Oh Thank Heaven: CB9 Debates 7-11
A proposal to change a repair bay into a convenience store, an approval to install speed bumps on two local streets and honorary awards given…
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State To Provide Free Translations for Non-English Speakers
New York’s immigrant communities are going to have an easier time communicating with state agencies. Last week, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order requiring…
Aqueduct Jobs and Security Still Issues
Residents who attended the Our Neighbors Civic Association meeting on last Tuesday night got a primer on the Aqueduct Racino that is expected to open…
106th Precinct Cracking Down on Saving Spots
With parking a precious commodity throughout the city, it has become customary for residents in some neighborhoods to save parking spots in front of or…
Serving Up in Forest Park
The city Parks Department unveiled the newly reconstructed and renovated tennis courts at Forest Park on Friday. The improvements were possible through $1 million in…
Walking Sound: DOT Installs New Crossing Signals
The city Department of Transportation (DOT) kicked off its new initiative to install audible pedestrian signals at 25 different intersections throughout New York to help…
Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association Celebrates 40 Years
Last Friday, the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association celebrated its 40th Anniversary at Joe Abbraciamento restaurant. The WRBA is constantly fighting to improve the quality of…
Thousands of Electronics Safely Recycled
In an effort to give residents a place to safely dispose unwanted electronics and reusable clothing items, State Senator Joseph Addabbo (D-Howard Beach) and Assemblyman…
Non-Profit Helps Struggling Families
Feed the Children, a Oklahoma-based non-profit with a distribution center in New Jersey, and provides food and other necessities to needy children, held an event…
Residents Join Together to Honor Victims
In one of many 9/11 ceremonies across the five boroughs, local residents and politicians gathered at Dry Harbor Playground on Sunday afternoon to honor the…
Congressional Candidates Spend Week Trading Barbs
With the special election to replace disgraced Anthony Weiner in the 9th Congressional District two weeks away, both campaigns are getting involved in increasingly…
DNA ‘Cold Hit’ Leads to Rape Sentencing
A Woodhaven man responsible for four separate sexual assaults was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Tuesday. Mauricio Rosales, 33, committed four sexual assaults…
Cleanup Begins After Jamaica Ave Fire
A four-alarm fire in Richmond Hill on Monday evening destroyed six businesses, displaced tenants and disrupted subway service along Jamaica Avenue. The fire started in…
Pitching In to Keep Jamaica Ave Litter Free
With garbage piling up Jamaica Avenue due to budget cuts from the Sanitation Department,three local politicians pitched in funds to increase litter basket collection service….
Forest Park Senior Center Escapes Budget Ax
After budget cuts threatened a possible closure, the Forest Park Senior Center will keep its doors open for at least another year. According to Executive…