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,…
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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…
Wanted: Forest Hills Rapist and Accomplice
The man who attacked three women in Forest Hills and one in Corona is still on the loose, and police need the public’s help finding…
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…
Unions Throw Endorsements in State Senate Race
State Senator Joe Addabbo (D- Queens) and one of the men trying to unseat him, City Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Howard Beach) both picked up endorsements…
20-Year Sentence for Man Convicted in Forest Hills Stabbing
Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced on Friday, August 3, that a 34-year-old Massachusetts resident, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the stabbing death…
After Rapes, Free Self Defense Class
After a rash of sexual assaults in Forest Hills and Corona, Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn are offering a free self-defense…
Forest Hills Lawyers Convicted in $25 Million Mortgage Scheme
In the midst of the housing bubble bursting, two attorneys from Forest Hills were setting up millions of dollars of mortgages taken out under straw-man…
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…
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…
Fundraising Reinforces Storyline in State Senate Primary
The Republican primary between Councilman Eric Ulrich and Juan Reyes for a Queens State Senate seat has been biting and bitter. But interestingly, both candidates…
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…