Education Council Cries Out Against District-Hopping Students
Queens’ school district 24 is frustrated with the current lack of enforcement meant to prevent students from hopping district lines to get into schools of…
Neighborhoods
SCA: District 24 Gets Six Schools But Will Stay Overcrowded
District 24 is the most overcrowded school district in New York, according to the School Construction Authority, and to help remedy that, it is receiving…
Dozens of Laptops Stolen from St. Helen’s School
Nearly two dozen new computers, collectively worth thousands of dollars, were stolen last week in a late night burglary from a Catholic elementary school…
Queens Family Convicted of Stealing $1.8M in Fraud Scheme
Three members of a Richmond Hill family have been convicted of defrauding a total of nineteen individuals, mostly members of the borough’s West Indies community….
Miss New York Helps Kids Wave Off Bullying
If one takes a look at Kaitlin Monte, the reigning Miss New York 2011, it would be hard to guess that she was ever subjected…
Loved Ones, Leaders Remember Late Civic Icon at Memorial
Tears mixed with laughter in Forest Hills on a rainy Tuesday night as dignitaries, civic leaders, friends and loved ones said goodbye to a civic…
Couple Sentenced to 60 Days for Abducting Their Eight Children
A Manhattan couple that abducted their eight children from a Queens foster care facility during a supervised visit on September 19, has been sentenced to…
Cops Look for Suspected Molester
Police are searching for a man accused of sexually abusing two girls in Elmhurst in November. Officers said the man lured a 12-year-old girl into…
Robbers hit two Queens Gas Stations
Police are searching for two men who robbed two gas stations on the night of Nov. 19. The men, who carried handguns, entered the first…
Eric Ulrich Heads Romney’s NYC Campaign
Councilman Eric Ulrich, who represents Ozone Park and Howard Beach, has been named the New York City chairman of former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney’s presidential…
Santa Does Photo Shoot at Russo’s On The Bay
Almost 500 community residents flocked to Russo’s on the Bay this Monday night when Santa paid an early visit to Howard Beach, accepting an invitation…
Two Elmhurst Stores Caught in Alcohol Sting
Two businesses in Elmhurst were charged by the State Liquor Authority (SLA) and NYPD as part of a citywide sting against grocery and liquor stores…
Dozens of Illegal Signs Removed
Illegal signs are being targeted for removal around parts of Queens, with city officials asking for the public’s help in reporting such unwanted ads. At…
Giving Dignity With Charity
Handling hundreds of clients while managing dozens of on-site volunteers from the pre-dawn hours to midday can be enough to overwhelm anyone. Yet, Swami Durga Das,…
Protestors occupy the subway
Members of the Occupy Wall Street movement protested outside the 74th Street-Broadway/Roosevelt Avenue Subway station in Jackson Heights on Nov. 17. The crowd of about 50…