911 Needs 911 – City ambulance takes 45 minutes to respond to collapse of elderly man in Richmond Hill
Despite frantic calls from police and several bystanders at the scene, it took a city ambulance more than half an hour to respond to a…
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DEP’s Bioswale Program Causes Stir in Forest Hills – But city says it will help with sewer runoff
Community Board 6, which encompasses Forest Hills and Rego Park, is a high yield area for combined sewer runoff into Flushing Bay. The city Department…
112th Warns Residents of Typhoon Scamps
The 112th Precinct Community Council stressed to its members, and the general public, this week that the federal government has raised red flags over possible…
104th Police Battle Increase in Identity Theft
Identity theft, phone snatches, deli robberies, and scams have recently plagued the 104th Precinct, and police are working diligently to address the crime throughout the…
State Vows to Heed Pols’ Concerns About Trash Train
State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joseph Martens recently penned a letter to Queens elected officials vowing to carefully assess numerous concerns aired about a…
At City’s Airports, Fighting A Life of Poverty – Hundreds protest companies’ low wages, no benefits
The stories of hardship came as fast as the rain slapping the concrete outside John F. Kennedy International Airport last Thursday – of a man…
Reckless Drivers Prompt Howard Beach Residents to Plead for Change
Passing the well-kept two-story homes along 156th Avenue in Howard Beach, it is hard to notice something is amiss: The lawns are tidy, the fences…
Mother Gambles With Daughter’s Safety – Leaves child in gift shop alone while playing slots
A mother was under arrest last weekend, after it was discovered that she left her 9-year-old daughter in a gift shop while she was gambling…
EDITORIAL: Will the real bully please stand up
We watched a CBS News report last week, with great concern and upset. At the center of the story, stood one of the jewels in…
Scholars Student Casts Shadow on Beloved Academy – Lawsuit against school, administrators and parents will follow
In stories released last week by CBS News and the The New York Post, a Howard Beach teen and her mother have introduced serious allegations…
102nd Nabs Alleged Latin Kings Members
Four alleged members of the Latin Kings gang were recently arrested on the border of Woodhaven and Ozone Park following an intensive investigation by the…
What Will Mayor Bill de Blasio Mean for Queens?
With the general election now in the rearview mirror and Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio poised to become the city’s first Democratic mayor in more than…
De Blasio, Bloomberg Work on Transition for Incoming Mayor
Following Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio’s victory last week, the city is preparing for its new leader in 12 years – including Mayor Bloomberg weighing in…
For Martin Luther’s New Basketball Coach, Victories are on the Horizon
Randal Gast will look to right the ship for the Martin Luther School Cougars varsity basketball team, which has not won a championship since 2005…
Jamaica Bay documentary filmmaker searches for Sandy footage
Conservationist Dan Hendrick is reaching out to the Queens community for home videos, smart phone footage, and still photographs of residents preparing for Superstorm Sandy,…