Woodhaven Drug Headquarters Busted
Authorities busted a multimillion-dollar heroin ring this week, making 20 arrests and seizing more than $30,000 worth of heroin and thousands of dollars in cash….
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Man Sentenced for Running Forest Hills Drug Ring
The man who ran a drug distribution network in Forest Hills and helped smuggle narcotics into the United States earned himself 30 years of jail…
Parents Still Clamoring for DOE Attention at Intersection
As trucks were rumbling past behind Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and students from P.S. 229, he and parents explained why kids shouldn’t have to dodge…
Turner Will Run for U.S. Senate
After the announcement that his congressional district could disappear, Rep. Bob Turner (R-Queens) is doubling down on his political future by announcing a United States…
Fight Over Legislative Lines Continues
This week, members of the State Legislature released a second and final draft of proposed redistricting lines that looked remarkably similar to their last draft….
Ackerman, Lancman Look for Grassroots Support
The race is already starting for a congressional district that doesn’t officially exist yet. In the past week, Rep. Gary Ackerman (D- Queens) and State…
Mortgage Fraud Scheme Cheats Queens Couple
A Queens grand jury charged a real estate investor and an attorney this week for stealing more than $65,000 in proceeds from a Queens couple…
Cops Nab Burglary Team
Two black men were arrested by police officers from the 106 precinct on Monday afternoon after a 911 call about a suspicious team knocking on…
Swastikas, Tagging Drawn on Maspeth Church
At least one vandal drew multiple swastikas on a Lutheran church in Maspeth early in the morning on Wednesday, Feb. 29. Now police are searching…
DOE to Reconsider Busing Kids Around Intersection
After a public shaming aimed at the Department of Education (DOE), parents at a Maspeth school won a second chance at bus service for their…
Wave of Tire Thefts Comes Back to the 104th
Thefts of rims and tires are an ongoing battle in the 104th and neighboring precincts, Captain John Travaglia told attendees at a civic meeting on…
Safety Measures were Requested at Deadly Intersection
Before an elderly woman was struck and killed in late February while crossing an intersection in Howard Beach, elected and police officials had tried to…
Proposal Cuts Congressman Turner’s District
Queen’s 9th Congressional district has been dismantled and doled out in a redistricting map proposed by a special master appointed to draw nonpartisan lines. The…
Turner Wants Tax Break for Tuition
Congressman Bob Turner (R-Queens) wants to give parents who pay for private school a tax break. At a news conference in front of St. Margaret…
Ridgewood School Picked for Mobile App Design Program
Thanks to a new pilot program, the next must-have mobile app could be developed by any one of Ridgewood’s brightest students. Ridgewood-based Grover Cleveland High…