St Helen’s Harvest Fall Festival
St Helen’s School in Howard Beach welcomed hundreds of visitors over the weekend when they held their indoor/outdoor Harvest Fall Festival. It was a weekend…
Neighborhoods
Parents outraged over sex offenders housed in homeless shelter near P.S. 124
With 24 registered sex offenders currently living in the Skyway homeless shelter just blocks away from P.S. 124 in South Ozone Park, hundreds of parents…
Ridgewood Theatre could get makeover
The historic Ridgewood Theatre could reopen as a music venue if the real estate company currently handling the property can find the right tenant, according…
Forest Hills Sisters Found Dead in Their Apartment
Two elderly women were found dead inside their Forest Hills apartment last Wednesday morning. According to police, Leah Roth, 88, and her sister Ilene, 79,…
Eyesores Abound in Maspeth, Elmhurst Areas
Graffiti and garbage were found at different locations in the Maspeth/Elmhurst areas and local officials are teaming up with community members to get them cleaned….
Community Joins Together, Wipes out Lindenwood Graffiti
Lindenwood residents were pleased to see the remnants of a graffiti attack in their neighborhood last week obliterated on Monday morning. Quick action taken by…
Sapienza Returns
Three-thousand six hundred pounds of corned beef, pastrami and brisket of beef, more than one thousand original Nathan’s hot dogs and prime beef hamburgers, freshly…
Addabbo and Ulrich Debate in Middle Village
In another of many forums leading up to election night, State Senator Joe Addabbo and Councilman Eric Ulrich took part in a candidate’s night at…
DOT Proposes Traffic Calming Plan For Lefferts Boulevard
In an effort to curb traffic and prevent further deaths and accidents, the Department of Transportation (DOT) proposed a traffic-calming plan for Lefferts Boulevard during…
CB 9 Votes Against Two Street Changes
Two proposed street conversions within Community Board 9’s boarders were turned down on Tuesday night after many residents complained that the changes would do nothing…
Traffic Problems During School Dismissal Have Parents Worried
While Queens students may have adjusted to their new classes and teachers a month into the school year, motorists navigating through the triple parked…
104 Captain Talks Crime At Latest COMET Meeting
The 104 Precinct gave a small report highlighting some of the crime that’s going on in their patrol area at the Communities of Maspeth and…
Vandals Strike Lindenwood
A wave of vandalism swept through the Lindenwood area over the weekend, leaving in its wake the building façade of a popular…
Paramedic Team Arrested Over Wife’s Death
After years on the job together, two former Jamaica Hospital paramedics have found themselves on the same “team” again—this time however, it’s behind bars. The…
Dept of Education Releases Annual School Grades
The Department of Education (DOE) released their annual report card on elementary and middle schools for all five boroughs and many schools in southern and…