January Year in Review
A 26-year-old construction worker from Howard Beach was sentenced to 18 years in prison following the 2009 attack of an off-duty police officer during a…
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New Book Offers Culinary Guide of Queens
People looking to dine in Queens can now look through a new book while choosing a place for a delicious meal. Meg Cotner, an Astoria-based…
Questions, Opposition Surround MLS — Venue proposed for Flushing-Meadows Corona Park
In theory, a major league soccer stadium in the heart of Queens is an idea worth championing and certainly one that most Queens’ residents and…
‘Walking Man’ Eddie Yost Dead at 86
Former Mets third base coach Eddie Yost, 86, who was a native of Ozone Park and attended John Adams High School, died on October 16…
Ulrich and Addabbo: Campaign Finances
Here’s the way the money stacks up for each candidate as of their last filings with Campaign Finance–remember these figures are for the most current…
Officers in the 106th Precinct Honored For Stopping Attempted Burglary
A foot chase through several backyards, a physical altercation and an organized search from police ultimately led to the arrest of two men for an…
Keys to the City In the Wrong Hands
A set of keys that can open any door in the city was sold on the internet last week and one city councilman is drafting…
MLS Unveils Plans for Flushing-Meadows Soccer Stadium
Major League Soccer (MLS) revealed plans to build a new soccer stadium at Flushing- Meadows Corona Park, a proposal that has drawn the ire of…
Rising Through the Ranks
It’s been a storied past at the 106th Precinct for NYPD veteran Thomas Pascale. He was first at the Ozone Park precinct from 2000 to…
Queens Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sex With 13-year-old Student
Another New York City public school teacher has pleaded guilty to charges involving sexual misconduct during a relationship between he and a 13-year-old student. “This…
Ridgewood Restoration Corp. Is Latest to Feel Funding Squeeze
The Greater Ridgewood Restoration Corporation (GRRC)—a group well known for it’s graffiti removal and landlord or tenant counseling—is the latest to feel the pinch of…
Forest Hills Rapist Hit Again on June 22
In his fourth attack identified so far, police say a suspect tried to rape another woman on June 22 in the same pattern he has…
OP-ED: Make Queens Bus Service Whole
On behalf of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1056, thank you Chairman Vacca, members of the committees and other concerned Council Members present. I am ATU…
Farewell to Parks Commissioner
It’s time for a new landscape for longtime NYC Parks Commissioner, Adrian Benepe, the city announced Monday. Benepe will be leaving his position of more…
100 Years of Record Keeping
The Archives at the Queens Library celebrated its 100th birthday at an event held at the central branch in Jamaica on April 25. Since it…