Police investigate double murder in Ridgewood: 104th Pct.
A Ridgewood couple was found shot dead in their Summerfield Street apartment near the corner of Seneca Avenue Thursday night, launching a full-on police investigation, the…
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Katz Appoints Koerner to Queens Library Board of Trustees
The Queens Library’s 19-member Board of Trustees just received its first appointee under Borough President Melinda Katz. Katz tapped Carl Seldin Koerner to help oversee…
Middle Village Boy Lands Visit from U.S. Coastal Guard
The U.S. Coast Guard teamed up with the western Queens 104th Precinct to make an 8-year-old’s day. Colin Flood has been battling his second route…
Queens Reps Botch Human Rights: Report
Only one borough recorded a lower human rights record than Queens, according to the Urban Justice Center’s annual report card surveying the city. The Human…
CEC 24 Slams City Over PS 229 Bus Problems
PS 229 parents in Woodside are calling on Mayor Bill de Blasio to find a new solution to an old problem. Community Education Council 24…
NYPD: Maspeth teacher accused of having sex with student
A Maspeth teaching assistant was charged with having sex with a 14-year-old boy who attended the school, the Police Department said. Clara Somodi, 39, was…
State Fails to Make DREAM Act Come True
State legislators fell two votes shy of passing the comprehensive Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, but not all lawmakers saw it…
Boro Residents Face QueensWay’s Earliest Design Plans
It took two rooms to accommodate everyone hoping to land a closer look at the latest design concepts for a potential public park running along…
$25M Sewer Project Will Bring Much-Needed Flooding Relief, Leaders Say
Millions of new city dollars will help Elmhurst, Maspeth and Middle Village better manage the flooding problems that have long plagued the communities, the city…
City Delays Vote on Busing Hundreds of PS 11 Students to Distant School
Plans to temporarily relocate Woodside students to a school on the other side of the district in Astoria have been put on hold – for…
Maspeth workers rally to save hundreds of jobs at UPS site
The United Parcel Service’s self-proclaimed “appropriate and justifiable action” of firing nearly 250 employees sparked protests outside its Maspeth facility Friday with elected officials and…
New Music Coming in Forest Hills Stadium Series
The Forest Hills Tennis Stadium has rolled out a full season of musical acts this year, with the Zac Brown Band topping the list. The…
Queens College Recounts Horrid History of Genocide’s Impact on Women
Queens College assembled a panel of academics Monday to examine how and why mass genocides in the past affected female populations specifically, while also considering…
Fresh Pond Pet Shop Accused of Neglect
Allegations of animal abuse and neglect inside a Maspeth pet shop spurred the 104th Precinct to investigate. Police Capt. Christopher Manson,, commanding officer of the…
Ridgewood Residents Divided Over Residential Development Proposal
Plans to create an upscale apartment building in the heart of Ridgewood put some residents at odds with one another at a rowdy rezoning public…