Congressman Turner leaves options open on tough issues
Bob Turner, Queens’ newest congressman, has been in office two months, and in that time he’s come down firmly in support of a balanced budget…
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New Site Gathers Jobs, Sorts by Region
A new Jobs Express web site was recently launched to give New Yorkers an edge in their search for employment, announced Senator Joe Addabbo (D-Queens)….
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…
Queens Civic Congress President Killed Crossing the Street
Community activist and president of the Queens Civic Congress, Patricia Dolan, died Tuesday night after a car struck her while she crossed Hillside Avenue near…
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…
Council’s Ruling Could Bring Residential Parking Permits to Queens
The push for Queens residents to get resident-based parking around their neighborhoods has begun. The City Council voted 40-8 on Nov. 3 in favor of…
Tennis Might Come Back to Forest Hills
Activists pushing for the preservation of Forest Hills’ West Side Tennis Stadium may have netted some hope this month. A nonprofit submitted a proposal before…
Councilman Calls for More Officers at 102nd Precinct
Noting the need for more police coverage in the communities served by the 102nd Precinct, City Councilman Eric Ulrich has issued a call for the…
Election Day Passes With No Surprises
Election day came and went in Queens on Tuesday with little fanfare and light turnout. District Attorney Richard Brown was reelected to his sixth consecutive…
Forest Hills Man Seeks To Raise $10,000 for HIV Research in Fourth Cross-Atlantic Rowing
The words ‘quit,’ ‘stop’ and ‘give up’ are simply not in Victor J. Mooney’s vocabulary. A Brooklyn native and Forest Hills resident, Mooney, 46, has…
Parks Won’t Explain Rejection of Carousel Proposals
For more than three years, the city’s Parks and Recreation Department has struggled to find an operator for the iconic Forest Park Carousel. Most recently,…
112th Precinct Council Plans Trip And Poster Contest
The 112th Precinct Community Council will host a trip to the 9/11 Memorial in Lower Manhattan to pay homage to the victims of the September…
Appeal Denied to Forest Hills Woman Who Paid to Have Husband Killed
The Forest Hills woman convicted of hiring a relative to shoot her husband after a custody dispute was denied an appeal last week by the…
Man and woman indicted for sex trafficking in Queens
Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced today that a Queens County grand jury has indicted a 22-year-old Jamaica, Queens, man and a 26-year-old woman…