For Queens Photographer, a Love Affair with Kew Gardens
For Joe Abate, a photographer who works on Austin Street in Forest Hills, Kew Gardens has long beckoned to him because of its “beauty and design of urban…
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Sikh Americans Should Be Allowed to Serve in Military: Crowley
Now essentially prohibited from serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, devout Sikh Americans should be allowed to fight for their country, U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley…
State Diploma Standard Needs Overhaul: Goldfeder
Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) is pushing a bill that would overhaul the state Board of Regents’ and state Department of Education’s current diploma standard,…
Fifty Years After Kitty Genovese Murder, Two Books Explore Crime
Five decades after Kitty Genovese, a 28-year-old bartender living with her girlfriend in Kew Gardens, was murdered, the notorious 1964 crime that captivated the nation’s…
London Lands a Taste of Rockaway
Turns out, it’s not only New York hipsters who have recently proclaimed their love for Rockaway. A bar named Far Rockaway Shoreditch has recently opened…
Lawmaker pushes to webcast public meetings, citing need for engagement
If a Bronx lawmaker has his way, residents in all five boroughs will be able to kick back and watch community board meetings from their…
Following Year of Controversy, CB 9 Elects New Chairman
Community Board 9 ushered in a new slate of leaders Tuesday evening, unanimously electing Ralph Gonzalez as its new chairman to take the helm of…
‘Drive-by’ Rallies Urge Support for Reactivating Queens Rail Line
Queens residents drained by long commutes and crowded buses took to the streets Sunday and rallied in support of reactivating the old railroad line that…
De Blasio Drops City Lawsuit Challenging Racial Profiling Law
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced last week that his administration will dismiss the lawsuit brought against the City Council in former Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s final…
Schumer vows support for Rockaway boardwalk
While city officials have said they don’t expect the Rockaway boardwalk to be fully rebuilt until 2017, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said this week…
Live from Woodhaven, It’s Saturday Night
Woodhaven has had its fair share of notoriety when it comes to entertainment over the years – after all, “Goodfellas” was shot in Neir’s Tavern and…
Fort Tilden Beach to Reopen Before Memorial Day
The much beloved Fort Tilden beach is scheduled to reopen for the first time since Superstorm Sandy shuttered it before Memorial Day, a National Park…
Following Airplane Scare, Questions of Nuts on Flights
Flying thousands of feet in the air, her destination point more than an hour away, Howard Beach resident Jennifer Fernandes recently faced one of the…
National Park Service Must Repair Addabbo Bridge Fence, Pol Says
Calling a damaged and collapsed fence running along part of the Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge and Cross Bay Boulevard in Howard Beach an “eyesore,”…