Bike lanes approved for Ridgewood, Glendale
It is time to bring out the white paint. Community Board 5 gave the go-ahead to new bike lanes in Ridgewood and Glendale along some…
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112th Precinct Reports Spike in Burglaries Following String of Apartment Break-Ins
A string of burglaries on Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills and Rego Park have had police from the 112th Precinct looking for the perpetrator for…
104th Pct. Honors Top Cop Vigilantes
The 104th Precinct recognized two of its top cops for bringing justice to a man who almost got away with knocking down and choking a…
CB 5 reiterates homeless shelter opposition
In case there was any doubt, Community Board 5’s opposition to the construction of a homeless shelter in Glendale was made loud and clear at…
City Plow Pummels Forest Hills Eatery
Rarely has a story involving a plow truck and a restaurant storefront ended with the words, “It could have been worse.” But Forest Hills’ Exo…
Architecture Contest Shows Glimpse into QueensWay’s Future
Queens residents have been grappling over what to do with a 3.5 –mile stretch of abandoned railway running from Rego Park to Ozone Park for…
State Should Not Slaughter Mute Swans: Queens Pol, Advocates
The state Department of Environmental Conservation’s plan to kill all 2,200 wild mute swans in New York by 2025 – including potentially shooting, gassing, or…
A call for a quieter JFK Airport
South Queens residents know the meaning of airplane noise. They know what it is to have to stop talking countless times during a summer barbeque…
Family, friends gather to remember Christian Doran
It was a fitting tribute to a man who worked hard for his home borough as Christian Doran’s friends and family flooded a Bellerose church…
U.S. House expected to vote next week on revised Biggert-Waters bill
U.S. House of Representatives lawmakers said they will vote next week on a bill that would keep flood insurance premiums from skyrocketing, as they were…
Most Voters Side with Cuomo on Pre-K, Poll Says
Despite Mayor de Blasio’s major push for residents to back his proposal to raise taxes on city residents annually making $500,000 or more to pay…
Student deaths prompt lawmakers to advocate for more school crossing guards
Following the recent deaths of two schoolchildren killed in traffic accidents, two state lawmakers – one from Queens and the other from Staten Island) –…
From classroom size to foreign language, Queens’ newest PEP member vows to fight for education
Little did Deborah Dillingham know when she first stepped into a Forest Hills elementary school years ago to drop her children off for kindergarten that…
Lindenwood students remember Sebastian Oseff with cancer fundraiser, event will be held exactly one year after the 8-year-old passed away
Sebastian Oseff was wise beyond his years. A student at PS 232 in Lindenwood, the elementary school boy was known to his family and friends…
With focus on pedestrian deaths, mayor calls for lower speed limit and more speed cameras
Reducing the citywide speed limit from 30 miles per hour to 25 mph and expanding the use of speed and red light cameras throughout the…