Broke-Down Carnival Highlights Dire Situation
Queens libraries had been facing an impending crisis of epidemic proportions — under the proposed city budget, they will lose about $26.7 million of…
Neighborhoods
Waldbaum’s New Clean-Up Campaign Nowhere in Local Sights
Waldbaum’s parents company, A&P, has launched an integrated marketing campaign featuring President and CEO Sam Martin as its spokesperson, although that’s not at all apparent…
Forest Hills Bar Opens Basketball Half-Court
In addition to grabbing a drink and watching the NBA playoffs on television, one Forest Hills bar is now letting its patrons shoot some hoops…
Rapes, Burglaries Put Forest Hills on Alert
Some high-profile crimes and a string of burglaries in Forest Hills and Rego Park have the two communities on edge and on the lookout for…
Lindenwood Deals With Local Vandals
A rash of vandalism and harassment has occurred recently at the Dorchester, Carlton and neighboring buildings in Lindenwood. It’s thought to involve groups of neighborhood…
Congressional Candidates Vie for the Only Queens Piece of 8th District
When Congressional redistricting took place this year, the 8th Congressional District morphed. It now stretches from Bedford–Stuyvesant in Brooklyn, east to Howard Beach and then…
Cops Almost Caught Forest Hills Rapist Before Alerting the Public
Cops staked out the area in Forest Hills where two women had been raped and were steps away from catching the suspect one night in…
Ozone Park Murderer Gets 50 Years
Francis LaCorte, the man who was convicted for the murder of Gerardo Antoniello during a 2009 armed robbery, was sentenced to 50 years in prison…
Ozone Park Crossing Guard Arrested for Choking Student
A school crossing guard was arrested in Ozone Park last week for allegedly choking a student, but the guard said she was the one…
Teen Drowns Off Far Rockaway Beach
After 40 minutes of searching, a rescue team pulled a drowning 14-year-old boy out of the waters off of Far Rockaway on Tuesday, but…
After Aqueduct Plan Dies, Fight Continues for Nearby Rail Line
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s failed bid to build a convention center in Ozone Park will undeniably affect the area’s future development, but the collapse of the…
Cops Search for Maspeth Bank Robber
Police are searching for a man who flashed a gun and used a threatening note to rob a bank in Maspeth on May 30. They…
Ridgewood Bus Crash Injures 7
Seven people were taken to the hospital when a van rear-ended a school bus carrying 11 pre-kindergarten students in Ridgewood Tuesday morning, officials said. The…
MTA Listens to CB 10: Leaves Q41 Loop in Place
The MTA and the community worked together, and now the Q41 bus will not lose its loop. In May, the MTA presented a plan detailing…
DEC to Clean Up Part of Atlas Terminals
The site of the Atlas Terminals is one step closer to being envionmentally sound. The state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is currently reviewing a…