Broke-Down Carnival Highlights Dire Situation
Queens libraries had been facing an impending crisis of epidemic proportions — under the proposed city budget, they will lose about $26.7 million of…
Ozone Park
Congressional Candidates Vie for the Only Queens Piece of 8th District
When Congressional redistricting took place this year, the 8th Congressional District morphed. It now stretches from Bedford–Stuyvesant in Brooklyn, east to Howard Beach and then…
Ozone Park Murderer Gets 50 Years
Francis LaCorte, the man who was convicted for the murder of Gerardo Antoniello during a 2009 armed robbery, was sentenced to 50 years in prison…
Ozone Park Crossing Guard Arrested for Choking Student
A school crossing guard was arrested in Ozone Park last week for allegedly choking a student, but the guard said she was the one…
After Aqueduct Plan Dies, Fight Continues for Nearby Rail Line
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s failed bid to build a convention center in Ozone Park will undeniably affect the area’s future development, but the collapse of the…
Aqueduct Convention Center Plan Collapses
Preliminary plans to build the United States’ largest convention center in Ozone Park—and the centerpiece of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s state of the state speech—have…
Alleged Mugging in Racino Parking Lot
The husband of a state senator was mugged outside of the Aqueduct racino — or so he says. Herbert Huntley, spouse of state Sen. Shirley…
Pols, Residents Seek DOH’s Answers on Peninsula Closing
Residents and legislators finally had the opportunity to ask Department of Health (DOH) officials questions on the closure of Peninsula Hospital last week at a…
Drivers Kill Three Pedestrian in Queens
“I heard the speed coming from behind me.” That’s how eyewitness Adam Pedroza described the seconds before a 45-year-old woman was struck and killed as…
Walcott Addresses Special Ed, Turnaround at Town Hall
Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott defended the turnaround program and special education reform at a town hall meeting in Ozone Park Tuesday night. Community Education Council…
Manhole Cover Thief Nabbed
A Brooklyn man was arraigned last week in relation to a rash of manhole cover thefts that occurred across the boroughs of Queens, Brooklyn and…
106th Issues ATM Warning for Howard Beach Bank
Capt. Thomas Pascale, Commanding Officer of the 106th Precinct, addressed the members of the Ozone Park Civic Association about two important issues at their monthly…
Bus Service Cut in Lindenwood
Residents are up in arms about upcoming service changes proposed by the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) for routes serving Howard Beach and Hamilton Beach….
106th Precinct Gets 15 New Officers
Nearly one year after a letter sent to Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly from Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Howard Beach) requested more cops for the 106th Precinct,…
Bloomberg Wants to Pull $26.7 Million from Library
Every year for the past five years, Queens fights for its libraries. Council members, the borough president, Queens Library employees— anyone who can read…