Mass Layoffs Expected at Maspeth’s Duane Reade Distribution Center
More than 200 people are expected to lose their jobs at a Duane Reade distribution center in Maspeth in less than a year – with…
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Police are continuing to search for a stun-gun wielding man who they said raped a 69-year-old jogger in Forest Park at the end of August…
From Bibliophiles to the Unemployed, Woodhaven Library’s New Space has Something for Everyone
Perched across the street from the Victorian home where Betty Smith penned “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” in the early 1940s, the Queens Library at…
Ulrich Seeks Relief for Tudor Village Voters
Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) is asking the city Board of Elections to change a poll site for Tudor Village residents, who now have to…
In Ridgewood, Celebrating Fall With Music, Morsels and Merriment
Thousands of people attended the annual Myrtle Avenue Fall Street Festival on Sunday, spending much of their day listening to everything from traditional Native American…
112th Precinct Community Council Answers Questions
A number of community concerns were raised at the 112th precinct Community Council on Monday night, including a continuing dialogue between residents and police over…
District 24 Rezoning Proposal Spurs Concerns About Safety
The city Office of Portfolio Management has proposed a plan to rezone elementary schools in District 24 to alleviate crowding and utilize the new space…
Focusing on Public Safety, Crowley Launches Re-Election Campaign
Flanked by family, civic leaders and Queens Democratic legislators from throughout the borough, Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village) kicked off her re-election campaign by opening…
City Plan to Remove Parking Draws Ire in Forest Hills
A city proposal to wipe out as many as 14 parking spots around the intersection of Metropolitan and 71st avenues in Forest Hills has landed…
Melinda – The Katz That Won – Defeats Peter Vallone 44% to 33%, will face Republican Aurelio Arcabascio in November
In the Democratic primary for Queens Borough President, Melinda Katz faced Councilman Peter Vallone (D-Astoria) in a field once filled with candidates. The Forum was…
De Blasio Faces Potential Run-Off Against Thompson For Mayor, Lhota Handily Lands GOP Nomination
A roller-coaster of a Democratic race for mayor that began with City Council Speaker Christine Quinn (D-Manhattan) as the frontrunner and diverted into the ultimate…
Stringer’s Integrity Tops Spitzer’s Experience in City’s Comptroller Race
In what turned out to be a nail-bitingly close race for City Comptroller, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer beat embattled ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer in the…
Public Advocate Candidates James, Squadron to Face Run-Off Election
The Democratic primary for an office few New Yorkers are familiar with, the city’s Public Advocate, provided no clear-cut winner as the two leading candidates,…
Lindenwood Alliance Resumes Meeting Schedule – Discuss bank robbery, question Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota
A few dozen residents turned out for the first meeting of the Lindenwood Alliance since the summer. A number of topics were bantered about but…
Raucous CB9 Meeting Includes Outrage Over District Manager Evaluation
Ever epic, the Community Board 9 meeting this month included board members shouting at one another over an evaluation of District Manager Mary Ann Carey…