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…
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From Humanity’s Darkest Moments, Keeping the Stories of Courage Alive
Lifting up her sleeve, Judy Berkowitz looked down at the number tattooed on her arm when she arrived at Auschwitz with her parents and five…
After New York Rising Conference, Queens Urges Action for Storm Projects
After close to a year of planning how best to prepare Howard Beach for the next Hurricane Sandy, South Queens leaders saw their ideas move…
Woodhaven Pedestrian Dies While Crossing Atlantic Avenue: NYPD
A 26-year-old pedestrian was struck by a truck and killed while crossing Atlantic Avenue and 85th Street in Woodhaven last week, according to police. William…
Play Ball! Hundreds Kick Off Baseball Season in Broad Channel
Hundreds of young athletes and their families kicked off the Broad Channel Athletic Club’s baseball season Saturday, when the community came out in full force…
Queens Pols Throw Weight Behind Council Budget
Queens Council members, as well as legislators across the five boroughs, are urging Mayor Bill de Blasio to pour millions of more dollars into the…
City Must Change ‘Terrifying’ Woodhaven Intersection, Residents Urge
Calling the intersection of Park Lane South and Woodhaven Boulevard “downright treacherous” for pedestrians – especially the many young students who cross there on their…
Fedkowskyj Launches Assembly Bid for Markey’s Seat
Five years on the city Panel for Educational Policy may have been only the beginning of Middle Village’s Dmytro Fedkowskyj’s political career, as the civic…
QueensWay Calculates Next Move
With a comprehensive study still pending, the Friends of the QueensWay and the Trust for Public Land said they were placing an emphasis on outreach…
West Side Tennis Club to Address Forest Hills Concert Concerns
Close to 80,000 people will make their way through the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in 2014, and some of the organizers behind the crowds will…
112th Pct. Tweets the Way in NYPD Pilot Program
While most people were wrapping up their Easter Sunday feast, 112th Precinct Capt. Thomas Conforti was tweeting up a storm. “One last egg….the first person…
Queens Beer Week Features Maspeth Brewer
Queens has been brewing up a storm with its first ever Beer Week well underway. The event was the first of its kind and kicked…
Ridgewood Thanks War Vets with Art Exhibit
Any war veteran could tell stories about how soldiers always stick together, but Chaishiv Balram of Queens Village found a way to show it. Balram,…
Council Reps Look to Refresh Jewish Caucus
Three Queens lawmakers were named to the City Council’s Jewish Caucus as its newest chair set out to revitalize its influence in government. Councilman Mark…
District 24 Seeks Answers to Corona’s Long Overcrowded Classrooms
Concerned parents in Queens will hear a potential fix to overcrowding in Corona schools at this month’s Community Education Council 24 meeting. It is an…