student-loan debt has surpassed credit…