City Will Not Bring Loathed MTA Facility To Maspeth
A controversial plan to relocate an Access-a-Ride facility from Brooklyn to Maspeth has been nixed and the site is instead headed to the Bronx, city…
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City’s mayoral candidates take parting shots
Labor Day has come and gone but with the Sept. 10 primaries less than a week away, the city’s major candidates for the coveted office…
No Plans to Close Aqueduct Race Track, NYRA Says
The Aqueduct Race Track in South Ozone Park is in no immediate danger of closing, the New York Racing Association said following reports that members…
Rapist Uses Stun Gun to Attack Senior Citizen in Forest Park, NYPD Says
The rape of a 69-year-old female jogger in the Forest Hills’ section of Forest Park last week has left police leading a manhunt for the…
Baggage Handlers Nabbed at JFK
A Richmond Hill man is one of seven arrested for stealing thousands of dollars worth of cash and valuables from passengers traveling to and from…
NYPD: Be Wary of Bike Bandit Grabbing Phones
Police from the 104th Precinct are urging the public to keep an eye out for a man who has been riding his bicycle around the…
Queens Could Play Big Role in Determining Next Mayor
Queens may be considered the scrappy underdog when it comes to city politics – and while many of the mayoral candidates have adopted a Manhattan-centric…
Back to School Reading – For You and Your Kids
While September’s grind may already have you heaving kids from school to soccer practice, it is important to carve out some time to relax this…
‘Heading’ Back to School
Almost without exception, every back-to-school conversation leads back to the importance of startng the school year off in tip top physical shape. But let’s not…
Back to School, Snacks to School
You’ve heard it a million times before—“timing is everything in life,” and given the hectic weekday schedules of just about every member of today’s typical…
A Guide To The Primary Candidates: What Democrats and Republicans are touting for the Sept. 10 election
Queens Borough President Candidates: Everly Brown, a Democratic candidate for Queens borough president, is a developer, foreclosure consultant, financial consultant, investor, and community organizer. He…
Rallying to Keep the Ferry Afloat
Waving signs emblazoned with statements like, “ridership is high now – keep our ferry,” and “don’t let our ferry sail away for forever,” Rockaway and…
Heroin Ring Busted, Richmond Hill Location Raided – Feds say auto shop owner was ringleader
The US Attorney’s Office unsealed a 62-page complaint on Tuesday afternoon naming 9 defendants in the operation of a heroin ring operating out of two…
‘Patrolling Our Own Backyard’ – Woodhaven residents look to launch civilian crime-fighting group
Watch out criminals, looks like Woodhaven’s about to have a new big kid on the block. Citing concerns about everything from alleged gang activity in…
South Queens Pols Call On Mayoral Hopefuls To Back Permanent Ferry
This is no time to see which way the winds blow – there needs to be a permanent ferry service to and from the Rockaways,…