Meng Has Large Fundraising Advantage over Halloran
In the latest campaign numbers released by the Federal Election Commission (FEC), Assemblywoman Grace Meng has maintained the large fundraising lead she has over Councilman…
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DEP and Parks Install Timers to Conserve Water
In an effort to conserve water citywide, the Department of Environmental (DEP) and the Department of Parks and Recreation announced the installation of timers on…
Stranded Jet-skier Unsuspectingly Breaches $100 million Airport Security System
Here we thought Spiderman was the only one who can scale walls, impervious to security forces. Spiderman, and in the case of an alarming…
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…
Middle Village Boy Finds Bone Marrow Match
Just seven months after being diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia, Colin Flood has found the match he needs to possibly cure his disease. Back on…
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…
The Best and Worst Subways in Queens
Straphanger’s 15th annual study has determined that the Q subway line is the best in New York City. The C subway line, which has been…
Bus Route Change Strands 90-year-old
Across the street from Muriel Stemmann’s house on Cross Bay Boulevard in Broad Channel, a funeral parlor’s sign reads, “You may linger, but it…
Elmhurst Resident Creates Literary Journal for Queens Writers
Seeing a need for writers in Queens to express themselves, one man is opening doors for locals to pen their thoughts and let their voices…
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…
Assemblyman Wants DEP, Water Board Audited
Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Ozone Park) is pushing for a full audit of the city’s Department of Environmental Protection and Water Board after what he calls…
Jamaica Bay Center Renamed
On Monday afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill pushed by Con- gressman Bob Turner (R-Queens) to rename The Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge…
Queens Organization Offering Food Entrepreneur Course
Ever dreamed of someone enjoying your homemade cupcakes as much as you do, or stared longingly at the person behind the counter at Greek restaurant…