Broke-Down Carnival Highlights Dire Situation
Queens libraries had been facing an impending crisis of epidemic proportions — under the proposed city budget, they will lose about $26.7 million of…
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Pols, Residents Seek DOH’s Answers on Peninsula Closing
Residents and legislators finally had the opportunity to ask Department of Health (DOH) officials questions on the closure of Peninsula Hospital last week at a…
106th Precinct Gets 15 New Officers
Nearly one year after a letter sent to Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly from Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Howard Beach) requested more cops for the 106th Precinct,…
Bloomberg Wants to Pull $26.7 Million from Library
Every year for the past five years, Queens fights for its libraries. Council members, the borough president, Queens Library employees— anyone who can read…
Home for Disabled Adults Coming to South Ozone Park
At its public meeting last week, Community Board 10 (CB 10) approved a new community resident home, which will provide housing for people with developmental…
Petition Started to Support Rockaway Rail Line
As another way to drum up support for a possible new transportation option in Queens, one local legislator has turned to the internet to gather…
City Dwellers to Swallow 7% Hike in Water Rate
Residents andpublic officials got their chance to speak up on Thursday, April 26 against a New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) plan, which…
Ten Years of Queens Taste
It’s been a decade of flavor for Queens Taste. The annual event lets attendees try a morsel of food from restaurants all around the borough….
Striking Out Autism
Laura Latham can appreciate the value of watching her children play just like regular kids, even if only for a little while. A parent of…
Ulrich Announces State Senate Bid
In a shocking announcement at 10 this morning, Republican City Councilman Eric Ulrich posted a video saying he will challenge Democrat Joe Addabbo for…
Decades After Service, WWII Veteran Receives Purple Heart
Almost 70 years passed between the time Anton Dietrich Jr. was wounded during a battle in North Africa and when he received a Purple Heart…
Community Board Frustrated by Lack of Hospitals
As another Queens hospital closes, concern is growing on Community Board 5 that there’s an epidemic lack of beds in the borough. At CB 5’s…
Queens Library Loans Free E-readers
The Queens Public Library is introducing a pilot program that will allow people to rent e-readers from its central branch in Jamaica. The program, which…
CEC 27 Talks Special Ed Reform
Members of Community Education Council 27 (CEC) discussed changes to how special education will affect the way a child with special needs will learn in…
Watchdog Group Worried About Bay’s Pipeline Proposal
Concerns revolving around a project proposing the building of a pipeline from Brooklyn to Queens within Jamaica Bay were among some of the issues that…