After Airing Complaints About Plane Noise, Residents Hope for Change
Assemblywoman Marge Markey (D-Maspeth) gathered officials from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to address residents…
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Maspeth Musician from Iran Kills Three Before Shooting Self, Police Say
An Iranian musician who had been living in Maspeth shot and killed three men in East Williamsburg before turning the gun on himself early Monday…
Maspeth Dentist Holds Candy Buy-Back
Dr. Alexandra Khaimov, of Grand Smile Dental in Maspeth, will sponsor a Halloween candy buy-back from Nov. 1 through Nov. 8 at her office located…
Denied: City Rejects Knockdown Center’s DOB Applications
The city Department of Buildings last week rejected an application for a permanent place of assembly, as well as its alteration permit and change in…
At O’Neill’s in Maspeth, Lhota weaves narrative of the personal and political
Joe Lhota performed all of the duties necessary of someone campaigning for mayor, following a specific script. O’Neill’s, a Maspeth bar and eatery, was extra…
With A Little Fright – And A Lot Of Fun – Maspeth HS Raises Funds For Children’s Hospital
Maspeth High School was transformed into a sea of ghoulish fun last Friday, when hundreds of students and their families attended a Halloween carnival and…
Scavenging for Treasure at Maspeth’s Newest Flea Market
Knockdown Center, a Maspeth glass factory turned expansive, rambling art space, hosted the first of its weekly flea markets on Sunday, attracting both area vendors…
Maspeth Art Center’s Bid for Liquor License Shot Down
Community Board 5 members voted last week to reject a Maspeth art center’s liquor license application after residents raised concerns over thousands of patrons partying…
A Place Synonymous with Community, O’Neill’s Reopens to a Jubilant Crowd
Sitting by the entrance to the Maspeth bar that has been in his family since 1933, George O’Neill greeted a nearly nonstop stream of customers…
Remembering the Heart of Maspeth, George Gibbons Jr.
George Gibbons Jr. was known as the heart of Maspeth’s 60th Drive – the street where the man who was killed by a hit-and-run driver…
104th Precinct Talks Increase In Crime
Concerned about a recent uptick in crime, officers from the 104th Precinct are urging residents to be wary of scam artists and pick-pocketers – and…
Maspeth Arts Center Makes Pitch For Liquor License – Some civic leaders, pols urge state to deny it
The manager of a Maspeth arts center that has set up shop in an abandoned glass factory said at a Community Board 5 meeting last…
Residents Battle To Preserve Maspeth Firehouse
For the men and women of Maspeth, their firehouse has long been more than just a place of brick and mortar. For nearly a century,…
After Tragic Accident, Calls for Change in Maspeth
After a driver slammed into five students on their way to school in Maspeth last week, parents are demanding the city Department of Transportation immediately…
Mass Layoffs Expected at Maspeth’s Duane Reade Distribution Center
More than 200 people are expected to lose their jobs at a Duane Reade distribution center in Maspeth in less than a year – with…