No-Nonsense Advice for Job-Seeking Graduates
The diploma now hangs framed on the wall, memories of “Pomp and Circumstance” are quickly fading, and the student loan collectors are only a phone…
Ozone Park
A Broken Life on Liberty Avenue
Tucked into a hole no more than 12 x 8, behind the Marshalls Department store off Liberty Ave and Rockaway boulevards, a homeless man, who…
MLS Proposes Soccer Stadium in Flushing
Major League Soccer (MLS) officials are in discussions to bring a brand-new soccer stadium to Queens, which would make it the first facility built in…
Thieves Target Decorative Mailboxes for Scrap
At about 5 a.m., Omayra Gonzalez sat on her Howard Beach porch and sensed something was missing from her front yard. “I noticed something weird,”…
For Queens, Health Care Ruling Delivers More Questions than Answers
As the dust settles and politicians continue to fervently voice both their opposition and support of the Supreme’s Court 5-4 decision to uphold the…
Unarmed Robbery Blind-sides City’s First Casino
Only a brief eight months after Resorts World Casino at Aqueduct made its debut as New York City’s first gambling establishment, it was robbed late…
Ulrich DOT Step Up Queens Paving
Back in 1988, the average income was $24,450.00 per year. Rent was around $420 bucks a month, you could get a brand new car for…
Mayor, Council Avoid Cuts in Budget Deal
Child-care slots and firehouses will not be cut in this fiscal year’s city budget, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the City Council announced Monday. Days before…
TSA Blunder Forces Evacuation and Delays at JFK
An unplugged metal detector caused delays, confusion and an evacuation at JFK on Saturday morning. Hundreds of passengers and staff were forced to leave Terminal…
Jefferies Pummels Barron
Taken by storm. Landslide victory. Crushed by the opposition. Any one of those phrases might have been dancing around in Charles Barron’s head Tuesday night…
Police Hunt for Suspect in Robbery Spree
Police are searching for a man who robbed three convenience stores at gunpoint in May including a gas station in Howard Beach and a deli…
Fireworks Safety Tips for the Fourth
First comes the BBQ, then the apple pie, and then the biggest display of our nation’s independence, the fireworks, of course. The often jaw-dropping display…
Grand Larceny, Burglary Spike in the 106th
The 106th Precinct, including Ozone Park, has seen a spike in grand larceny and burglary, mainly due to a rise of rim and tire and…
CB 9 Approves Speed Humps, Community Residence
Woodhaven residents who have been asking drivers to slow down on their block finally got their wish on June 12, as Community Board 9 (CB…
The Battle Wages On: Revamped Trains vs. Parkland
Residents shouted, argued and heckled officials at a public meeting to present their differing ideas for reviving an elevated area that was once home to…