CUNY Opens Doors for Future Citizens
In a series of comprehensive events throughout the city, CUNY Citizenship Now! is providing free, high quality, and confidential citizenship and immigration law services to…
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A Vietnam Hero Marches to Heaven
Editors Note: With Memorial Day next weekend, we’ve dedicated our editorial space to George Petrzelka, who reminds us why we celebrate those who serve. This…
Brooklyn Union Maintenance Under Investigation
The notorious Brooklyn Union Maintenance, a group of alleged scam artists known for gaining access to homes in the area by claiming they need to…
Limiting Porn in Libraries
While the city can’t outlaw viewing pornography in public libraries, those who watch it in the presence of minors may soon face criminal charges. Councilmen…
Legislature Passes New Bill Packages
With the budget approved, the State Senate and Assembly have been working to pass a variety of bills for New Yorkers. Recently, the Assembly passed…
City Releases List of Proposed Firehouse Closures
The city has finally released its list of 20 fire companies slated to close under Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed budget. According to the New York…
Ulrich Demands for Increased Police Presence Near Aqueduct
As the Aqueduct casino’s opening date approaches, neighboring residents are asking for increased police presence to help mitigate the influx of an estimated 30,000 people…
Weiner, Nadler Push Legislation to Reroute bin Laden Reward Money to 9/11 Victims
The U.S. State Department offered up to $50 million for information on locating Osama Bin Laden—a reward that will likely never be paid. If the…
Charter School Eyes Central Queens
Public School District 24, long considered the most over-crowded district in the city, may soon have its first charter school. Representatives of the Central Queens…
Bloomberg Proposes Drastic Cuts in Executive Budget
Mayor Michael Bloomberg placed the blame on Albany when he introduced drastic cuts in his executive budget on Friday. The city’s libraries, schoolteachers and firehouses…
Aqueduct Security Tops Residents’ Concerns
With Resorts World New York’s Aqueduct Racetrack casino set to open later this summer, residents in the surrounding neighborhood are worried the 106th Precinct will…
South Ozone Park Fire Destroys Home
A raging fire broke out on Tuesday evening in a three-story private home on 115th Avenue in South Ozone Park. Two firefighters were treated…
Forest Hills Tennis Stadium Denied Landmark Hearing
Preservationists received a major blow last week when the city Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) rejected the West Side Tennis Stadium in Forest Hills for…
Ridgewood Reservoir Renovations to Begin
After years of debate between the Parks Department, city planners, developers and community activists, a renovation of Highland Park and the Ridgewood Reservoir will…
Brakes Applied on Maurice Avenue Drag Races: Victory Declared as DOT Installs Speed Humps on Dangerous Street
A concentrated effort by local residents and city Council Members to stop drag races along Maurice Avenue in Maspeth paid off this week as…