Community Board 5 Talks Traffic
The Department of Transportation intends to make going to school safer for Queens kids in2012. It’s a plan that’s needed in particular by two…
Middle Village
Lost Council Funds Set Blame Flying
Tempers flared last week because old funding from Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley was lost in a scramble of paperwork at the end of 2010. On Dec….
Grant Gets Queens Two New Trains
Two of the diesel engines that run on tracks cutting through Middle Village, Ridgewood and Glendale will get a state-of-the-art,low-emissions upgrade by 2013. Thanks to…
Governor Ulrich? Republican Party Officials Look Toward the Future
Eric Ulrich began raising funds for his 2013 campaign at Howard Beach eatery Saffron last Wednesday evening. Ulrich joked saying he had to climb on…
Bill Would Give Residents Notice on Parking Changes
After some “no standing” signs popped up overnight in Middle Village, Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village) introduced a bill requiring the Department of Transportation to…
Congressman Wants to Void Local Immigration Bill
Congressman Bob Turner said last week that he and the Department of Homeland Security are looking into a federal statute to overturn a bill New…
Legislators, Schools Praise Cutting of MTA Tax on Private Schools
With Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s formal signing on Tuesday, the state has cut the MTA payroll tax for public and private schools, meaning that local…
Four Close to State Senator Indicted in Nonprofit Fraud Scheme
Four people were indicted late last week in connection with a scheme to pocket roughly $30,000 in state funds using a nonprofit set up by…
L.I. Brothers Sentenced for Targeting Elderly Homeowners, Chimney Scam Lands Pair in Jail
Two Long Island brothers have been sentenced to jail this week after scamming three elderly Queens homeowners and stealing more than $30,000. Bruce Wimmer, 29,…
Rim, Tire Thefts Still Plague Queens
Rim and tire theft is a crime plaguing the Middle Village, Glendale and Ridgewood areas, along with the rest of Queens, police from the 104th…
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…
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…
Swamp Playground Opens at Juniper Valley Park
Middle Village just got a new swamp. On Sunday, a few dozen preschoolers from The Learning Tree School came to Juniper Valley Park where they…
Family Waits for Plea in Gibbons Death
Dozens of friends and family members of George Gibbons crowded into a courtroom Friday, waiting for the man accused of killing the Maspeth bar owner…
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,…