Council Rallies Against School Turnaround Plan
As a vote slowly approaches to close and reopen 33 schools, the fight is gradually escalating against the Department of Education and Mayor Michael Bloomberg….
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Congressional Primary Develops for Ackerman’s District
It was a week of emocratic musical chairs for the newly official 6th Congressional District. After the unexpected retirement of Rep. Gary Ackerman, three Democratic…
DOE inspects Problem Intersection but Gives No Answers
Parents got the walk through, but the Department of Education (DOE) won’t say what’s next. Answering the call of angry residents and Councilman Jimmy Van…
TD Bank Hit on Cross Bay in Howard Beach
The Howard Beach branch of TD Bank was robbed by a note passing bandit on Tuesday afternoon. Authorities say the suspect was a male black…
Redistricting Finalized
It’s official. Congressional and legislative districts both have final lines for the next 10 years despite taking two very different paths to get there. In…
Firebomber Could Face Life
The Queens man accused of firebombing six locations on New Year’s Day has now been indicted, facing three-dozen charges in connection with those arson incidents….
Queens Cat Slayer Arrested
A Queens man was arrested late last week and charged with the February killing of a cat in front of a bar in Woodhaven. Officials…
Police Seek Food Cart Robber
Police are searching for a man who has robbed vendors at food carts from Ozone Park to Elmhurst between March 2 and…
Glendale Standoff Ends in Suicide
Police were pulled into an almost four-hour standoff with an armed man in Glendale. He locked himself in the bathroom after firing on police and…
‘House of Horrors’ in Ozone Park
Investigators say a 15-year-old girl was repeatedly raped and forced into prostitution in February as part of an operation run out of an illegally occupied…
Woodhaven Drug Headquarters Busted
Authorities busted a multimillion-dollar heroin ring this week, making 20 arrests and seizing more than $30,000 worth of heroin and thousands of dollars in cash….
Man Sentenced for Running Forest Hills Drug Ring
The man who ran a drug distribution network in Forest Hills and helped smuggle narcotics into the United States earned himself 30 years of jail…
Parents Still Clamoring for DOE Attention at Intersection
As trucks were rumbling past behind Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and students from P.S. 229, he and parents explained why kids shouldn’t have to dodge…
Turner Will Run for U.S. Senate
After the announcement that his congressional district could disappear, Rep. Bob Turner (R-Queens) is doubling down on his political future by announcing a United States…
Fight Over Legislative Lines Continues
This week, members of the State Legislature released a second and final draft of proposed redistricting lines that looked remarkably similar to their last draft….