PTA Member Seeks to Fight Bullies With Paper
With bullying becoming an increasing concern among parents and children, one Woodhaven resident is hoping to introduce a form that could give children an avenue…
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Drunken Driver Kills 89-Year-Old
A Queens man was arraigned on two charges on Thursday, Feb. 9, including driving under the influence of alcohol, which led to the death of…
Turner Given Tainted Cash, DCCC Says
Congressman Bob Turner received a campaign donation from embattled Staten Island Rep. Michael Grimm in August, and last week, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee went…
Lancman will Challenge Turner for Congressional Seat
After just a four-month respite, a battle for the Ninth U.S. Congressional District spanning Queens and Brooklyn is starting up again. Assemblyman Rory Lancman (D-Richmond…
Queens Schools Could Lose Teachers
If a city plan goes through later this year, a number of Queens-based high schools could have their teacher staffs cut in half in time…
Teen Sentenced for Stabbing of 12-Year-Old
A Brooklyn teenager who almost killed a 12-year-old by stabbing him a dozen times in Highland Park was sentenced to up to 10 years in…
Cuomo Stumps for Schools, Convention Center in Queens
Gov. Andrew Cuomo brought his agenda to Queens in January when he reviewed a previous speech in Albany pushing his $25 billion economic development package…
Small Crime Spiked in the 106th Precinct
After a report that misdemeanor crime spiked in the precinct around the Resorts World Casino at Aqueduct Racetrack, politicians are calling for more cops, regardless…
Pols Wish Ozone Park a Happy Birthday
Politicians who are lifelong Ozone Park residents, such as Councilman Eric Ulrich and State Senator Joe Addabbo, are wishing the 130-year-old community a happy anniversary…
Note Bandits Hold Up Four Banks in 10 Days
Four banks in a two-mile radius were hit by robberies in the last two weeks, including two neighboring banks held up back-to-back in Middle Village….
Community Education Council 24 Pushes for Transparency
Parents rallied Tuesday at their local Community Education Council meeting, putting pressure on the Department of Education to install a new system for parents to…
Bus Shooter Indicted
The man who allegedly shot up a Q111 bus in Jamaica was indicted on Jan. 18 and ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation, according to…
A Daughter’s Quest
Inside her Woodhaven apartment, where she and her mother, Oneida, live, Ismelda Rosario, 24, remembered her late father, Carlos, as a hard working man with…
Flushing Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Rape
A 41-year-old Flushing man will spend two decades in prison after he was sentenced on Friday, Jan. 20 for a 2009 sexual attack on a…
Councilman Koo Drops GOP, Switches to Democratic Party
The Queens Republican Party is now officially down one member as City Councilman Peter Koo switched sides this week, dropping his affiliation with the Queens…