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…
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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…
City Pushes Select Bus Service on Cross Bay, Woodhaven Boulevards
Implementing what is known as “select bus service” on Cross Bay and Woodhaven boulevards would help alleviate congestion on a stretch of roadway notorious for…
GWDC Celebrates Woodhaven Leaders at Spring Gala
The Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation sponsored its 35th annual “Spring is Here” dinner dance on Friday, when the group honored area leaders for their dedication…
Crowley Calls for More NYPD Civilian Posts
Elected officials said there is a solution to lessening the burden on the city’s finest – and lawmakers in the City Council called on the…
Avonte Oquendo’s Mother Suing the City
The mother of the missing teen with autism who went missing before his remains washed ashore in Queens earlier this year is putting the blame…
Flushing Man Charged in Astoria Rape Attempt: DA
A 27-year-old Flushing man has been arrested and charged with allegedly attacking and trying to rape a woman in the elevator of her Astoria apartment…
Pols, Civic Leaders Call on City to Fix ‘Dangerous’ Streets Outside Lindenwood School
Crowding around the streets outside Lindenwood’s PS 232 that residents said have long been a notoriously dangerous area for pedestrians – particularly the hundreds of…
City’s Elite High Schools Need Revamped Admissions Process, Pols Say
Citing a lack of diversity at the city’s most prestigious public high schools, lawmakers and education officials this week introduced legislation that aims to reform…
The Necessity of Paid Family Leave
At the most critical moments of our lives, far too many of us New Yorkers face an impossible decision: “Do I choose my family or…