Queens’ environmental groups could land financial boost from state grants
Environmental groups like Dan Mundy’s Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers could land themselves up to $50,000 in state grant money – thanks to a new grant state…
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Mayor taps members to serve on citywide education group
As the city Panel for Educational Policy met for the first time under the new mayoral administration last Wednesday, the group had not yet fully…
Queens schools land millions in Sandy repair funds
Two Rockaway schools, Scholars’ Academy and the Bay School, are among three institutions slated to receive a little more than $5.85 million in federal funds…
Queens pols nab key Council positions
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark Viverito (D-Manhattan) did not forget about Queens when doling out top committee assignments last week to a number of representatives…
Queens Republicans blast Cuomo over remarks
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s harsh critique of core Republican values this week left some borough members of the party in complete outrage. “Who are they?” the…
Man arraigned on charges he stabbed wife, daughters to death: DA
The Jamaica man charged with murdering his wife in a fit of jealous rage and then stabbing his two young daughters to death because he…
Former Elmhurst bookkeeper admits to stealing $177K in rent money
A former Elmhurst woman admitted to illegally pocketing more than $170,000 while working as a bookkeeper for a Queens Boulevard business over a three-year-period, District…
DNA closes two cold cases of rape attacks in Queens: DA
Two Richmond Hill rape attack cases dating as far back as 1996 were finally resolved, thanks to DNA evidence under Queens District Attorney Richard Brown’s…
104th: Beware scams plaguing Queens
The 104th Precinct said Friday that it has taken multiple reports from residents who have received phone calls from con men claiming to be from Con Edison…
Hevesi pushes for solution to polluting freight train problem
Queens officials are causing a stink over a year-old argument that has yet to go stale. The train tracks leading to the Fresh Pond Road…
As Senate prepares final vote on flood insurance bill, residents cross their fingers for a better life
With the U.S. Senate poised to vote Thursday afternoon on legislation that would delay what many Queens residents are calling devastating increases in flood insurance…
From grief to action: After deaths, residents call for a city safe for pedestrians
The more than 150 people who gathered for a vigil on the Ridgewood border of Queens and Brooklyn Sunday night were parents, siblings, children, and…
With spoken word, Richmond Hill Library to shine light on Women’s History Month
To honor women and their role in society, the Richmond Hill Library will hold a reading featuring poets from around New York City. The event,…
Port Authority moves to increase airport worker wages
City airport workers found a way this week to turn getting arrested into a positive outcome. Years of outcry, protests and even civil disobedience paid…
Queens first baseball convention draws hundreds of fans – and big sports names
Hundreds of loyal baseball fans gathered at McFadden’s Citi Field on Saturday afternoon for the first ever Queens Baseball Convention, a mid-winter celebration of Mets…