Opinions Clash Over Proposed Rezoning Plan
While a proposal to rezone parts of Richmond Hill and Woodhaven is still in the planning stages, it has been met alternately with praise and…
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Gov. Wants Biggest Convention Center, Gaming at Aqueduct
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced in his State of the State address yesterday that he wants to bring the largest convention center in the United States…
Queens Racks Up $567,780 in Claims From 2010 Holiday Blizzard
The December blizzard in 2010 ended up costing New York City $1.855 million in accident damage claims, the most for any storm in recent memory—with…
WRBA Recaps 2011
The Woodhaven Residents Block Association (WRBA) capped off what it called “an extremely successfully year” by giving police information this December that led to the…
Winter Weather Worries? NYC Has a Plan
As the nights get longer and the cold gets deeper, New Yorkers start to get a little concerned, especially after last winter. But never fear!…
Looking Back 2011 – Year in Review
The passage of 2011 has brought us to the threshold of yet another year– our 35th year of publication. Looking ahead we wonder what changes…
Drowning Under His Water Bill
George Russo says he would have noticed 59,000 cubic feet of water gushing into his building in Richmond Hill. The Department of Environmental Protection disagrees….
Legislators, Schools Praise Cutting of MTA Tax on Private Schools
With Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s formal signing on Tuesday, the state has cut the MTA payroll tax for public and private schools, meaning that local…
Four Close to State Senator Indicted in Nonprofit Fraud Scheme
Four people were indicted late last week in connection with a scheme to pocket roughly $30,000 in state funds using a nonprofit set up by…
L.I. Brothers Sentenced for Targeting Elderly Homeowners, Chimney Scam Lands Pair in Jail
Two Long Island brothers have been sentenced to jail this week after scamming three elderly Queens homeowners and stealing more than $30,000. Bruce Wimmer, 29,…
Man Opens Fire, Hits Two on Q111 Bus
A string of shootings ended on a bus Friday afternoon after a man killed his girlfriend’s son and minutes later fled onto the Q111 where…
After Shooting, Bus Union Wants Safety
Following the random shooting of two bus passengers in Jamaica, the union that represents MTA bus drivers in Queens called for better security and asked…
Police Search for Queens Rape Suspects
Police are on the lookout for a group of men in connection with a rape in Long Island City early Sunday morning. According to police,…
DSNY Plans For Snow
In light of the heavy amounts of snowfall that hammered Queens last winter, city sanitation officials last week assured Queens residents that they would be…
Queens Family Convicted of Stealing $1.8M in Fraud Scheme
Three members of a Richmond Hill family have been convicted of defrauding a total of nineteen individuals, mostly members of the borough’s West Indies community….