Local Politician Requests Emergency Lanes on Queens Boulevard
Although Queens rightfully maintains a distinct image from its neighboring borough to the west, one Astoria politician noticed something Manhattan has that he wants mimicked…
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Queens Resident Organizes Fundraiser at FP Carousel
For Carol Lacks, last Friday night’s Alzheimer’s fundraiser at the Forest Park Carousel was much more personal for her. Lacks’ 93 year-old mother, Rose,…
Officials Praise Guns for Cash Program
At the Gun Buy-Back event, held on Saturday at the Jerusalem Baptist Church in Jamaica, plainclothes officers collected in the course of six hours, a…
Queens’ Politicians Take on Gun Violence
In an effort to tackle an issue on the rise in South Queens, a slew of local politicians met to adopt a nine Point Program…
Woman Sentenced in $1.3 Million Ponzi Scheme
A Long Island City resident, who pleaded guilty on several charges relating to swindling thirty people out of their money in a Ponzi scheme, was…
Queens Library Increases Hours
As of September 10, 2012, the new schedule will include evening hours in every library, Monday to Friday. Several of the largest libraries will have…
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…
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…
Mailbox Hits Pedestrian in Howard Beach
Three women were rushed to Jamaica Hospital after a crazy turn of events during a five-car accident at 160th Avenue and Cross Bay Boulevard in…
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…
Howard Beach Man Hopes He’ll Walk Again
On July 15, 2010, Jay Jendroska, long-time resident of Maspeth and current resident of Howard Beach, had just left a parking garage on his…
Ceiling Collapse in Howard Beach House
A Howard Beach family was nearly driven from their home after the ceiling in their living room collapsed on Friday morning. Sandra Hanan was watching…
HB Seniors Swing to Big Band Sounds
About 100 senior citizens brought their dancing shoes to Father Dooley Hall at St. Helen’s in Howard Beach last Thursday evening for night music from…
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,…
Weeds Irk Residents in Howard Beach
Residents along 165th Avenue in Howard Beach say they have really had enough with the deplorable conditions across the street from their homes. The…