Hunt for Forest Park Stun Gun Sex Assaulter Continues
A celebration by police last week in the speedy arrest of the Forest Park stun gun sexual assaulter apparently came too early—they arrested the wrong…
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Community Celebrations!
CELEBRATING A HAPPY HOPPY EASTER It was time for Easter egg hunts and photos with the Easter Bunny throughout our readership area over last weekend, with…
Relief For Centreville? Three decades later, city says construction to begin by March 2014
Tell a Centreville resident that the city will soon launch a sewer and roadway construction project first proposed more than three decades ago, and it…
Woodhaven Man Killed by Drunk Driver
A Woodhaven man killed last Wednesday afternoon by a drunk driver is the fourth to die in the area at the hands of a motorist…
Woodhaven Library Renovations To Begin
The long awaited renovation to the Queens Library at Woodhaven will begin shortly after the official closing of the branch at the end of business…
COPS HUNT BRAZEN BIKE THIEF
Police are still looking for a bike-riding robbery suspect who has been terrorizing middle-aged and older women in the Woodhaven area since at least early…
Woodhaven Squaks Over Redistricting
Residents of Woodhaven came out in full force at Monday’s redistricting hearing in Long Island City to protest proposed district lines that divide the neighborhood…
Working Girls of Woodhaven — Residents Say it’s Been a Problem for Decades
Local residents say that “working girls,” a.k.a, prostitutes, have been prowling the streets of Woodhaven for at least 40 years. “The issue of working girls…
Queensway Project Gets Study Grant — Residents Have Mixed Reactions
A new Manhattan-style high-line park may be coming to Queens thanks to a $467,000 grant, secured by Governor Cuomo, to study the feasibility of building…
WRBA Calls For Woodhaven To Be in One District
Woodhaven wants to be united. That’s what the members of the Woodhaven Residents Block Association (WRBA) are saying about what was the proposed City…
Albert Baldeo Faces Corruption Charges
Albert J. Baldeo, a Queens District leader for Richmond Hill and Ozone Park, is facing corruption charges for mail fraud conspiracy and obstruction of justice,…
NY Airports Will Remove Full Body Scanners
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced earlier this week that it is removing full-body scanners from both of New York’s airports, John F. Kennedy International…
Race For Queens Borough President
With Queens Borough President Helen Marshall stepping down next year, there are several contenders currently kicking off their campaigns for the soon to be vacated…
Forum Debate: The Public Sounds Off
Councilmember Eric Ulrich and State Senator Joseph Addabbo Jr. in Howard Beach, plenty of residents in the audience had their own opinions on how the…
Forum Debate: The Race for the 15th Senate District
On Thursday night, Councilman Eric Ulrich and Senator Joe Addabbo faced off at the Ave Maria Catholic Academy in a debate hosted and sponsored…