Graffiti Removal Initiative Declared Success
Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) and the Queens Economic Development Corporation this week touted the success of their joint graffiti removal initiative implemented this past…
Neighborhoods
Parks Department Program Brings Trees to CB 10 Neighborhoods
Crews from a tree-removal and planting company contracted by the city Department of Parks and Recreation last week turned out in several Community Board 10…
Cop of the Month Thwarts Thief, Gets Gun off 106th Precinct Streets
With one arrest, the 106th Precinct Cop of the Month for November stopped a robbery in progress and took an illegal handgun off the street….
Goldfeder ‘Deeply Disappointed’ with Funding of QueensWay Park Proposal
An area elected official this week said he was “deeply disappointed” with the state Regional Economic Development Council’s recent decision to grant funding for the…
Travel Guide Names Queens the Top Destination for 2015
Citing a new crop of microbreweries, boutique hotels, a reinvigorated Rockaway seaside and global food culture, The Lonely Planet travel publisher recently named Queens the…
OSIA LaGuardia Lodge Marks Holidays in Howard Beach
Fueled by copious amounts of coffee, cookies, cakes, pies and pastries, the Order Sons of Italy in America Fiorello LaGuardia Lodge #2867 marked the…
Six-Car Crash in Woodhaven Leaves Nine Injured
Vincent Leone has just come out of the woods after spending several days in critical condition at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center following a massive, six-car…
Civic Fetes Finnerty, Holidays at Final 2014 Meeting
The Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic last week marked its final meeting of 2014, and the retirement of Margaret Finnerty from her position as family advocate for…
Ulrich, Catholic Charities Seniors Deliver Knits to Veterans
Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), Chair of the Veterans Committee, joined seniors from Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens Ozone Park Senior Center this week for…
Ridgewood Man Gets 16 Years for Robbing Deliveryman
A Ridgewood man last week was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for stealing cash and a scooter from a pizza deliveryman in…
Elmhurst Man Charged with Stabbing Wife to Death
An Elmhurst man last week was arraigned on charges in the stabbing death of his wife in their basement apartment, and allegedly writing a suicide…
Broad Channel Wants Postal Facility
United States Senator Chuck Schumer and State Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder announced this week that they have sent a letter to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe urging…
Big Hearted Bikers Brighten Christmas
More than 100 bikers turned out on Sunday, December 7, 2014 for the NYFAC Foundation’s 1st Annual Toy Run. More than 100 toys were dropped…
Bill Calls for Planning Commission to Work With Communities on Shelter Locations
The 2015 state Legislative Session will feature a bill that proposes to dramatically change the process by which the locations of homeless shelters and facilities…
Civic Leader Retires From DOE District 27 Post
Margaret Finnerty may be retiring at the end of the month, but she’s not going anywhere. The stalwart civic leader, married mother of…