Renovations at Kew Gardens Library Delayed Until November
Renovations and an expansion of the Queens Library in Kew Gardens Hills are scheduled for November. Joanne King, director of communications for the Queens Library,…
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$3.5 Million Shellbank Basin Facility to Stop Dead Fish Smell
A new $3.5 million facility in Howard Beach, recently completed, may be the solution to relieving residents of the smell of dead fish and stagnant…
Proposed District Lines Draw Ire at Hearing
A parade of angry speakers vented at a public hearing on the state’s political redistricting plan that has riled politicians and residents who feel their…
FDA Looks to Shut Down Woodhaven Cheese Plant
Citing several violations dating back to 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week moved to close a Woodhaven-based cheese plant. According to…
Lancman will Challenge Turner for Congressional Seat
After just a four-month respite, a battle for the Ninth U.S. Congressional District spanning Queens and Brooklyn is starting up again. Assemblyman Rory Lancman (D-Richmond…
Middle Village Wakes Up to Graffiti
One man went on a graffiti binge through Middle Village, indiscriminately marking up about two blocks with yellow spray paint on the morning of Tuesday,…
Students, Parents Ask for a Safer Route to School
Rebecca Kates stood on the corner of 61st Street underneath the Brooklyn Queens Expressway holding a sign, “I am 9 years old and I don’t…
After Tragedy, Family’s Bar Reopens
The Gibbonses are back home. In October, Eamen Gibbons’ brother, George, was killed by a drunken driver after closing his bar for the night. George…
NYFAC To Start Renovations on $4.9M Howard Beach Autism Facility
The puzzle pieces on the wall of what will be the new nearly $5 million, 10,000-square-foot autistic services facility at 164-14 Cross Bay Boulevard in…
After 60-plus Years, Local War Hero Gets His Due
For Arno Heller, 91, of Rego Park, the road to receiving one of the highest-ranking medals awarded to a soldier was along one—one that was…
$7.2 Million Slotted to Restore Jamaica Bay
The efforts to restore Jamaica Bay—an economic staple for the local community—are one step closer to completion after a recent $7.2 million grant to make…
Howard Beach Man Gets 18 Years for Cop Beating
A 26-year-old construction worker from Howard Beach was sentenced to 18 years in prison last week following a 2009 attack of an off-duty police officer…
Note Bandits Hold Up Four Banks in 10 Days
Four banks in a two-mile radius were hit by robberies in the last two weeks, including two neighboring banks held up back-to-back in Middle Village….
Explosion Kills Man in Ozone Park Home
A man described by neighbors as increasingly paranoid was killed Monday morning by an explosion in his home on the corner of 111th Avenue and…
State of the Borough Celebrates Immigration, Confronts its Side Effects
Ever the optimist during Tuesday’s State of the Borough address, Borough President Helen Marshall celebrated Queens. She reveled in newly-built parks, redevelopment and newly opened…