Taking to the Streets, Howard Beach to Fight Diabetes
South Queens residents – as well as those from across the borough and city – will flood Howard Beach’s streets on Saturday, May 31 for…
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Prisoner Who Escaped from Rockaway Hospital Back in Custody
After a prisoner managed to slip out of his handcuffs and make a break for it at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Rockaway, police tracked…
Howard Beach Residents, Pol Urge Cleanup of Area Eyesore
For years, Howard Beach residents on 92nd Street said they have dealt with a piece of property that has become an eyesore to all those…
Woodhaven Honors Seniors at Mother’s Day Brunch
The Queens Borough Democratic Club, led by its founder David Adorno, hosted a Mother’s Day brunch for members of the Woodhaven Senior Center on Saturday,…
Wanted: NYPD Searching for Alleged Armed Robber
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help in apprehending Leonard Nixon, who is wanted in connection with a pattern of alleged armed robberies in…
Crowley on the Move to Atlas Park
Despite its turbulent past, City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village) announced she was moving her district office to the Atlas Park Mall to make herself…
Devastating Lindenwood Flooding Caused by Sewer Malfunction: DEP
The flooding that devastated hundreds of homes in Lindenwood at the end of April, leaving many families to face thousands upon thousands of dollars in…
Five Decades Later, Remembering the Future of Yesterday
They came from all corners of the city – tens of thousands of them – carrying 1939 admissions tickets, decked out in uniforms worn in…
104th School Crossing Guards Honored by Miller
Assemblyman Mike Miller, left, visited the Greater Ridgewood Youth Council last week to honor the school safety crossing guards of the 104th Precinct. Miller emphasized…
At Post 118, Remembering Woodhaven’s Bravest
Members of the ROTC that operates out of Franklin K. Lane’s Educational Campus in Woodhaven constructed the American Legion Post 118’s annual Garden of Remembrance…
Lindenwood Homeowners Set to Sue City Over Flooding
Fed up with what many say is a longstanding problem with flooding in Lindenwood, city residents devastated by an April 30 storm are preparing to…
With Open Arms, Family Welcomes Home Lindenwood Officer Hurt in Fire
As Police Officer Rosa Rodriguez made her way to the Lindenwood home she had not seen since being hospitalized after responding to an April 6…
Growing tensions between Resorts World Casino and Governor’s Office?
It’s no secret that full casino gambling won’t be coming to the city anytime soon and that many in Queens – politicians, residents and especially…
Forest Hills Welcomes ‘Long Overdue’ Subway Elevators
One of the borough’s busiest subway stops in Forest Hills celebrated brand new elevators this week after years of construction and a nearly $25 million…
EPA Rules Ridgewood Site Radioactive
Ridgewood has gone radioactive. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ruled the 0.75-acre footprint of the now-defunct Wolff-Alport Chemical Company from 11-27 through 11-29 Irving Ave….