New Security Measures Proposed for Parking Passes
Parking in Queens—let alone in Manhattan—can bring about a special kind of infuriation. Avoiding tickets can be as trying. However, for many there are solutions—from…
Neighborhoods
WRBA Continues Fight Against Abandoned Homes
After the fatal beating of Anthony Collao last week, the Woodhaven Residents Block Association (WRBA) spent much of its meeting discussing the problems that come…
CEC 24, Crowley Continue Fight Against DOE Cuts
As the city Department of Education (DOE) moved forward with a plan to take 30 percent of individual schools’ rollover budgets, the Community Education Council…
Tragic Hate Crime Shakes Woodhaven
Another abandoned home is at the center of tragedy in Woodhaven. On Saturday night, during a party at an empty house on 90th Street, Anthony…
Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Senior Center Opens Doors
New Home in Renovated Ambulance Corp Building By Eric Yun When the Woodhaven Senior Center at St. Thomas the Apostle Church closed two years ago,…
Lindenwood Alliance Draws Crowd
More than 50 residents attended the monthly meeting of the Lindenwood Alliance on Monday evening at the Rockwood Park Jewish Center. Attendees were addressed by…
Shooting on Crossbay Boulevard
An innocent bystander was taken to Jamaica Hospital after being struck by a stray bullet while driving on Crossbay Boulevard. According to police, around 3p.m. on…
FEMA Funding Approved for Queens
The December blizzard that choked mobility in Queens for almost a week and the seemingly endless, record-breaking January snowfall has been plowed into the past…
South Ozone Park Pimp Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking
South Ozone Park resident Reginald Cooke, 22, pleaded guilty last week for forcing a 19-year-old girl into prostitution. Cooke allegedly lived with the girl and…
Ridgewood Man Pleads Guilty in Auto Theft Case
Ridgewood resident Clayton Delgado was indicted last month for stealing 17 cars and selling them on Craigslist and to friends and family members. On Wednesday,…
Study Shows Bank Avoid Queens
A new study conducted by Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-Kew Gardens) shows the number of banks in the city is rising—a good sign of economic recovery….
Residents Trash Officials Over Neighborhood Blight
Graffiti and trash took center stage at this month’s Juniper Park Civic Association meeting, and representatives of the neighborhood’s elected officials got an earful of…
Forest Park Carousel Needs Operator
The carousel in Forest Park will remain shuttered this summer if the city does not find a vendor to run the historic ride, which has…