Kew Gardens Hills Donates $4K to Library
Queens Library branches were recently forced to stop purchasing new books because of budget cuts. But Kew Gardens residents and the Kew Gardens Hills Civic…
Forest Hills
Free Tree Giveaway in Forest Hills
Community activists in Forest Hills are still working to restore the trees destroyed in last year’s tornado. A free tree giveaway sponsored by MillionTreesNYC and…
Safety First at Forest Park
A free safety event was held at Forest Park on Saturday. Residents had the opportunity to receive free blood pressure readings, free bicycle helmets for…
Library Cuts Threaten Five-Day-A-Week Service
New York City’s three public library systems are in danger of serious cuts in Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s executive budget. If the Mayor’s executive budget is…
In Brief: Energy Prices, Saint Matthews and Marriage Equality
Relief from rising electricity costs Governor Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the New York State legislature pushed through a bill that would ease the…
New Smoking Ban in Effect for Parks
The city’s newly expanded anti-smoking law went into effect on Monday, meaning smokers can no longer legally light up at public parks, beaches and pedestrian…
CUNY Opens Doors for Future Citizens
In a series of comprehensive events throughout the city, CUNY Citizenship Now! is providing free, high quality, and confidential citizenship and immigration law services to…
City Releases List of Proposed Firehouse Closures
The city has finally released its list of 20 fire companies slated to close under Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed budget. According to the New York…
Aqueduct Security Tops Residents’ Concerns
With Resorts World New York’s Aqueduct Racetrack casino set to open later this summer, residents in the surrounding neighborhood are worried the 106th Precinct will…
Forest Hills Tennis Stadium Denied Landmark Hearing
Preservationists received a major blow last week when the city Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) rejected the West Side Tennis Stadium in Forest Hills for…
Tons of Trash Avoids Landfill
A recycling event sponsored by State Senator Joseph Addabbo last Sunday was a major success, with more than 11 tons of electronics and paper…
Park Opening Yields Mysterious Tombstone
Updated, see below On September 12, 1912, Leon Nascimbene arrived in New York City onboard the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, a passenger ship sailing from Cherbourg,…
Residents’ Patience Running Out Over Trash Trains
Residents living around New York & Atlantic Railway’s (NY&A) tracks, especially in Ridgewood, Glendale, Maspeth and Middle Village, have had to deal with increased rail…
Volunteers Clean Bayside Cemetery
About 40 people including neighborhood residents, Boy Scouts, community activists and Councilman Eric Ulrich and his staff, armed with more than 30 rakes and boxes…
Remembering The Holocaust
Members of the congregation at the Rockwood Park Jewish Center gathered on Sunday for Yom Hashoah Observance, a remembrance of the Holocaust held every year…