CB 6 Zeroes in on ‘Boulevard of Death’
Community leaders in central Queens are hoping to breathe new life into the “Boulevard of Death.” Pedestrian safety continued its streak of being one of…
Neighborhoods
CB 5 Green Lights Ridgewood Residential Development
Community Board 5 voted in favor of rezoning part of Ridgewood to make way for an upscale residential development, but not without a heated debate…
After Shooting, Security Strengthened at City Jewish Centers
The city Police Department beefed up its presence throughout the city’s synagogues after a tragic shooting outside Jewish facilities left three dead in Kansas City….
104th Pct. Pens 23 Summonses in One Saturday
It took just one day for the Ridgewood-based 104th Precinct to issue more than 20 summonses, thanks to help from various city agencies. The MARCH…
Queens Supermarket Donates 1,000 Pounds of Kosher Food
A supermarket on the border of Glendale and Forest Hills packaged more than 1,000 pounds of kosher food to make this year’s Passover a proud…
Special Meeting Scheduled to Study Glendale Shelter
Community leaders planned to set aside time for a special hearing in the coming weeks on a homeless shelter proposal in Glendale as opposition grows…
Help on Way for Seniors Seeking Rent Relief: Pols
The number of rent-regulated seniors receiving tax relief throughout the state is expected to increase dramatically, elected officials announced this week in Forest Hills. State…
Success for Forest Hills School’s First Speech Squad
It was another celebration of firsts for the new Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School in Forest Hills. The school’s speech team competed its way to the…
UPS rescinds 250 terminations in Maspeth
The mood shifted from rage to rejoicing exactly one week after a crowd stomped on the steps of City Hall and demanded the United Parcel…
Two longtime CB 5 members will not return: Crowley
Long-serving, and now former, members of Queens’ Community Board 5 were let go this week – and some argued it was in the name of…
Crowley Helps Cops Put Graffiti Vandal in Cuffs
This graffiti enthusiast messed with the wrong group. City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village) saw her district office vandalized back in January with graffiti scrawled…
De Blasio Boasts Pre-K Program in Ridgewood
Mayor Bill de Blasio picked a school in Ridgewood to push his universal pre-kindergarten program, for which parents have until the end of April to…
Katz Appoints Kittredge to Community Education Council 28
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz appointed a Forest Hills parent to her hometown education council. Ann Kittredge, a parent of public school children who attend…
Pope John Paul II immortalized on Maspeth street
Just weeks before his name is added to a list of canonized saints, Pope John Paul II’s legacy was made permanent in Maspeth’s pavement. Community…
City Officials Threaten to Cut $43M Contract After UPS Fires 20 Employees
City and state officials fired back against the United Parcel Service’s firing of 20 Queens drivers this week by threatening to cut a public contract…