Man Opens Fire, Hits Two on Q111 Bus
A string of shootings ended on a bus Friday afternoon after a man killed his girlfriend’s son and minutes later fled onto the Q111 where…
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After Shooting, Bus Union Wants Safety
Following the random shooting of two bus passengers in Jamaica, the union that represents MTA bus drivers in Queens called for better security and asked…
Beware Inspection Scam
Seniors got a warning Tuesday night about an old scam reappearing in Ozone Park and Howard Beach. Pat McCabe, a representative from Sen. Joseph Addabbo…
Police Search for Queens Rape Suspects
Police are on the lookout for a group of men in connection with a rape in Long Island City early Sunday morning. According to police,…
DSNY Plans For Snow
In light of the heavy amounts of snowfall that hammered Queens last winter, city sanitation officials last week assured Queens residents that they would be…
Deal on Fineson Center Drawing Close, Officials Say
The long-awaited creation of a new affordable housing complex for seniors appears to be one step closer to reality, with project officials recently estimating that…
Howard Beach Author Launches Children’s Book
Local parents with their children turned out in numbers over the weekend as Howard Beach native Frances O. Scarantino launched the first in a line…
Christ the King Celebrates!
After a severe storm knocked down about 25 trees two years ago, Christ The King High School President Michael Michel had a dream of celebrating…
Dozens of Laptops Stolen from St. Helen’s School
Nearly two dozen new computers, collectively worth thousands of dollars, were stolen last week in a late night burglary from a Catholic elementary school…
Miss New York Helps Kids Wave Off Bullying
If one takes a look at Kaitlin Monte, the reigning Miss New York 2011, it would be hard to guess that she was ever subjected…
Eric Ulrich Heads Romney’s NYC Campaign
Councilman Eric Ulrich, who represents Ozone Park and Howard Beach, has been named the New York City chairman of former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney’s presidential…
Santa Does Photo Shoot at Russo’s On The Bay
Almost 500 community residents flocked to Russo’s on the Bay this Monday night when Santa paid an early visit to Howard Beach, accepting an invitation…
Protestors occupy the subway
Members of the Occupy Wall Street movement protested outside the 74th Street-Broadway/Roosevelt Avenue Subway station in Jackson Heights on Nov. 17. The crowd of about 50…
Occupy Wall Street expands to Queens
A 74-year-old man from Rockaway, a 31-year-old woman from Maspeth, students, mothers, career activists and more than 100 others were opening their hands above their…
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…