Goldfeder to Con Ed: Allow Ozone Park School Access for Parking
Citing parking problems that have plagued the area surrounding MS 137 in Ozone Park, Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) is urging Con Edison to allow…
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Masses Visit Maspeth for M.I.A. Concert
Maspeth has had its eye on the Knockdown Center for a long time, even more so since it announced the internationally known pop icon M.I.A….
CTK Math Team Claims Second Place in Statewide Math Competition
Christ the King’s math team competed in the New York State Mathematics League and tied for second place overall. More than 30 members competed over…
With Queens Arts Festival, an Explosion of Talent and Creativity
Western Queens is awash with artists and performers this week as pop-up galleries once again invade warehouses, vacant apartments, and unused storefronts for the 4th…
Queens Library Board of Trustees Rejects Comptroller’s Request for Audit Documents
The Queens Library Board of Trustees rejected last Thursday night a resolution to have the library fully comply with an audit by city Comptroller Scott…
From South Queens, Witnessing a Century of History
Josephine Cirella Filippelli has, from her corner of the world in South Queens, seen history unfold. Born on May 30, 1914 in Woodhaven and raised…
Pricey Living Driving People from New York: Poll
Forty one percent of New Yorkers said they would leave if they could, half of which attributed that decision to a high cost of living,…
Queens College to Host Political Seminar for Teachers
The Taft Institute for Government teamed up with the Museum of the Moving Image to assemble the event for teachers at the kindergarten level through…
Veteran Safety Relies on Outreach: Crowley
In order to save lives, U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-Jackson Heights) wants veterans to speak up. Crowley joined with some of Queens’ finest veteran heroes…
Cops on Lookout for Forest Hills Robbers
The NYPD is searching for two criminals who recently stole a 61-year-old woman’s cell phone, driver’s license, MetroCard, and credit cards in Forest Hills, police…
‘Bring Back Our Girls’
Queens leaders have joined an ever-growing chorus of voices across the world calling for the peaceful return of hundreds of young girls who were abducted…
Ozone Park Bicyclist Killed in Hit-and-Run: Police
Police are on the lookout for two drivers who hit and killed a 40-year-old bicyclist in Ozone Park Sunday night. After running in the unidentified…
Jamaica Man Convicted of Sexually Assault Teen Girl
Following a two-week trial, a Jamaica man was convicted last week of threatening a 19-year-old girl with a box cutter before sexually assaulting her twice…
Maspeth Students Inducted Into National Honor Society
Maspeth High School held its inaugural National Honor Society Induction Ceremony for their chapter named Societas Nationalis Honoris Scholae Maspethis. This chapter celebrates these students’ successes, as well as their…
Citing AD 24’s Demographic Changes, Some South Asian Leaders Say They Want Challenger to Face Assemblyman David Weprin
After the 24th Assembly District was redrawn in 2012 to include a much larger South Asian population, some community leaders said at a press conference…