DOT Reverses Woodhaven Blvd. Left Turn Restriction
Since 2008, the city Department of Transportation (DOT) has been studying ways to reduce congestion on Woodhaven Boulevard. One idea that immediately concerned residents was…
Rego Park
Board 6 Honors Member
Community Board 6 passed its capital and expense budget, a wish list of numerous projects the board feels need funding to improve the community last…
Maspeth Still Fighting Back Against Commuter Vans
As Maspeth residents push to rid neighborhood streets of commuter vans, a local councilwoman hopes to change the way the entire industry operates. Councilwoman Elizabeth…
106th Precinct Cracking Down on Saving Spots
With parking a precious commodity throughout the city, it has become customary for residents in some neighborhoods to save parking spots in front of or…
Forest Hills Rated Safest Queens Neighborhood
While the city’s crime numbers are at record lows, a look at citywide crime data shows some surprising results about neighborhoods and the troubling fact…
New Home for Animal Center of Queens
For the last six years, Animal Center of Queens in Rego Park has served as a haven for dogs and cats while they wait to…
Resident Asks CB5 to Honor 9/11 Victim
Various traffic issues, including the conversion of a Maspeth Street to one-way, were topics of discussion at September’s monthly Community Board 5 meeting. There is…
Federal Backing to Save Forest Hills Stadium
Preservationists searching for ways to save the historic Forest Hills tennis stadium may have found a new ally. The Daily News reports that members from…
Liu, DiNapoli Blasts MTA Construction Practice
An audit released jointly by the city and state comptrollers on Sunday revealed that Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) poor handling of subway diversions and repair…
Walder Resigns as MTA Chief
In a surprising move last week, MTA CEO Jay Walder announced he is leaving the organization effective October 21. Walder accepted a position as the…
Over 10,000 Job Applications Submitted to Resorts World Casino NYC
Resorts World Casino New York City has received 10,654 job applications with more than 70 percent submitted by local Queens residents. The company plans to…
West Nile Detected in New York City
For the first time this season, the Health Department has detected West Nile virus in New York City mosquitoes. The infected mosquitoes were collected from…
Noise Bill Hearing Garners Wide Community Support
Community residents testified in Manhattan on Monday to support Councilman Eric Ulrich’s proposed “noise” bill, which increases fines and eases NYPD procedures for issuing tickets…
DOT Replacing Parking Meters
The city Department of Transportation (DOT) has begun alerting local community leaders that all single space parking meters in Queens will be replaced with muni-meters….
Library Cuts Threaten Five-Day-A-Week Service
New York City’s three public library systems are in danger of serious cuts in Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s executive budget. If the Mayor’s executive budget is…