WRBA Calls For Woodhaven To Be in One District
Woodhaven wants to be united. That’s what the members of the Woodhaven Residents Block Association (WRBA) are saying about what was the proposed City…
Neighborhoods
F H Beacon Program Faces Chopping Block Again
Although some Beacon after-school programs were saved from closure last year, the fight to remain open will come around once again. At last week’s…
Goldfeder Pleads Case for LIRR Line to Forest Hills
In the continuing discussion of what to do with vacant rail line in southern and central Queens, one elected official said that reviving the Long…
Man with Air Pistol Shot and Killed
A man was shot and killed by police on Saturday night after pointing what appeared to be a handgun at Brooklyn North narcotics officers following…
Business Boom in Forest Hills — Local Biz surge after FEMA Moves In
FEMA moving into Forest Hills has been a welcome sight for the area’s local businesses. In the wake of Hurricane Sandy hitting New York and…
Businesses in Coleman Square Still Shut Down
While many businesses on Cross Bay Boulevard are open once again, over a month after Sandy, the case isn’t the same for stores along a…
St. Helen’s Saves Sandy Seniors
Sandy struck so many in the course of her overnight wrath that it remains exceedingly difficult to measure the degree of damage levied against any…
Child Molester Moving Back Home Near His Victim
A South Ozone Park man who sexually abused his neighbor’s 13-year-old son in April 2010 is being released from prison and moving back into his…
JHS 190 Students Rally for Afterschool Programs
With homemade signs in hand, hundreds of students from JHS 190 in Forest Hills rallied up and down Austin Street this past Thursday to show…
Cody Discusses Car Chase
Residents attending the COP 104 meeting last Wednesday night got to hear about one incident that went on in the command as well as learn…
Richmond Hill Skih Temple Members Look for Increased Security
Members of a South Richmond Hill Sikh temple are looking to increase safety around their religious building because of fear that something may happen in…
Maspeth Dentist to Exchange Halloween Candy for Money
With Halloween quickly on the horizon, one local dentist is doing what she can to promote a healthy lifestyle for both your teeth and your…
Albert Baldeo Faces Corruption Charges
Albert J. Baldeo, a Queens District leader for Richmond Hill and Ozone Park, is facing corruption charges for mail fraud conspiracy and obstruction of justice,…
NY Airports Will Remove Full Body Scanners
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced earlier this week that it is removing full-body scanners from both of New York’s airports, John F. Kennedy International…
Queens Man Arrested for Alleged Terror Plot
A 21-year-old Queens man was arrested last week for an alleged attempt to bomb a major building in Manhattan’s financial district on behalf of middle-eastern…