South Ozone Park Man Guilty of Murder – Will face 25 to life when sentenced later this month
A South Ozone Park man who acted as an accomplice of the livery cab driver who was called to an Ozone Park bar to drive…
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Forest Hills Woman Ripped Off By Home Health Aide
A home health attendant has been indicted for stealing approximately $55,000 from her 98-year-old Forest Hills patient who is suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease,…
Council Approves USTA Expansion Plan In Exchange For Big Bucks For Park
Following a year of contentious debate over the United States Tennis Association’s proposal to expand its complex in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the City Council…
102nd Commanding Officer Promoted To Deputy Inspector
The 102nd Police Precinct announced at the end of last week that its commanding officer, Henry Sautner, was promoted from captain to the rank of…
For Our Lady Of Mercy Monsignor, Life Was Loving His Forest Hills Parish
Hundreds of people packed the pews of Our Lady of Mercy Church in Forest Hills for the funeral of Msgr. Gerald “Jerry” Langelier last week,…
Police Urge Middle Village Residents To Lock Up After Burglaries Plague Area
A rash of burglaries in Middle Village has prompted the 104th Police Precinct to urge residents to lock their homes and windows – as well…
As City Installs Police Cameras, Talk Of Security And Personal Liberty
With the impending installation of 57 new police surveillance cameras throughout Queens, there is no doubt: Big Brother is watching. But, area civic leaders, legislators…
Seeing Red: PS 207 Parents, Pol Urge City To Install Fire Alarm System At School – Almost nine months after Sandy, school still has no alarm
Incensed by the lack of a fire alarm system at PS 207 in Howard Beach, parents and an area legislator are pleading with the city…
At WRBA, Beating The Heat To Talk Skate Park Problems, Honoring Veterans
Clinging to water bottles and impromptu fans hastily assembled from scraps of paper, the residents who filtered into the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association meeting at…
New York City Parking Cards For Sale
There’s good news for motorists who are sick and tired of carrying pockets full of coins or pleading with merchants to change their bills for…
Progress Made In Restoring Natural Storm Barriers And Wildlife Habitat In Jamaica Bay
A group of young people from the Broad Channel area finished planting 88,000 individual spartina plugs on a recently restored eight-acre salt marsh known as…
At Festival For Queens’ Oldest Foster Care Group, A Chance For Parents And Children To Bond
The bouncy house was hopping, the spin art booth was filled with creative endeavors and children, oblivious to the summer heat, were clamoring to get…
They’re Back! Vandals strike Howard Beach, hit 3 cars
Rim and wheel thieves returned to Howard Beach on Tuesday night, striking three vehicles within a 7-block radius—two of them directly across the street from…
In Glendale, Battling Children’s Cancer With Martial Arts
For Rabbi Gary Moskowitz, the path to holding a workshop at Glendale’s Forest Park Jewish Center this week about integrating martial arts into health care…
Community Mourns Death Of Msgr. Langelier, Who Led Forest Hills’ Our Lady Of Mercy Church
Monsignor Gerald Langelier, who died Friday night, dedicated decades of his life to Our Lady of Mercy Church in Forest Hills and was beloved by…