Graffiti Removal Initiative Declared Success
Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) and the Queens Economic Development Corporation this week touted the success of their joint graffiti removal initiative implemented this past…
Woodhaven
Six-Car Crash in Woodhaven Leaves Nine Injured
Vincent Leone has just come out of the woods after spending several days in critical condition at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center following a massive, six-car…
Sanitation Commissioner Says Ticketing Policy Won’t Change
Despite pressure from the city comptroller’s office and a powerful civic organization, enforcement practices, specifically overnight ticketing protocol, will not change, according to a letter…
Woodhaven Community Comes Together to Light Menorah, Christmas Tree
Members of the Woodhaven community last Friday evening braved the elements to come together and light the menorah and Christmas tree on Forest Parkway near…
WOODHAVEN BANDITS CAUGHT
The Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation celebrated this week after two perpetrators who allegedly stole the wreath and American flag from the World War II monument…
New MTA Report Calls for Expansion of City Rail Capacity
A recently released Metropolitan Transportation Authority Reinvention Commission report calls for the “aggressive expansion” of the city’s rail capacity through means including the reactivation of…
DOT, MTA Continue to Engage Communities on Bus Rapid Transit Plans
The latest stop for the two agencies tasked with implementing Bus Rapid Transit in communities across the five boroughs was Borough Hall on Tuesday morning,…
City Marks Safest August — November Period in Modern Crime-Statistics Era
Following his landslide election victory a little over year ago, Mayor Bill de Blasio pledged to improve police-community relations across the city, which he believed…
Communities Rally Around Sick Rottweiler Tossed from Car
A fundraiser was set for 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 26, at a historic Woodhaven bar for the continued care and adoption of Dasher, an…
Ideas Emerge from Initial WRBA Budgeting Session
Members of the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association last weekend churned out dozens of ideas during the first participatory budgeting brainstorming session. This is the fourth…
Mob Informant Sentenced to Time Served in Ozone Park hit
A mob informant last week was sentenced to time served—three days in federal prison—for his role in a 26-year-old hit in an Ozone Park social…
Ulrich and Levin Announce Veterans Food Drive
The City Council announced this week kicked off a food drive in partnership with the Food Bank for New York City to collect non-perishable items…
Woodhaven Volunteers Clean Colonial-Era Cemetery
If it’s the second Saturday of the month, then it’s time to grab gloves and garbage bags and head over to the cemetery…
Body Discovered in Area Funeral Home Parking Lot
The body of a 60-year-old man with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head last Friday was discovered slumped over in…
Woodhaven Teen to Represent U.S.in Roller Derby World Cup
Maureen MacIntosh, a 17-year-old Woodhaven resident, is one of only 30 teens from the eastern half of the United States to be selected for the…