Pols Poised to Delay State’s Plan to Slaughter Mute Swans
The state’s plan to kill thousands of wild mute swans in New York – including the many that call Jamaica Bay home – by shooting…
Environment
Free trees Coming to Forest Hills
Two hundred new trees are coming to Forest Hills. The bi-annual Forest Hills tree giveaway is scheduled for Sunday, May 18 from 1 p.m. to…
Shovels in the Ground, Casino Marks Earth Day with Tree Plantings
Resorts World Casino New York City celebrated Earth Day last Tuesday with employees planting trees around the casino, honoring the environment and greening the property…
Op-Ed: Environmental Benefits of the QueensWay
This past weekend, Friends of the QueensWay and dozens of supporters of the QueensWay project helped celebrate Earth Day by organizing a community cleanup. We…
In Jamaica Bay, Saving the Monarchs
As a coastal conservation organization, the American Littoral Society is greatly concerned about the status of Monarch butterflies, as well as other pollinators. Therefore, the group…
City to Test Organic Waste Program in Glendale, Maspeth, Middle Village
Select homes along existing garbage truck routes in central and mid Queens will become part of the city’s optional organics collection pilot program starting in…
Boro Residents Face QueensWay’s Earliest Design Plans
It took two rooms to accommodate everyone hoping to land a closer look at the latest design concepts for a potential public park running along…
$25M Sewer Project Will Bring Much-Needed Flooding Relief, Leaders Say
Millions of new city dollars will help Elmhurst, Maspeth and Middle Village better manage the flooding problems that have long plagued the communities, the city…
Activists Fear ‘Final Blow’ to Ridgewood Reservoir
The city Parks Department shored up plans to breach the three basins within the Ridgewood Reservoir in Highland Park this summer, which drew vehement criticism…
Hydrofracking in New York Questioned by Queens Pols, Community Advocates
Last week, state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) joined with the environmental advocacy group Environment New York and others as the group released its latest report…