Teachers Back Stavisky for Senate
State Sen. Toby Stavisky (D-Flushing) accepted key endorsements this week from some of the city’s biggest voices on education representing more than 140,000 teachers and…
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Queens College Sets Sights on Helping Students Manage Debt
The numbers are daunting. About 40 million people in the United States hold student loans – which, with an outstanding debt of approximately $1 trillion,…
Katz Opposes Civic Virtue Statue in Front of Boro Hall
The fight over Civic Virtue continued in Queens this week, with Borough President Melinda Katz coming out against its installation in front of Borough Hall….
Howard Beach, Broad Channel Land Millions in Federal Funding
Standing by Jamaica Bay in Broad Channel on Monday, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced the federal government is about to shell…
Katz Gives Vote of Confidence to Queens Industrial Biz Zones
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz joined with borough presidents throughout the city to urge Mayor Bill de Blasio to keep industrial business a top priority…
State Pols Support Sandy Victims’ Push to Rebuild, Extend Aid for Breezy Point Residents
The hum of construction that has been emanating from Breezy Point over the past year is expected to continue without being silenced by red tape,…
106th Tackles Noise With ‘Silent Night’ Twitter Initiative
South Queens residents who thought they’d be able to throw massive parties far into the night got a dose of reality last weekend, when the…
Exploring the World Along Queens’ 7 Train
From Irish pubs and Pakistani grocery stores to rows of Indian sari and jewelry shops, the 7 train boasts such diversity that it almost seems…
Build It Back Case Workers to be Stationed in Ulrich’s, Richards’ Offices
Following an announcement that Build It Back case workers would be setting up shop on a weekly basis in the offices of Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder…
amaica Bay Documentary Explores Tension Between Worship and Conservation
Jamaica Bay is one of those New York places that’s a lot of things to a lot of people. Ask someone in the know and…
Phony Grenade Scare in Glendale
A novelty grenade sent a Glendale school into panic last Thursday after officials found the suspicious item inside a lunchbox, the Police Department said. PS…
Updated: Cops nab man who hit officer in escape attempt: 104th Pct.
The hunt for the man who allegedly escaped police custody in Glendale Monday night, hitting an officer with his own vehicle in the process, ended…
One Drop at a Time: JHS 202 Students Raise Thousands of Dollars to Build Water Well in South Sudan
When students at JHS 202 in Ozone Park read “A Long Walk to Water,” which tells the stories of two 11-year-olds striving to survive while…
Lindenwood Students Learn Ins and Outs of Fire Safety
Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder sponsored a mobile FDNY “smoke house” to educate students about fire safety at PS 232 in Lindenwood Friday. The legislator joined hundreds…
Attention Bookworms! Summer Reading Challenge is Around the Corner
As students prepare to bask in the freedom of no school for the next couple of months, an area legislator is reminding them that it…