106th Tackles Noise With ‘Silent Night’ Twitter Initiative
South Queens residents who thought they’d be able to throw massive parties far into the night got a dose of reality last weekend, when the…
Neighborhoods
Exploring the World Along Queens’ 7 Train
From Irish pubs and Pakistani grocery stores to rows of Indian sari and jewelry shops, the 7 train boasts such diversity that it almost seems…
Flooding, Crime to be Addressed at HB Lindenwood Civic
The Howard Beach Lindenwood Civic will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the cafeteria of the St. Helen School,…
Build It Back Case Workers to be Stationed in Ulrich’s, Richards’ Offices
Following an announcement that Build It Back case workers would be setting up shop on a weekly basis in the offices of Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder…
amaica Bay Documentary Explores Tension Between Worship and Conservation
Jamaica Bay is one of those New York places that’s a lot of things to a lot of people. Ask someone in the know and…
Phony Grenade Scare in Glendale
A novelty grenade sent a Glendale school into panic last Thursday after officials found the suspicious item inside a lunchbox, the Police Department said. PS…
Updated: Cops nab man who hit officer in escape attempt: 104th Pct.
The hunt for the man who allegedly escaped police custody in Glendale Monday night, hitting an officer with his own vehicle in the process, ended…
One Drop at a Time: JHS 202 Students Raise Thousands of Dollars to Build Water Well in South Sudan
When students at JHS 202 in Ozone Park read “A Long Walk to Water,” which tells the stories of two 11-year-olds striving to survive while…
Select Bus Service Meeting to be Held in Woodhaven
The city Department of Transportation and the MTA will host an interactive design workshop on Wednesday, June 25 at PS 306 in Woodhaven, at which…
Howard Beach Resident Spins the ‘Wheel of Fortune’
Growing up in Richmond Hill and Woodhaven, Pete McNally loved parking himself in front of the television with his brother, Kevin, and his parents to…
Lindenwood Students Learn Ins and Outs of Fire Safety
Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder sponsored a mobile FDNY “smoke house” to educate students about fire safety at PS 232 in Lindenwood Friday. The legislator joined hundreds…
Queens BP Allocates $1.1M for Commercial Corridor Improvements
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz announced Tuesday that she is allocating about $1.1 million in capital funds to pay for streetscape improvements along a number…
Attention Bookworms! Summer Reading Challenge is Around the Corner
As students prepare to bask in the freedom of no school for the next couple of months, an area legislator is reminding them that it…
City Pushes Select Bus Service on Cross Bay, Woodhaven Boulevards
Implementing what is known as “select bus service” on Cross Bay and Woodhaven boulevards would help alleviate congestion on a stretch of roadway notorious for…
Conjuring Images of Cyborgs and Fairies, Queens Literary Journal Urges Writers to Submit Fantastical Fiction
You know that story you had about a cyborg in futuristic Jamaica or that poem about flying fairies set in Jacob Riis Park? You might…