Where Foreclosed Homes Rot, Calls for Banks to Step Up
Marie Persans knows 163rd Road in Hamilton Beach. The civic leader and retired teacher knows its history, its families, its residents who look out for…
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Build It Back Registration Extended to Oct. 31
More Queens residents have applied for the city’s Build It Back program than in any of the other boroughs – but they’re not the only…
Lhota Focuses on Job Creation Proposal in Bid for Mayor
Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota unveiled a job creation plan in Jackson Heights Friday, touting the proposal as something that will strengthen the middle class…
De Blasio Tours Rockaway, Issues Sandy Recovery Plan
Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio traveled to Far Rockaway Sunday to discuss his long-term recovery plan for residents still struggling after Hurricane Sandy. Nearly…
New Yorkers Support Casino Constitutional Amendment, Poll Says
According to New York voters, a rose by any other name wouldn’t smell just as sweet. A Siena College Poll released Monday reported that New…
Government Watchdogs Call for Changes to City’s Expensive Runoff Election System
Tuesday’s runoff election for public advocate – which cost the taxpayers $13.2 million for an office with a budget of about $2.3 million – is…
Letitia James Tops Dan Squadron in Runoff Election for Public Advocate
City Council Member Letitia James (D-Brooklyn) handily defeated state Sen. Dan Squadron (D-Manhattan, Brooklyn) on Tuesday in a surprisingly bitter runoff election for the city’s…
Pol, Principal Call for City to Mitigate Traffic Problems Plaguing South Queens Schools
Dangerous traffic conditions around MS 210 in Ozone Park must be changed – and soon, before the city has to react to a tragedy, Assemblyman…
Poll Site Switch Will Make Life Easier for Tudor Village Voters, Ulrich Says
Tudor Village residents will have an easier time voting after the city Board of Elections agreed to follow Councilman Eric Ulrich’s (R-Ozone Park) request that…
Pedestrian Struck in Ozone Park
An unidentified male was struck by a late model Honda at Rockaway Boulevard and 118th Street on Tuesday evening. Witnesses at the scene, who had…
Relief for Forest Hills Comes with Burglary Bust – Career criminal will stay locked up for a while
The arrest of carrier criminal Mario Girau, nearly two weeks ago, has brought a halt to a spree of residential burglaries that plagued the Forest…
Cops Seize 8 Guns With Richmond Hill Search Warrant – Recover other weapons, cash and pot
Police at the 106th precinct made a major bust last week when they executed a search warrant at a Richmond Hill house. Detective Nathaniel Tauber…
A Place Synonymous with Community, O’Neill’s Reopens to a Jubilant Crowd
Sitting by the entrance to the Maspeth bar that has been in his family since 1933, George O’Neill greeted a nearly nonstop stream of customers…