GWDC Celebrates Woodhaven Leaders at Spring Gala
The Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation sponsored its 35th annual “Spring is Here” dinner dance on Friday, when the group honored area leaders for their dedication…
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Forest Park Playground Renovation Project to Break Ground in One Year, City Says
The city Parks Department plans to break ground on a new playground in Forest Park in about one year, officials said. Parks put the designs…
Volunteers Wanted to Help Clean Up Graffiti in Woodhaven
The Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association is looking for volunteers for a graffiti cleanup on Saturday, June 7. The group will meet at the office, located…
WRBA Launches Membership Drive
The Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association has launched its membership drive for 2014 in an effort to increase the number of Woodhaven’s 39,000 residents who are…
Forest Hills Native Michael Perlman Honored by Historic Districts Council
Few residents in the borough have the kind of passion for preservation and landmark issues as native Forest Hills resident Michael Perlman, who some say…
Thirty-three Years After Double Murder, Mobster Sentenced to Life in Prison
In the early hours of April 11, 1981, a Western-themed evening was underway at the Shamrock Bar on Jamaica Avenue in Woodhaven: People, clad in…
GWDC’s ‘Spring is Here’ Dinner Dance to Honor Area Leaders
The Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation will sponsor its 35th annual “Spring is Here” dinner dance on June 6 at 7:30 p.m. The dinner dance will…
Former State Sen. Serphin Maltese Named to Veterans Hall of Fame
Serphin “Serf” Maltese has been many things in his lifetime – including a 10-term state senator and a Queens assistant district attorney, to name just…
Controversial Affordable Housing Plan Tops Talk at WRBA
A controversial component of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s affordable housing plan was on the table at the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association’s monthly meeting at American…
Woodhaven Honors Seniors at Mother’s Day Brunch
The Queens Borough Democratic Club, led by its founder David Adorno, hosted a Mother’s Day brunch for members of the Woodhaven Senior Center on Saturday,…
At Post 118, Remembering Woodhaven’s Bravest
Members of the ROTC that operates out of Franklin K. Lane’s Educational Campus in Woodhaven constructed the American Legion Post 118’s annual Garden of Remembrance…
Queens Residents, Civic Groups Team Up to Tackle Graffiti
Area residents and civic organizations came out in full force last Saturday, when they set their sights on cleaning up a wall on the border…
City Pushes for Select Bus Service on Woodhaven Boulevard
Implementing express bus service along Woodhaven Boulevard, from Ozone Park to Elmhurst, would alleviate the traffic congestion that has long plagued one of the busiest,…
At WRBA, Woodhaven Charter School Leaders Vow to Meet Community Needs
Educational leaders and volunteers from a charter school proposed to open in Woodhaven this coming fall told residents at a meeting last week that they…
Woodhaven Pedestrian Dies While Crossing Atlantic Avenue: NYPD
A 26-year-old pedestrian was struck by a truck and killed while crossing Atlantic Avenue and 85th Street in Woodhaven last week, according to police. William…