Caruana, Teachers Slam City Over Common Core
Craig Caruana, the Republican candidate running against Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village), held a rally in Middle Village last Friday against the city’s controversial new…
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After Shutdown Cancels Recruitment Fair, Glendale Family Worries About Son’s College Plans
For a teen from Glendale and his parents, the partial government shutdown has meant more than reading headlines about the fiscal showdown among legislators in…
York College Conference on Race, Law and Justice Draws People from Throughout Queens
York College hosted the City University of New York’s Eighth Annual Black Male Initiative Conference, titled “Race, Law and Justice,” which drew intellectual heavyweights to…
Richmond Hill Man Arrested – Endangers four children, beats wife and animals
A 29-year-old Richmond Hill man has been arrested for endangering the welfare of a child and cruelty to animals. Jasean Holmes was taken into custody…
Lindenwood Teen Found Safe After Being Believed to be Kidnapped
A Lindenwood teen originally believed by family and friends to have been kidnapped was found unharmed at the Jamaica Long Island Rail Road station Friday, police…
St. Helen Brings Fall Fun
St. Helen’s held their annual fall festival on Sunday, hosting a specialty shopping fair in Father Dooley Hall and using the area outside, held a…
Elmhurst Care Center Forges New Path in Rehabilitative Health Care
The Elmhurst Care Center invited doctors and other accomplished health professionals to an Oct. 9 event celebrating the new facility that provides a wide variety…
Angels on the Bay Hosts 18th Benefit Ball – Gives $500,000 to St. Mary’s Hospital for Children
The 18th Annual Angel’s on the Bay Benefit Ball was held on Tuesday evening at Russo’s on the Bay. Originally founded to raise funds for…
A Harrowing Halloween in Howard Beach
Come Halloween time, it is not uncommon to see vehicles driving down 84th Street screech to a halt and quickly reverse until they are in…
Juniper Park Races, ‘Scooter Bandit’ Top Talk at 104th Precinct Council
Assault, burglary, robbery and rape are all down compared to last year, with murder and grand larceny on the rise, the 104th Precinct’s commanding officer,…
At Ridgewood Reservoir, A Celebration of Nature – Civic Leaders, City Officials Cut Ribbon on $6.92M Project
For civic leaders and city officials, Tuesday’s ribbon cutting on a project improving access to Highland Park’s Ridgewood Reservoir marks the beginning of what they…
Christ the King Journalism Program Gets Boost from Real Estate Entrepreneur
Standing in the midst of Christ the King Regional High School’s television news studio, a neon “On Air” sign gleaming to their right, a group…
CB 5 Backs Plan to Landmark Maspeth Firehouse
Community Board 5 members are throwing their support behind landmarking a Maspeth firehouse that has for nearly a century played a prominent role in a…
After Years of Pleas, PS 87 Celebrates School Addition – $20M project includes classroom seats and new gym
Flinging their hands in the air, the students who had just cut the ribbon on the new addition to PS 87 in Middle Village turned…
CB 6 Votes for a Left Turn Signal at Forest Hills Intersection
Due to the number of injuries, and the one fatality, in the last few years that occurred at the intersection of Metropolitan and 71st avenues…