Police Search for Chase Bank Robber
The 104th Precinct is looking for a bandit who tried to rob a Chase branch on Metropolitan Avenue near 74th Street in Middle Village. The…
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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…
Proposed Middle Village Charter School Met With Some Skepticism
Charter schools have long been the subject of debate and Middle Village Prep (MVP), and the proposed charter school that may open at Christ…
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…
Volunteers Clean Middle Village Eyesore
Seeing a need to clean up an area of Middle Village that is littered with overgrown weeds, residents, volunteers, local politicians and a city agency…
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…
Locals Enjoy Myrtle Ave Festival in Ridgewood
On Sunday, August 12, Ridgewood hosted its annual Myrtle Avenue Festival. The festival, which took place between Fresh Pond Road and Forest Avenue, featured a…
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,…
Queens’ Sikh Community and Elected Officials Mourn After Wisconsin Tragedy
Surrounded by a congregation of colorful turbans and saddened faces, Mayor Michael Bloomberg condemned the Sunday massacre of six Sikh worshipers at a Wisconsin…
Controversial Queens Statue: Final Resting Place May Be Brooklyn Cemetery
The controversial “Civic Virtue” statue my soon be moving to its final resting place – a cemetery in Brooklyn. Richard Moylan, president of the Green-Wood…
Middle Village Boy Finds Bone Marrow Match
Just seven months after being diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia, Colin Flood has found the match he needs to possibly cure his disease. Back on…
State-of-the-Art Elmhurst Library Inches Closer to Opening
At the end of July, the last bit of concrete for the foundation of El- mhurst’s new library was poured by Borough President Helen Marshall…