Queens Resident Organizes Fundraiser at FP Carousel
For Carol Lacks, last Friday night’s Alzheimer’s fundraiser at the Forest Park Carousel was much more personal for her. Lacks’ 93 year-old mother, Rose,…
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Auto Vandals Hit Tudor Village
What may be band of auto vandals is continuing with a rash of brazen strikes throughout the normally quiet Tudor Village community. A group…
Proposed Middle Village Charter School Met With Some Skepticism
Charter schools have long been the subject of debate and Middle Village Prep (MVP), and the proposed charter school that may open at Christ…
The City Destroys 24 Cherry Trees Behind Borough Hall
Earlier this week, the city plowed down 24 cherry trees that sat behind Queens Borough Hall on an arborists’ advice. The city claimed these trees…
Woman Arrested in Death of Two-Year-Old Son: Mother Has Past Arrest and History With ACS
A two-year-old Flushing toddler is dead due to strangulation and on Monday police arrested his mother for the crime. According to police Afriyie Gaspard,…
Howard Beach Man Hopes He’ll Walk Again
On July 15, 2010, Jay Jendroska, long-time resident of Maspeth and current resident of Howard Beach, had just left a parking garage on his…
Borough Athletes Score Big in London
Two Queens natives will be returning stateside with Olympic bragging rights. Tina Charles and Sue Bird, both Middle Village’s Christ the King High School graduates,…
Queens’ Sikh Community and Elected Officials Mourn After Wisconsin Tragedy
Surrounded by a congregation of colorful turbans and saddened faces, Mayor Michael Bloomberg condemned the Sunday massacre of six Sikh worshipers at a Wisconsin…
Controversial Queens Statue: Final Resting Place May Be Brooklyn Cemetery
The controversial “Civic Virtue” statue my soon be moving to its final resting place – a cemetery in Brooklyn. Richard Moylan, president of the Green-Wood…
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…
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…
Restaurant Owner Cries Foul Over Health Inspection
The owner of a Forest Hills restaurant has filed a complaint with the city Department of Health (DOH) over what she claims are untrue violations…
USDA, Activists Clash Over Geese Euthanization
The Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, whose website boasts “is one of the most significant bird sanctuaries in the Northeastern United States and one of…
Cops Arrest Resorts World Robber in Pennsylvania
Police nabbed the man suspected of robbing tens of thousands of dollars from Resorts World Casino in June. He had fled to Pennsylvania where he…
Jimmy Meng, Former Assemblyman and Father of Congressional Candidate, Arrested
Jimmy Meng, former assemblyman and father of congressional candidate Grace Meng, was arrested Tuesday on charges that he arranged to receive a bribe worth tens…