Lawmakers looking to stop mute swan killings
On the same day that state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) passed his state legislative bill establishing a two-year moratorium on the Department of Environmental Conservation’s…
Howard Beach car wash collects $10k for autism
The eighth annual charity car wash and car show was a scrubbing success at the Queens County Savings Bank parking lot and the Lindenwood shopping…
Maspeth HS senior shoots high on and off court
Paolo Tamer said he has one goal in mind as he enters his senior year at Maspeth High School: being the best he can…
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,…