“Nosy” Neighbors Sniff Out 311 Odor Complaints
The summer brings it haul of noise complaints each year and the precinct which covers Howard Beach and parts of Broad Channel report some of…
Health
West Nile spotted in boro
Mosquitoes around parts of northeast Queens were found to be carrying West Nile Virus, the city Health Department reported, but posed no threat to the…
Missing Report Could Affect Tobacco Control Funding: Hevesi
An independent evaluation of the state’s tobacco control program was supposed to be in by Sept. 1, but state Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills) is…
Forest Hills film festival focuses on living with disabilities
Disabilities have an effect on everyday life that most people might not even notice, Ravit Turjeman said. An artistic expression of such effects will be…
Parkway Hospital Sale Not Yet Complete
Forest Hills residents wondering about the fate of the former Parkway Hospital building, located at 70-35 113th St., may have to wait a bit longer…
As sinkholes and flooding plague area, Queens leaders once again call on city to launch comprehensive study
The re-emergence of a sinkhole and a water main break on Beach 84th Street near Beach Channel Drive in Rockaway Park – which rendered residents…
New St. John’s Hospital developer plans to turn site into apartments, retail space, prompting concern from area leaders
A plan to transform the former St. John’s Hospital building in Elmhurst into apartments by investors who recently doled out about $55 million for the…
Psoriatic Arthritis Affects Many People
Psoriasis is an autoimmune skin condition in which the skin reproduces cells at an accelerated rate. This causes patches of flaky, irritated skin, also known…
Reducing the Risk of Alzheimer’s
If you are, like so many thousands of children now caring for elderly—or not so elderly—parents with Alzheimer’s Disease, then you are undoubtedly taunted and…