Rezoning for Woodhaven/RH
Back on July 25, the City Council voted to approve a rezoning plan that will change what can be built in both Woodhaven and Richmond…
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Cops Hunt for Molester on the Loose
Police are asking for help identifying and locating a man who flashed a 13-year-old girl in Elmhurst on Monday. The NYPD said that on Monday…
Queens Celebrates National Night Out Against Crime
Across Queens on Tuesday night, residents came out in droves to meet with police from their local precincts as part of the National Night…
Richmond Hill Denied Historical District
For the last 14 years, one group has been trying to get a large section of Richmond Hill designated as a historical district, which would…
Meng, Halloran Spar Over Fundraising in Wake of Arrest
Assemblywoman Grace Meng and Councilman Dan Halloran are punching back and forth about disclosing funds possibly raised by Grace Meng’s father, Jimmy Meng, who was…
The Best and Worst Subways in Queens
Straphanger’s 15th annual study has determined that the Q subway line is the best in New York City. The C subway line, which has been…
Crowley Knocked off District Leader Ballot, Unsure of Party Support
Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley’s strained relationship with the Queens Democratic party continued last week when she was booted from the District Leader ballot because of…
Unions Throw Endorsements in State Senate Race
State Senator Joe Addabbo (D- Queens) and one of the men trying to unseat him, City Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Howard Beach) both picked up endorsements…
20-Year Sentence for Man Convicted in Forest Hills Stabbing
Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced on Friday, August 3, that a 34-year-old Massachusetts resident, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the stabbing death…
Feds Dismantle Family Prostitution Business
Four defendants admitted in federal court last week that they created a sex trafficking web that seduced women in Mexico, smuggled them into the United…
Bus Route Change Strands 90-year-old
Across the street from Muriel Stemmann’s house on Cross Bay Boulevard in Broad Channel, a funeral parlor’s sign reads, “You may linger, but it…
Bocce Renovations Coming to Juniper Park
After years of waiting, bocce players at Juniper Valley Park are about to get a little shade and a little more room. Soon, the Department…
Armed Man Robs Ridgewood Bank
A man flashed a gun at a Citibank in Ridgewood and walked out with thousands of dollars in cash last week, police said. At around…
Grand Larceny Auto Spikes in the 104
Capt. Michael Cody informed Maspeth, Middle Village, Glendale and Ridgewood residents of the latest crime statistics at the COP 104 meeting, held this month at…
Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association Combats Noise and Graffiti
Cops in Woodhaven say they’re tightening enforcement on noise complaints, and residents are running their own crackdown on graffiti. At the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association…