Kindergarten A Must For 5-year-olds
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law last week legislation that requires all 5-year-olds in New York City to attend kindergarten. Formerly, city children were not…
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Wanted: Forest Hills Rapist and Accomplice
The man who attacked three women in Queens and one in Corona is still on the loose, and police need the public’s help finding him…
Queens Cyclist Killed in Hit and Run
A Long Island City man was arraigned on second-degree manslaughter and other charges for allegedly striking and killing a 37-year-old bicyclist while driving while under…
Astoria Man Extradited for 2005 Sexual Assault
After fleeing across the globe and six years on the lamb, a former hospital worker accused of sexually assaulting a child in Astoria is back…
Far Rockaway Man Sentenced For Stealing Luggage at JFK Airport
A Far Rockaway man pleaded guilty last week to stealing passenger bags on six different occasions between 2011 and 2012 at John F. Kennedy International…
Judge Strikes Down Turnaround Plan
It’s over—for now. New York City and the Department of Education have lost their bid to eliminate 24 schools forcing all teachers at those institutions…
Man Loads Up Cart, Steals Hundreds of Local Newspapers
Within 50 seconds, a man was in and out of the Queens County Savings Bank on Cross Bay Boulevard and had stolen stacks of community…
Queens Man Gets 25 Years
A Queens judge has added 25 years to the sentence length of a former Far Rockaway man already in prison for attempted murder and other…
Glendale Residents Say Traffic Fix Only Shifts Problem
For years, residents on Doran and Rutledge avenues in Glendale have asked the Department of Transportation (DOT) for a way to stop drivers making a…
Wanted: Forest Hills Rapist and Accomplice
The man who attacked three women in Queens and one in Corona is still on the loose, and police need the public’s help finding him…
DOE is Still Fighting To Close 24 Schools and Replace Teachers
The controversial “turnaround” plan to reform under-performing schools is stalled once again. The Bloomberg administration had planned to shutter 24 struggling schools, including seven in…
Grand Jury Indicts Astoria Man on First-Degree Murder
Jason Bohn, the man accused of killing his girlfriend in her Astoria apartment, has been indicted by a grand jury. He is facing first- and…
N J Man Arrested In Sex Sting
A New Jersey man was charged in a “sex sting” case where he allegedly tried to meet up with a 14-year-old, Queens girl he propositioned…
Park Admin Accused of Stealing $50,000
The former administrator of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park and executive director of Unisphere, Inc., a nonprofit conservancy group, was indicted on charges that she stole more…
Catching Dragonflies at Forest Park
Kids involved in an environmental program got a chance to step outside the classroom and learn hands-on about an insect living in its natural habitat….