District 24 School Rezoning Plan Approved by CEC
A plan by the city Office of Portfolio Management to rezone elementary and middle schools in District 24 – an effort to alleviate chronic overcrowding…
Neighborhoods
St. Barnabas to Hold Rededication Ceremony
The Rev. William Eric Baum of St. Barnabas Church in Howard Beach thanked faithful friends for their support and generosity in an announcement detailing the…
What A Difference A Year Makes… Kiwanis parade goes off without a hitch—or a storm
Hundreds of costumed characters took to the streets of Howard Beach on Saturday morning for the annual Halloween parade down Cross Bay Boulevard. The beloved…
Howard Beach Loves JDRF – Businesses, families support group in fight against juvenile diabetes
The latest fundraising effort by JDRF is a raffle that will find one lucky winner behind the wheel of a 2014 Mercedes Benz CLA-250 for…
Hands Clasped Together, A Community Says Goodbye to Sandy
Oct. 27, 2013 was the perfect example of what is not a hurricane. Instead of wind-whipped clouds scuttling across the bay, the bright blue skies…
From The Pain of Sandy, The Strength and Resiliency of Community
Standing shoulder to shoulder, cupping candle flames flickering in one of the colder nights this year, a couple hundred residents began to sing, their voices…
After the Rush of Water, A Resolve to Rebuild for Fazio Dance Center
“Like a phantom, it just came in, wild, and left,” Juliana Fazio says of the water that re-arranged Fazio Dance Center during Superstorm Sandy. She,…
What’s a Town Without A Diner? Beloved neighborhood haunt is back–bigger and better
So what’s a neighborhood without a diner? Hungry— well that’s the obvious, but for Howard Beachers the loss of the Cross ay Diner was just…
A Breakfast For Champions – Vetro’s host’s area first responders for breakfast, WPIX holds morning broadcast live
Among many ceremonies and dedications throughout the city in remembrance of the one year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, was a special morning event at Howard…
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…
Goodbye Treks to Manhattan for Drinks and Dancing, Hello Forest Hills – Neighborhood’s first gay bar, Pride, set to open
When Queens residents have wanted to spend their nights out at a gay bar, they’d often have to jump borough lines – or go to…
In Breezy Point, A Homecoming On The Horizon
For Breezy Point residents, the hum of constant construction in their neighborhood sounds like more than an orchestra of jackhammers and drills: It is the…
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…
‘We Don’t Leave’ – Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department Works to Rebuild
Drive down Noel Road in Broad Channel and you might not see a firehouse. The red building tucked on the corner looks too small to…