Immigration Bill Spurs Debate at JPCA Meeting
Residents grilled Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley’s chief of staff at the Juniper Park Civic Association meeting Thursday night about a pending City Council bill that declares…
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Noise Relief Coming for Railway’s Neighbors
Residents complaining about noise in the wee hours of the morning along New York & Atlantic Railway’s tracks will have some relief from the screeching…
CEC Rejects PS/IS 49 Rezone Plan
The controversial redistricting plan involving PS 58 and Ps/IS 49—the latter which faces serious overcrowding issues—looks like it may be heading back to the drawing board. Members…
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…
MTA Releases 2011 Customer Satisfaction Survey Results
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) released results yesterday from its series of customer satisfaction surveys con- ducted annually for all MTA services. These surveys show…
Job Fair Attracts Thousands
At State Senator Joe Addabbo’s job fair on Friday, thousands of residents came looking for work at a time when the state unemployment is close…
Greener Edsall Avenue Closer to Reality
The second phase of the Edsall Avenue beautification project was completed over the weekend, as more than 30 volunteers pitched in to clean and plant…
Drainage Improvements Needed on Edsall Avenue
With the first phase of the Edsall Avenue revitalization completed, local community groups and leaders are asking the city to pitch in and keep the…
Maspeth Still Fighting Back Against Commuter Vans
As Maspeth residents push to rid neighborhood streets of commuter vans, a local councilwoman hopes to change the way the entire industry operates. Councilwoman Elizabeth…
106th Precinct Cracking Down on Saving Spots
With parking a precious commodity throughout the city, it has become customary for residents in some neighborhoods to save parking spots in front of or…
Forest Hills Rated Safest Queens Neighborhood
While the city’s crime numbers are at record lows, a look at citywide crime data shows some surprising results about neighborhoods and the troubling fact…
Member Quits Education Council in Protest
Fed up with local parents’ decreasing role in school decisions, Brian Rafferty resigned from Community Education Council 24 last Thursday. The district councils throughout the…
Serving Up in Forest Park
The city Parks Department unveiled the newly reconstructed and renovated tennis courts at Forest Park on Friday. The improvements were possible through $1 million in…
Glendale Parents, Teachers Protest Potential Rezoning
The auditorium of PS/IS 113 in Glendale was packed to capacity last Thursday for a presentation from the city Department of Education’s Office of Portfolio…
Resident Asks CB5 to Honor 9/11 Victim
Various traffic issues, including the conversion of a Maspeth Street to one-way, were topics of discussion at September’s monthly Community Board 5 meeting. There is…