Forest Hill Residents Slam LIRR For Tree Removal
A four year battle over tree removal at the Forest Hills Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) station was reignited over the weekend when residents were…
Neighborhoods
Board Offers Assistance in Illegal Apartment Crackdown
Full of old, wooden houses—tailor made for tight-knit multi-family living—Woodhaven, Richmond Hill and Kew Gardens have struggled for years with the dangers of illegally converted…
Centerville Street Project and Post Office Rumors Concern Residents
At Tuesday’s Ozone Park Civic Association meeting, several contentious issues were raised just as the group planned to break for the summer. Residents complained about…
Woodhaven Boulevard Plan Sparks Concerns
Street changes along Woodhaven Boulevard are deadlocked on the road to approval. The transportation committee of Community Board 6 will meet Thursday night to discuss…
Truck Bypass on Hold
The Maspeth truck bypass plan has been delayed yet again amid continuing debate, although some members of Community Board 5 questioned the need for further…
Residents Flock to 102nd Precinct Council Meeting
The 102th Precinct Police Community Council met on Tuesday night for what was supposed to be their last meeting before the summer. However, a surge…
DOT Replacing Parking Meters
The city Department of Transportation (DOT) has begun alerting local community leaders that all single space parking meters in Queens will be replaced with muni-meters….
Bigger Plans for Aqueduct
New reports indicate that more than a casino might open at Aqueduct. Resorts World New York is set to open later this summer, and operator…
In Broad Budget Debates, Local Services Hit Hardest: Ridgewood Group Among Few Left Standing
When Clarise Sciallo’s apartment was sold 10 years ago, she started having problems with her new landlord. He wanted to raise her rent and change…
Reported Shooting on the A Train
A chain of events beginning with a severe storm warning that shut area beaches down on Thursday afternoon ended with passengers fleeing a Manhattan bound…
An Oasis in Ozone Park: Our Neighbors Civic Spearheads Triangle Makeover
Residents passing by the triangular patch of land at 101st Avenue and 87th Street and Rockaway Boulevard now have reason to smile or stop and…
Addabbo Honors St. Pancras Students
Senator Joe Addabbo honors students Jade Sibug, Haily Cruz and Molly Fleming from St. Pancras School in Glendale for their entries New York State Senate…
Kew Gardens Hills Donates $4K to Library
Queens Library branches were recently forced to stop purchasing new books because of budget cuts. But Kew Gardens residents and the Kew Gardens Hills Civic…
City Cuts Ribbon on New Park in Elmhurst
After the looming red and white Elmhurst gas tanks were dismantled, a fight broke out over what to build at the six-acre sight. KeySpan, which…
Casino Operator Opens Employment Center
Resorts World New York played another card in their hiring efforts with the opening of an on-site employment center at Aqueduct casino in Ozone Park…