Maspeth Student Puts Service First
She may be only 17, but Tiffany D’Avanzo has already gotten the hang of juggling a hefty workload both in and out of the classroom….
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Thirty-three Years After Double Murder, Mobster Sentenced to Life in Prison
In the early hours of April 11, 1981, a Western-themed evening was underway at the Shamrock Bar on Jamaica Avenue in Woodhaven: People, clad in…
Queens, City Economy Weathered Stormy Winter: Comptroller
The city’s economy has so far outpaced the rest of the country this year, according to a report by city Comptroller Scott Stringer that also…
MS 202 Students Spring Into the Arts
On May 22, spring wasn’t the only thing blooming in Ozone Park. That Thursday, Robert H. Goddard Middle School 202 held its third annual Bloomin’…
Maspeth HS to Perform ‘Cinderella’
Maspeth High School is ending its school year with a bang. Students will present “Cinderella” on Friday, June 6 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, June…
Parents Plan to Protest City’s New Richmond Hill HS Plan at June 12 Hearing
After months of parents, elected officials, and educational leaders slamming the city for its plan to move more than 400 Richmond Hill High School freshmen…
Reach for the STARS! Honored as Business of the Month
Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) honored Howard Beach’s Reach for the STARS! as May’s Small Business of the Month. Goldfeder presented the group’s owner, Frances…
At Ridgewood’s PS 239, Mayor Announces Pre-K Options
Speaking with Mayor Bill de Blasio at PS 239 in Ridgewood Tuesday, Queens educators said they welcomed the city’s plan to expand full-day pre-kindergarten seats…
CTK Students Present Year-Long Science Research
Christ the King Students presented their yearlong science research at the school’s Science Research Symposium. The Advanced Research class allows juniors and seniors to conduct…
Forest Hills Students Preserve Immigrant Stories
A group of Forest Hills middle schoolers took a step back into history to tell the stories of their immigrant ancestors. More than 50 oral…
Springfield Gdns. Man Convicted of Shooting, Killing Parents
A 26-year-old Springfield Gardens man was convicted last week of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of his mother and father as they slept in…
Jung Throws Hat in Ring for Stavisky Seat
A Flushing activist and businessman has launched his bid for the state Senate, challenging longtime incumbent Sen. Toby Stavisky (D-Flushing). S.J. Jung, a former City…
Schools Chancellor Tackles Overcrowding at Queens Town Hall
City Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña sat down with District 24 families face-to-face this week, and Community Education Council 24 President Nick Comaianni made it clear…
SENIOR ROBBED ON THE STREET IN LINDENWOOD
A 73-year old woman was the victim of a robbery which took place outside an apartment building on 153rd. Avenue and 88th street on Tuesday…
Former Jamaica Man Sentenced to 110 Years for Attempted Murder, String of Robberies
A North Carolina man was sentenced to 110 years in prison last week for pumping bullets into a livery cab driver in South Ozone Park…