Ridgewood Reservoir Improvements Open To Public
A $6.92 million project to improve access to Highland Park’s Ridgewood Reservoir has been completed, and the site opened to the public last week. The…
Neighborhoods
After Tragic Accident, Calls for Change in Maspeth
After a driver slammed into five students on their way to school in Maspeth last week, parents are demanding the city Department of Transportation immediately…
Grandmother Killed by Drunk Driver in Hit-and-Run Accident in Richmond Hill, Queens DA Says
A 59-year-old grandmother on her way to a religious service in Richmond Hill last Friday was hit and killed by an allegedly drunk driver who…
Burglars Strike Howard Beach
Howard Beach residents have been plagued by a series of break-ins this week, with police sources saying there were three incidents within three days. The…
Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps Holds 9/11 Memorial for Fallen Member
The Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps held a memorial for Richard Allen Pearlman 12 years after he gave his life to help the victims of…
For 100 Years, Dancing her Way Through Life – Florence Selkin celebrates becoming a centenarian
Surrounded by people who had jumped state lines – and even oceans – to celebrate her 100th birthday with her, Florence Selkin was asked the…
‘It’s About Respect’ – PS 146 Parents, students upset over lack of moment of silence for Sept. 11
Some parents at PS 146 in Howard Beach said they and their children were saddened by a lack of a moment of silence at the…
Goldfeder Hosts Community Health Fair – Says it will be an annual event
Assemblyman Phillip Goldfeder hosted a Community Health Fair in the schoolyard at P.S. 232 last Sunday afternoon between 1 and 5 p.m. A group of…
Fed Up With Drug Deals And Trash, Neighbors Demand Change
Residents on 107th Street near Rockaway Boulevard in Ozone Park have had enough. For close to two years, neighbors said an abandoned house at 106-10…
Mass Layoffs Expected at Maspeth’s Duane Reade Distribution Center
More than 200 people are expected to lose their jobs at a Duane Reade distribution center in Maspeth in less than a year – with…
From Bibliophiles to the Unemployed, Woodhaven Library’s New Space has Something for Everyone
Perched across the street from the Victorian home where Betty Smith penned “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” in the early 1940s, the Queens Library at…
In Ridgewood, Celebrating Fall With Music, Morsels and Merriment
Thousands of people attended the annual Myrtle Avenue Fall Street Festival on Sunday, spending much of their day listening to everything from traditional Native American…
112th Precinct Community Council Answers Questions
A number of community concerns were raised at the 112th precinct Community Council on Monday night, including a continuing dialogue between residents and police over…
District 24 Rezoning Proposal Spurs Concerns About Safety
The city Office of Portfolio Management has proposed a plan to rezone elementary schools in District 24 to alleviate crowding and utilize the new space…