Thieves Target Decorative Mailboxes for Scrap
At about 5 a.m., Omayra Gonzalez sat on her Howard Beach porch and sensed something was missing from her front yard. “I noticed something weird,”…
Neighborhoods
Meng, Halloran Posture for General Election Race to Congress
Assemblywoman Grace Meng and Republican Councilman Dan Halloran are slowly revving up for a general election fight to represent New York’s 6th Congressional District. And…
Politicians, Residents Protest More Trash Trains in Queens
On Monday, a cast of elected officials and activists gathered in Long Island City to protest trains passing through neighborhoods miles away. The State…
For Queens, Health Care Ruling Delivers More Questions than Answers
As the dust settles and politicians continue to fervently voice both their opposition and support of the Supreme’s Court 5-4 decision to uphold the…
And the Survey Says…
The Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association recently surveyed their entire neighborhood and found that out of 77 mailboxes, both green and blue, 44 of them (or…
NYFAC Car Wash
The New York Families for Autistic Children (NYFAC) Annual Car Wash was their most successful one ever according to President and Founder Andrew Baumann. Held…
Unarmed Robbery Blind-sides City’s First Casino
Only a brief eight months after Resorts World Casino at Aqueduct made its debut as New York City’s first gambling establishment, it was robbed late…
Honor in Middle Village
Juniper Valley Park was transformed on Friday. It became a somber yet thankful memorial to the men and women who sacrificed their lives in Vietnam…
Court Dismisses Cemetery’s Mother’s Day Fine
Call it a belated Mother’s Day gift for All Faith’s Cemetery in Middle Village. A judge has dismissed a $1,200 fine for standing water that…
CEC 24 Adjourns for the Summer
Just as the workload of students, eagerly awaiting summer vacation has dwindled, so had the agenda of CEC 24 at Tuesday night’s gathering. In a…
City Honors Forest Hills Ambulance Corps’ Service
The Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps held its Annual Awards Night and Installation of Officers on Wednesday, June 20, at the American Legion Post #1424…
Richmond Hill, Woodhaven Continue to Fight Noise
The 102nd Precinct continues to battle noise complaints and is tightening procedures to slap on heftier penalties, Capt. Martin Briffa told the 102nd Precinct Community…
Cemetery, DOT Point Fingers Over Maintenance
For years, Pat Noonan, a resident living on 69th Road in Middle Village, has been asking for a long stretch of weeds, overgrown trees and…
Ulrich DOT Step Up Queens Paving
Back in 1988, the average income was $24,450.00 per year. Rent was around $420 bucks a month, you could get a brand new car for…
Mayor, Council Avoid Cuts in Budget Deal
Child-care slots and firehouses will not be cut in this fiscal year’s city budget, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the City Council announced Monday. Days before…