Katz hosts health care seminar at Jamaica Hospital
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, left, led an informational seminar Monday at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center to help Queens residents learn more about the Affordable Care Act…
Faced With No Homes and Little Money, Residents Lash Out at FEMA, Insurance Companies
The numbers are remembered easily, but swallowed hard, rolling off their tongues, but sinking, heavily, into stomachs lined with anxiety, after having to cite them…
ASPCA, Police Team Up to Help Queens Pet Owners
Queens dogs in danger of being left out in the cold during this frigid winter recently landed some help from the American Society for the…
Students’ personal info should not be shared with inBloom, Nolan says
Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan (D-Ridgewood) was at the head of a Standing Committee on Education hearing last week bringing into question the practice of storing personal…
Joe Abbracciamento Restaurant bids Rego Park farewell
The Abbracciamento family is much bigger today than it was when their restaurant started in Rego Park 65 years ago. Joe Abbracciamento Restaurant cooked up…
New PS 49 Head Makes Mark on Middle Village School
A Middle Village school’s principal has been at PS/IS 49 for less than a week – but he is already landing rave reviews. Students, teachers…
Celebrating the Luck of the Irish in Rockaway
The streets of Rockaway were flooded with the sounds of bagpipes and many a reveler decked out in green last Saturday, when thousands of people…
Telling the Story of Queens, Photo by Photo
When Amy Wu walks down the streets of Queens – whether it’s Jackson Heights or Richmond Hill or Jamaica – she sees an outpouring of…
Thumbs-up for Bloomberg co-location plans draws criticism
The city’s decision to move forward with many of Mayor Bloomberg’s final proposals for school co-locations drew criticism from some city and Queens leaders, who…
City Aims to Roll Out Major Expansion of After-School Programs
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to double the number of middle school students in after-school programs could, city officials said, result in better academic results…
Students Not Getting Required Arts Education, Audit Finds: Queens Leaders Say Change Must Come to Schools
Public schools’ arts programs have been decimated in recent years thanks to drastic budget cuts and an emphasis on standardized testing under former Mayor Bloomberg,…
Katz calls on mayor to seize Queens Library’s contracting control
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz called on the mayor to seize control over the Queens Library’s construction contracting power until an investigation of the system…
Editorial: Tear Down This Building
Those rallying outside a building on Jamaica Avenue in Woodhaven last Sunday issued a plea to the city: Please, let these signs we’re carrying not…
Woodhaven Residents to City: Act Before Tragedy Happens
“Mayor de Blasio: Tear down that wall,” Woodhaven civic activist Ed Wendell said, invoking the famous statement from former U.S. President Ronald Reagan as he…
Howard Beach Native Stars in Indie Thriller: ‘Profile of a Killer’ set to make its New York debut
Playing a retired FBI profiler in a film about to premiere on the east coast, Howard Beach native Gabriele Angieri delved into a role that…