Petition Started to Support Rockaway Rail Line
As another way to drum up support for a possible new transportation option in Queens, one local legislator has turned to the internet to gather…
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Domestic Violence Victim Seeks to Help Others
Readers will get the opportunity to look inside the darkest days of Barbara Sheehan’s life with the release of the new book “In Bed With…
City Dwellers to Swallow 7% Hike in Water Rate
Residents andpublic officials got their chance to speak up on Thursday, April 26 against a New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) plan, which…
Neighbors Say Eyesore Home Will be Repaired
Neighbors of a house on 157th Avenue in Howard Beach are worried that the house has been abandoned and have gone so far as to…
DOH To Answer Hospital Closure Questions at May 10 Meeting
It appears that the questions surrounding the recent closing of Peninsula Hospital may finally be answered. Queens and Rockaway residents will be getting the chance…
Ten Years of Queens Taste
It’s been a decade of flavor for Queens Taste. The annual event lets attendees try a morsel of food from restaurants all around the borough….
Editorial: Hate Is Not Welcome in Howard Beach
The man who came to Howard Beach toting signs in 2007 accusing then Councilman Joe Addabbo of being a racist pig as well as stating…
Ulrich Tests Experimental Budget Process
Residents of several neighborhoods around the city got a small taste of what it’s like to be involved in the city budget process. Councilman Eric…
Howard Beach Kiwanis Celebrates 50 Years
The Howard Beach Kiwanis celebrated their 50th anniversary at a gala dinner held at Russo’s on the Bay last Friday evening. A packed audience comprised…
Ulrich Announces State Senate Bid
In a shocking announcement at 10 this morning, Republican City Councilman Eric Ulrich posted a video saying he will challenge Democrat Joe Addabbo for…
Decades After Service, WWII Veteran Receives Purple Heart
Almost 70 years passed between the time Anton Dietrich Jr. was wounded during a battle in North Africa and when he received a Purple Heart…
Community Board Frustrated by Lack of Hospitals
As another Queens hospital closes, concern is growing on Community Board 5 that there’s an epidemic lack of beds in the borough. At CB 5’s…
WEEkEND AT WAlDBAuM’S: Spoiled meat and produce continue to threaten health of shoppers
Sub-standard conditions at the Waldbaum’s store on Cross Bay Boulevard have reared their ugly head again despite a report card issued by The Forum in…
Queens Library Loans Free E-readers
The Queens Public Library is introducing a pilot program that will allow people to rent e-readers from its central branch in Jamaica. The program, which…
Dancing Toward a Cure
It was no ordinary Saturday morning in the basement hall of St. Barnabas Church in Howard Beach this past weekend when more than 100 local…