NYPD: Maspeth teacher accused of having sex with student
A Maspeth teaching assistant was charged with having sex with a 14-year-old boy who attended the school, the Police Department said. Clara Somodi, 39, was…
Neighborhoods
Boro Residents Face QueensWay’s Earliest Design Plans
It took two rooms to accommodate everyone hoping to land a closer look at the latest design concepts for a potential public park running along…
$25M Sewer Project Will Bring Much-Needed Flooding Relief, Leaders Say
Millions of new city dollars will help Elmhurst, Maspeth and Middle Village better manage the flooding problems that have long plagued the communities, the city…
City Delays Vote on Busing Hundreds of PS 11 Students to Distant School
Plans to temporarily relocate Woodside students to a school on the other side of the district in Astoria have been put on hold – for…
Maspeth workers rally to save hundreds of jobs at UPS site
The United Parcel Service’s self-proclaimed “appropriate and justifiable action” of firing nearly 250 employees sparked protests outside its Maspeth facility Friday with elected officials and…
New Music Coming in Forest Hills Stadium Series
The Forest Hills Tennis Stadium has rolled out a full season of musical acts this year, with the Zac Brown Band topping the list. The…
Friends of Queensway Present New Design Concepts
The Friends of the QueensWay and the Trust for Public Land rolled out a new series of design concepts in anticipation of the group’s upcoming…
From a Rockaway warehouse, focusing on a return to life
Covered in the kind of dust that seems to permanently hover at construction sites, Patricia Andre stood in the back room of the Rockaway bungalow…
Fresh Pond Pet Shop Accused of Neglect
Allegations of animal abuse and neglect inside a Maspeth pet shop spurred the 104th Precinct to investigate. Police Capt. Christopher Manson,, commanding officer of the…
Howard Beach Lindenwood Civic Set to Fight for Community
The hundreds of people who have belonged to the Lindenwood Alliance and the Howard Beach Civic Association know what it means to pick up the…
Ridgewood Residents Divided Over Residential Development Proposal
Plans to create an upscale apartment building in the heart of Ridgewood put some residents at odds with one another at a rowdy rezoning public…
CB 5 Lambasts Knockdown Center’s Liquor License
Maspeth’s Knockdown Center took a serious blow after Community Board 5 members largely opposed an application for a liquor license there. The community board met…
Stolen Cars Spike in 104th Pct.
Crime rose a little more than 1 percent in the 104th Precinct, with car thefts driving the numbers, police said this week. Capt. Christopher Manson,…
Activists Fear ‘Final Blow’ to Ridgewood Reservoir
The city Parks Department shored up plans to breach the three basins within the Ridgewood Reservoir in Highland Park this summer, which drew vehement criticism…
Juniper Civic grapples with unsightly eyesores
A Middle Village civic group called on the city to step up its enforcement in order to combat a series of eyesores, including graffiti and…