Lawmakers pass Queens Library reform bill
Queens politicians and community leaders alike are applauding the recent passage of a bill designed to shine a light on and reform the controversial financial…
Panel approves annex plans for Richmond Hill HS
The city Panel for Educational Policy approved the Education Department’s controversial proposal to reform Richmond Hill High School’s usage of an annex that administrators argued…
Judge declares mistrial in Smith case
A federal judge declared a mistrial in a federal corruption case involving state Sen. Malcolm Smith (D-Hollis), pushing it back to January. Smith had asked…
Borough leaders celebrate city budget victories
The city should not have any trouble adopting its budget for Fiscal Year 2015 on Tuesday. Queens lawmakers celebrated the early budget agreement along with…
Bills boost de Blasio’s vision for safer streets
Mayor Bill de Blasio gave a huge boost to his Vision Zero initiative Monday, signing 11 bills to make city streets safer. De Blasio sat…
Howard Beach battles car break-ins: 106th Pct.
Residents in Howard Beach have been keeping a closer eye on their cars after several reports of break-ins throughout the neighborhood, the 106th Precinct said. In…
Civilian cops coming to Howard Beach
There is a new kind of COP heading to Howard Beach. Eighteen-year resident and former auxiliary cop Joseph C. Thompson set out to start the…
Borough mourns death of Republican Chairman Ragusa
Phil Ragusa, chairman of the Queens Republican Party, died Tuesday surrounded by loved ones after a short battle with Leukemia, a party leader said. Robert…
Civic, DEP face off over Howard Beach-Lindenwood flooding
Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic President Joann Ariola summed up the rowdy meeting at St. Helen’s Tuesday night with the city Department of Environmental Protection perfectly in…
Howard Beach advocates push for Charles Park revamp
A call for change at Frank M. Charles Memorial Park in Howard Beach has been partially answered. Like many of his neighbors, Mike Campanella said…
Sanitation worker killed in Maspeth: NYPD
A city sanitation worker was killed in Maspeth on Saturday after he was accidentally struck and pinned down by a mechanical street sweeper, officials said….
St. Albans man cuts Sandy gas line: DA
A St. Albans man was convicted of wielding a weapon to cut in front of a long gas line in the days following Superstorm Sandy,…
Howard Beach Native Sets Sights on ‘Shakespeare in the Park’ Program in South Queens
South Queens residents may no longer have to trek long distances to get their theater fix – if Howard Beach native Felicia Castaldo has anything…
FDNY Responds to Howard Beach Train Station After ‘Substance Released’
Members of the Fire Department reported to the A train station in Howard Beach’s Coleman Square Monday morning after what has so far only been…
Corona Naval Officer Serving on World’s Oldest Warship
Naval Petty Officer Dennis Lopez, of Corona, is part of a hand-picked Navy crew serving on the world’s oldest commissioned warship that is afloat, the…