Maspeth Art Center’s Bid for Liquor License Shot Down
Community Board 5 members voted last week to reject a Maspeth art center’s liquor license application after residents raised concerns over thousands of patrons partying…
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New 106th CO Vows Strong Partnership with Community
Deputy Inspector Jeffrey Schiff has hit the ground running as the 106th Precinct’s new commanding officer and, after taking the reigns at the end of…
MTA Report Gives Hope to Residents Crossing Their Fingers for a New Rail Line
Supporters of reactivating a rail line that, decades ago, ran from Rockaway to Rego Park were buoyed by the news that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority…
Queens Pols Call on City to Halt School Co-Locations
Final attempts by Mayor Bloomberg’s administration to push through last-minute co-locations in Queens schools before he leaves office come January will wreak havoc on the…
Ozone Park Rezoning Lands Backing from Community Boards
A massive 530-block rezoning plan for Ozone Park landed the support of Community Boards 9 and 10 over the past week, which elected officials and…
Forest Hills Resident Walks to Fight Pancreatic Cancer
Despite losing her father in 2002 to pancreatic cancer, Forest Hills resident Jerika Giwner continues to battle the disease by participating in an annual walk…
Feds Praise Richmond Hill’s PS 66 as One of Nation’s Top Schools
The federal government heaped praise on PS 66 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School in Richmond Hill last week, with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan naming…
Escape from Afghanistan – Author to discuss new memoir, “An American Bride in Kabul,” at Forest Hills Y
Young and in love, Phyllis Chesler left the United States to move to Afghanistan with her new husband in 1961 to embark on what should…
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…
Remembering the Heart of Maspeth, George Gibbons Jr.
George Gibbons Jr. was known as the heart of Maspeth’s 60th Drive – the street where the man who was killed by a hit-and-run driver…
Eating Around The World – In Queens
Lining up for everything from a locally brewed beer to Indian food and pollo al funghi – chicken with mushrooms for those not versed in…
Citing A Need For ‘Unity,’ Queens Democrats Throw Support Behind de Blasio
Queens County Democrats threw their support behind a mayoral candidate they did not endorse in the primary – Public Advocate Bill de Blasio – Monday…
Do You Want to Teach Your Dog To Fetch The Mouthwash?
If the days of looking forward to sitting and petting your new puppy and the excited sloppy kisses that he or she would lavish on…
In Woodhaven, A Celebration Of Community – WRBA honors civic, business leaders at 42nd annual dinner
The Woodhaven Residents Block Association held its 42nd annual fundraiser last week to celebrate another year of protecting the South Queens community. The event, held…
From The Corners Of Kew Gardens, A Tour de Force Of Queens Art
“Do you want to participate in a performance?” Sandra Vucicevic asked a passerby on a picture-perfect fall day in Kew Gardens last Sunday. “I’m not…