Homeless Shelter, Air Traffic Noise Top Talk at JPCA Meeting
Discussion of the homeless shelter proposal led the talks at this month’s Juniper Park Civic Association meeting last Thursday, with the Port Authority updates on…
Feds Want to Name ‘Radioactive’ Ridgewood Site to Superfund List
When Victor Gonzalez discovered that the federal government would likely add a Ridgewood site – once home to a now-defunct company that developed materials for…
At CB 6, Simplifying the New York Health Exchange
The New York online Health Benefit Exchange has been a point of confusion for many. Renee Reopell, a healthcare navigator, presented information about the Affordable…
As Ozone Park School Focuses on Creativity, Major Music Grant Cements Dreams of Renowned Arts Program
For the students at JHS 202 in Ozone Park, a $30,000 music grant that the school just landed was about more than receiving a sea…
A Hero Comes Home
A grand welcome home was staged for United States Army Sgt. KristianPeter DiStefano last Friday, when a host of family and friends, a color guard…
After Sandy Destroyed Their Home, A Broad Channel Family Faces New Battle – Hurricane victims, pols say fraudulent contractors are major blight on recovery efforts
Sophia Vailakis-DeVirgilio just wants the nightmare to end. After Hurricane Sandy hit New York City, leaving the Broad Channel resident, her husband and their then…
Queens Shows Support for New Top Cop
Political and civic leaders in Queens this week expressed their support for Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio’s appointment of Bill Bratton for the next commissioner of…
Man Dies After Hit-and-Run in Woodhaven, Residents Call for Change
After a Brooklyn man was killed while trying to cross Woodhaven Boulevard at Jamaica Avenue, residents are calling for change to an area they say…
After Richmond Hill Man’s Beating Death, Cops Search for Suspect
Police are searching for the individual wanted for the murder of a Richmond Hill man last week. Noel Hidalgo, 58, was found beaten to death…
After Months of Infighting, CB 9 Changes its Tune – Rejects one-way Kew Gardens street, approves Woodhaven speed hump
In a far cry from the chaos that has erupted at Community Board 9 meetings in recent months, the group’s gathering this week was, as…
Queens School Van Driver Charged In Internet Sex Sting
A Queens school van driver has been charged with initiating and conducting an ongoing sexually explicit conversations with a person he had met online and…
NYPD Rolls Out Interactive Crime Map
The NYPD rolled out an interactive map last weekend, allowing residents to, with a click of the mouse, see how their neighborhood fares when it…
Resorts World Puts Boro Photographer in the Spotlight
Dominick Totino has been living life behind the lens for more than 20 years, but he had to step in front of one this time…
Woodhaven Speaks Up Against Railway Plans
The rules were clear as Woodhaven residents filed into their block association’s public forum Monday evening. “We want to hear from the Woodhaven residents first,”…
For Children Hurt by Sandy to Those Fighting Hunger, Gifts That Change Lives
While planning out presents this month, consider making a special gift to one of the many local charities that are working to bring happy holidays to…