Op-Ed: Environmental Benefits of the QueensWay
This past weekend, Friends of the QueensWay and dozens of supporters of the QueensWay project helped celebrate Earth Day by organizing a community cleanup. We…
Neighborhoods
City Pushes for Select Bus Service on Woodhaven Boulevard
Implementing express bus service along Woodhaven Boulevard, from Ozone Park to Elmhurst, would alleviate the traffic congestion that has long plagued one of the busiest,…
City Expected to Move Forward with Woodhaven Building Demolition, Despite Owner’s Protest
Area leaders said they are crossing their fingers this week that a judge will not allow the owner of a partially collapsed building on Jamaica…
Comrie Eyes Smith’s Senate Seat
All in one week’s time, Leroy Comrie stepped down from his post as Deputy Borough President and announced he would be challenging the embattled state…
City Answers Peralta’s Pleas for Rego Park Crossing Guard
A new crossing guard assigned to a busy school in Rego Park should help boost the city’s ongoing attempts to curb traffic fatalities to zero…
From Build It Back Center’s Sea of Gray, Residents Wonder When the Hopelessness Will Wash Away
The Build It Back office at Fort Tilden in Breezy Point is a sea of gray: gray carpeting and gray cubicles spread out across an…
Boro Residents Slam Water Rate Increase
A city proposal to increase the water rate by 3.35 percent is drawing a litany of complaints from Queens residents, who argue the jump, while…
Hundreds Gather to Vent Frustrations Over Build It Back at HB-Lindenwood Civic
Looking out at a sea of hundreds of South Queens residents, many of whom sat with arms crossed and lambasted the city for failing to…
‘Freak’ Middle Village Incident Revives Questions About NYPD’s Accident Investigation Procedures
Fortunately, no one was injured in a “freak” accident that occurred in Middle Village on April 12. But, the odd circumstances of the collision had…
From a Hospital Bed, Officer Rosa Rodriguez Shows First Signs of Recovery
When NYPD Officer Rosa Rodriguez, who was critically injured in a Brooklyn fire that killed her partner, opened her eyes for the first time since…
Crucial Drug Bust Lands Cops Kudos from Captain
Capt. Charles Manson of the 104th Precinct tapped two of his bravest as April’s top cops for going above and beyond on a drug and…
At WRBA, Woodhaven Charter School Leaders Vow to Meet Community Needs
Educational leaders and volunteers from a charter school proposed to open in Woodhaven this coming fall told residents at a meeting last week that they…
In Jamaica Bay, Saving the Monarchs
As a coastal conservation organization, the American Littoral Society is greatly concerned about the status of Monarch butterflies, as well as other pollinators. Therefore, the group…
As City Attempts to Restore Trust in Build It Back, New Program Head Tours Howard Beach
As the new head of the city’s Build It Back program, Amy Peterson, toured Howard Beach last week, looking at photos of water-filled homes left…
Father of Four Fatally Struck by Car in Richmond Hill: NYPD
A 54-year-old man was struck and killed while crossing Atlantic Avenue and 107th Street in Richmond Hill Saturday night, the NYPD said. Oscar Pauzhi, a…