Opposite Sides of the Tracks
The plans to turn a 3.5-mile abandoned rail line in Queens into a greenway have taken a detour, with some officials envisioning trains running down…
Neighborhoods
Politicians Want Protection for Sanitation Workers
Whether or not New Yorkers are getting more frustrated waiting behind sanitation trucks, Maspeth and Middle Village’s councilwoman is calling for the uniformedworkers to get…
FDA Looks to Shut Down Woodhaven Cheese Plant
Citing several violations dating back to 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week moved to close a Woodhaven-based cheese plant. According to…
Queens Schools Could Lose Teachers
If a city plan goes through later this year, a number of Queens-based high schools could have their teacher staffs cut in half in time…
Officials Downplay Reports of Casino Crime Spike
Responding to recent reports regarding a spike in small crimes around Resorts World Casino, Community Board 10 chairwoman Betty Bratton told residents last week that…
Area Residents Tell DOT ‘No’ on Proposed Traffic Changes
Two weeks before a scheduled vote on two proposed street changes affecting Woodhaven and Richmond Hill, a crowd of angry residents let city Department of…
Middle Village Wakes Up to Graffiti
One man went on a graffiti binge through Middle Village, indiscriminately marking up about two blocks with yellow spray paint on the morning of Tuesday,…
Assemblyman Asks DOT to Add Lights Around St. Helen’s School
Hoping to fix what appears to be a poor outside lighting situation at a Howard Beach Catholic school, state Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder has asked city…
New TD Bank Branch Opens in Howard Beach
The much anticipated opening of TD Bank on Cross Bay Boulevard brought scores of both curious passersby and new customers to the grand opening festivities…
After Tragedy, Family’s Bar Reopens
The Gibbonses are back home. In October, Eamen Gibbons’ brother, George, was killed by a drunken driver after closing his bar for the night. George…
Shooter Caught in Glendale
Police busted a 34-year-old for having a loaded gun after they got a call in the early morning of Jan. 28 about gunfire in Glendale,…
Carl Berner Celebrates 110th Birthday
Carl Berner, a longtime civic activist who has lived in Middle Village since 1938, celebrated his 110th birthday at a small party at his home…
Police Shoot Middle Village Man After Woodhaven Carjacking
A 22-year-old Middle Village man was shot and killed after a carjacking that started in Woodhaven and ended in a wreck and police shootout in…
Kids Tried to Pull Murderer Off Mother, Cops Say
The husband who allegedly stabbed his wife in the neck in front of her three children in Richmond Hill this month could get life in…
NYFAC To Start Renovations on $4.9M Howard Beach Autism Facility
The puzzle pieces on the wall of what will be the new nearly $5 million, 10,000-square-foot autistic services facility at 164-14 Cross Bay Boulevard in…