Man Opens Fire, Hits Two on Q111 Bus
A string of shootings ended on a bus Friday afternoon after a man killed his girlfriend’s son and minutes later fled onto the Q111 where…
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Deal on Fineson Center Drawing Close, Officials Say
The long-awaited creation of a new affordable housing complex for seniors appears to be one step closer to reality, with project officials recently estimating that…
Howard Beach Author Launches Children’s Book
Local parents with their children turned out in numbers over the weekend as Howard Beach native Frances O. Scarantino launched the first in a line…
Miss New York Helps Kids Wave Off Bullying
If one takes a look at Kaitlin Monte, the reigning Miss New York 2011, it would be hard to guess that she was ever subjected…
Eric Ulrich Heads Romney’s NYC Campaign
Councilman Eric Ulrich, who represents Ozone Park and Howard Beach, has been named the New York City chairman of former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney’s presidential…
Santa Does Photo Shoot at Russo’s On The Bay
Almost 500 community residents flocked to Russo’s on the Bay this Monday night when Santa paid an early visit to Howard Beach, accepting an invitation…
Dozens of Illegal Signs Removed
Illegal signs are being targeted for removal around parts of Queens, with city officials asking for the public’s help in reporting such unwanted ads. At…
Giving Dignity With Charity
Handling hundreds of clients while managing dozens of on-site volunteers from the pre-dawn hours to midday can be enough to overwhelm anyone. Yet, Swami Durga Das,…
Protestors occupy the subway
Members of the Occupy Wall Street movement protested outside the 74th Street-Broadway/Roosevelt Avenue Subway station in Jackson Heights on Nov. 17. The crowd of about 50…
Occupy Wall Street expands to Queens
A 74-year-old man from Rockaway, a 31-year-old woman from Maspeth, students, mothers, career activists and more than 100 others were opening their hands above their…
Block Association Will Push to Landmark Forest Park Carousel
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. That is the message the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association (WRBA) is sending when it comes to…
Police Arrest Suspect in Fatal Maspeth Hit-and-Run
The man wanted in connection with a hit-and-run accident that killed a Maspeth bar owner was arrested by a U.S Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force…
Hoping for a Healing, Howard Beach Couple Will Travel to Lourdes
The gift of miracles has never failed to show its presence in the Catholic Church, and last week at Our Lady of Grace in Howard…
Turner Inauguration Interrupted by Occupy Movement
A lone Occupy Wall Street–affiliated protestor interrupted Congressman Bob Turner’s inauguration Sunday before being dragged by the collar out of the building. Adam Weissman, an…
Forest Park Carousel has Another Bidder
Another group has surfaced with hopes of running the historic Forest Park Carousel, and this one has the backing of Assemblyman Michael Miller. Independence Residences…