Potholes at Record Highs But City Slow to Respond
Reports to 311 regarding potholes have increased by 56 percent over the past five years and are projected to reach a record high in 2011,…
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Queens County GOP Battles Over Leadership
Republican Bob Turner’s victory in last month’s congressional special election was great news for the Queens GOP party, but internal squabbles continue to create splits…
Calling MTA Made Simple
The MTA has been working to improve its customer service options, and on Tuesday, the agency condensed 117 different public phone numbers to one: 511….
Crowley Joins City Taskforce Investigating High Rates of Mentally Ill in City Jails
An alarming rate of mentally ill people in New York City jails has led the city to create a committee to investigate. Joining the Mayor…
Maspeth Bypass Progress a Headache for Local Businesses
For years, residents of Maspeth have asked the city Department of Transportation to reroute trucks, which used the neighborhood’s residential and commercial areas as a…
Liu to DOE: Shape Up
City Comptroller John Liu announced on Tuesday that an audit of the Department of Education (DOE) found that many elementary schools have failed to meet…
Reagan Republican Club Congratulate Congressman Turner
Newly elected Republican Congressman Bob Turner dropped by the Ronald Regan Republican Club meeting on Monday night to say thanks to one of the many…
HBCDF Italian Language Study Program Starts Third Year
The Howard Beach Columbus Day Foundation began the third year of its Italian Language Study Program last Saturday. The program launched in 2008 offers free…
City Outlines Plan to Alleviate Overcrowding at PS 49
Middle Village’s PS/IS 49 faces a potentially serious overcrowding situation. If incoming kindergarteners continue to enroll in the school at its current pace, local education…
Council Holds Hearing on Communication Processes
After the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the city discovered there were some shortcomings in the communication networks of first responders. Ten years later, Council Members…
Glendale Parents, Teachers Protest Potential Rezoning
The auditorium of PS/IS 113 in Glendale was packed to capacity last Thursday for a presentation from the city Department of Education’s Office of Portfolio…
Turner Assumes Duties as Congressman
Following his upset special election victory, newly elected Congressman Bob Turner had a busy day last Thursday—his first official day in Washington D.C. Congressman Peter…
Op-Ed: Meet Your New Congressman: I’m Fighting For Your Future
As the new Congressman for the 9th Congressional District, I want to express my sincere gratitude to the voters who elected me to this great…
Campaign Tactics Peeve Area Residents
With the special election to fill a vacant congressional seat over, Juniper Park Civic Association President Bob Holden has found several things he would like…
Bloomberg Touts City’s Health Record
With leaders from all over the world in the city attending the United Nations General Assembly, Mayor Michael Bloomberg gave a speech presenting the city…