Stolen Cars Spike in 104th Pct.
Crime rose a little more than 1 percent in the 104th Precinct, with car thefts driving the numbers, police said this week. Capt. Christopher Manson,…
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Activists Fear ‘Final Blow’ to Ridgewood Reservoir
The city Parks Department shored up plans to breach the three basins within the Ridgewood Reservoir in Highland Park this summer, which drew vehement criticism…
Looking for a Job? Summer Youth Applications Due in April
Applications for the Summer Youth Employment Program, run by the city Department of Youth and Community Development, are now available online at www.nyc.gov/dycd, as well…
Howard Beach brush fire breaks out near Spring Creek; more than 100 firefighters battle blaze
More than 100 firefighters battled an inferno of a brush fire that broke out around 4:19 p.m. near Spring Creek in Howard Beach Saturday afternoon,…
For Queens Photographer, a Love Affair with Kew Gardens
For Joe Abate, a photographer who works on Austin Street in Forest Hills, Kew Gardens has long beckoned to him because of its “beauty and design of urban…
Juniper Civic grapples with unsightly eyesores
A Middle Village civic group called on the city to step up its enforcement in order to combat a series of eyesores, including graffiti and…
Editorial: Time for the city to prove it’s not worthless
At the end of Beach 131st Street in Belle Harbor, there is a plot of empty land by the ocean. A block of dirt and…
Sikh Americans Should Be Allowed to Serve in Military: Crowley
Now essentially prohibited from serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, devout Sikh Americans should be allowed to fight for their country, U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley…
State Diploma Standard Needs Overhaul: Goldfeder
Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) is pushing a bill that would overhaul the state Board of Regents’ and state Department of Education’s current diploma standard,…
Assistant Queens Police Chief Honored at Women’s History Fete
An assistant police chief from Queens served as the keynote speaker at a Women’s History Month celebration in the Bronx this week and was recognized…
Bishop thanks blood donors at Middle Village’s Christ the King
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio gave a big thanks to high schoolers in Middle Village for opening their hearts and arms to those in need. Christ the…
Fifty Years After Kitty Genovese Murder, Two Books Explore Crime
Five decades after Kitty Genovese, a 28-year-old bartender living with her girlfriend in Kew Gardens, was murdered, the notorious 1964 crime that captivated the nation’s…
London Lands a Taste of Rockaway
Turns out, it’s not only New York hipsters who have recently proclaimed their love for Rockaway. A bar named Far Rockaway Shoreditch has recently opened…
Corona Man Arraigned in Child Porn Bust: DA
A Corona man was arraigned on charges that he forced young girls to perform sex acts as part of an online game, Queens District Attorney…