Hundreds of Students Flock to DA Brown’s ‘Say Yes to Tennis, No to Violence’ Day
More than 800 Queens students attended Queens District Attorney Richard Brown’s 17th annual “Say Yes to Tennis, No to Violence,” event at the National Tennis…
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Seven Indicted after Two ‘Sophisticated’ Queens-Based Fraud Rings Busted: DA
Seven individuals in two alleged fraud rings operating out of Flushing and Bayside were indicted by a grand jury last week on charges that they…
Education leaders endorse Fedkowskyj for Assembly
Community advocate and candidate for the state Assembly Dmytro Fedkowskyj announced three endorsements this week from some of Queens’ top education leaders, including Community Education…
Queens College Students Face More Than $20K in Debt: Report
The average student at Queens College will graduate with more than $20,000 in debt, reports showed, and lawmakers are honing in on ways to make…
Step by Step, Breaking Down Hatred with Dance
There is so much more to it than just dancing. An upcoming film screening at the Central Queens YM & YWHA in Forest Hills will…
Hevesi Bill Prompts Smartphone Anti-Theft Reform
Political pressure put the heat on cell phone snatchers, in part because of a bill introduced by state Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills). Hevesi has…
Latino group endorses Fedkowskyj in Assembly run
The National Latino Officers Association threw its support behind former Panel for Education Policy member Dmytro Fedkowskyj in his bid for the state Assembly. NLOA…
Crowds Flock to SMGH for ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’
The St. Mary Gate of Heaven School auditorium in Ozone Park was an explosion of talent, song and dance Friday and Saturday, as a cast…
Lights, Cameras, Action!
The Maspeth High School Theater Department will present William Shakespeare’s revenge tragedy “Titus Andronicus” on Thursday, May 22 and Friday, May 23rd at 7 p.m. and Saturday, May…
Alleged ‘Every Body Killers’ Gang Leader Charged with Intimidating Witness in Murder Case: DA
A reputed street gang leader was arraigned this week on conspiracy charges in connection with allegedly intimidating and tampering with a witness in his pending…
Police to Address Domestic Violence at June 5 Meeting
Officers from the 102nd Precinct will give a free presentation on domestic violence at Queens Tabernacle on June 5 at 7 p.m. Queens Tabernacle is…
Prisoner Who Escaped from Rockaway Hospital Back in Custody
After a prisoner managed to slip out of his handcuffs and make a break for it at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Rockaway, police tracked…
Wanted: NYPD Searching for Alleged Armed Robber
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help in apprehending Leonard Nixon, who is wanted in connection with a pattern of alleged armed robberies in…
Crowley on the Move to Atlas Park
Despite its turbulent past, City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village) announced she was moving her district office to the Atlas Park Mall to make herself…
Stavisky Kicks Off Reelection Bid
State Sen. Toby Stavisky (D-Flushing) already has seven terms under her belt and launched her bid for another one this week. The senator representing Queens’…