Howard Beach’s Quinn for the Win: Waging War Against ALS
To us, it is known as the ice bucket challenge. But to Howard Beach resident Patt Quinn, it is an effort to use a limited…
Woodhaven
Woodhaven Ups Anti-Graffiti Game
Graffiti vandalism has been a significant problem in Woodhaven this year, civic leaders said. Light volunteer numbers and a harsh winter both made it hard…
Woodhaven historian to receive top honors
An active Woodhaven civic group named four of its top residents as honorees at the group’s annual fundraiser, slated for this October. Woodhaven historian Allan…
City workers spot bag of used needles in Forest Park
A gigantic bag of hypodermic needles was recovered in Forest Park last Thursday while Parks Department officials were perusing the area for cleaning, the agency…
‘Night Out’ Brings Party to Precincts
There were parties all over the city Tuesday night and southern Queens came out in big numbers to support the police precincts that patrol the…
Boro precincts brace for National Night Out
Central and southern Queens police precincts rolled out their plans for this year’s National Night Out against crime, scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 5. Area precincts,…
Legos come to life at Atlas Park
A boy shouted out, “Holy Cow,” as the motor-powered Lego model he just helped build started to come alive with its gears moving suddenly. Bricks…
Robbery turns fatal in Richmond Hill
Two men from south Queens were arrested and charged with murder on July 16 in the fatal beating and robbery of a Richmond Hill man,…
West Nile spotted in boro
Mosquitoes around parts of northeast Queens were found to be carrying West Nile Virus, the city Health Department reported, but posed no threat to the…
Boro calls for bike share
Queens wants its fair share of city wheels. Lawmakers and transportation advocates rallied around legislation that would help accelerate the Citi Bike share program into…
Woodhaven confronts idle cars
An ongoing debate over Select Bus Service routes in Woodhaven has put into motion another hot-button issue: street side parking. Residents in Woodhaven have spent…
Calls for cleaner streets in Howard Beach, Woodhaven
Community advocates are calling out the city to clean up its act. Public eyesores including graffiti, litter and other junk have become a consistent burden…
Woodhaven left to wonder about collapsed building’s future
Residents in Woodhaven said they were worried about the fate of the partially collapsed building on Jamaica Avenue after hearing it would not be demolished,…
Pre-K program lands in Woodhaven
Parents of young children in Woodhaven will not have to look high and low for open pre-kindergarten classes come September, because the Woodhaven Public Library…
Woodhaven residents revitalize historic cemetery
Years of neglect have left the tombstones at the historic Wyckoff-Snedicker Family Cemetery covered in overgrown greenery. But last week, members of the Woodhaven community…