CB 5 Faces Another Rezoning Debate
Community Board 5 has reignited the rezoning debate. An application to rezone property in an industrial business zone to make way for residential housing has…
Alleged ‘Every Body Killers’ Gang Leader Charged with Intimidating Witness in Murder Case: DA
A reputed street gang leader was arraigned this week on conspiracy charges in connection with allegedly intimidating and tampering with a witness in his pending…
City Zeroes in on Dangerous Ridgewood Intersection
A series of traffic enhancements are still being perfected for a busy intersection on the Brooklyn-Queens border, and the city Transportation Department outlined the plan…
Crowley Cleans Unsightly Maspeth Underpasses
Maspeth’s councilwoman helped secure a new contract that would clean up the crud underneath several underpasses in the area. City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Maspeth) announced…
Damaged by Sandy, City Finally Begins Broad Channel Road Repairs
The road to recovery, South Queens residents know all too well, is a long one. Nearly 19 months after Hurricane Sandy hit, the city on…
Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic to Tackle Flooding Issues
With the Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic’s meeting coming on the heels of a devastating rainstorm in the area, representatives from the city Department of Environmental Protection…
State Lawmakers Pass Property Tax Relief Bill for Sandy Victims
The state Senate and Assembly passed legislation that, if signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, will provide property tax relief to city residents who rebuilt or…
CB 5 Urges Strength in Numbers at Homeless Shelter Meeting
Glendale residents hope to demolish plans to put a homeless shelter in their backyard at a town hall meeting scheduled for Thursday night. The homeless…
Controversial Affordable Housing Plan Tops Talk at WRBA
A controversial component of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s affordable housing plan was on the table at the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association’s monthly meeting at American…
Taking to the Streets, Howard Beach to Fight Diabetes
South Queens residents – as well as those from across the borough and city – will flood Howard Beach’s streets on Saturday, May 31 for…
Police to Address Domestic Violence at June 5 Meeting
Officers from the 102nd Precinct will give a free presentation on domestic violence at Queens Tabernacle on June 5 at 7 p.m. Queens Tabernacle is…
Prisoner Who Escaped from Rockaway Hospital Back in Custody
After a prisoner managed to slip out of his handcuffs and make a break for it at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Rockaway, police tracked…
Howard Beach Residents, Pol Urge Cleanup of Area Eyesore
For years, Howard Beach residents on 92nd Street said they have dealt with a piece of property that has become an eyesore to all those…
Woodhaven Honors Seniors at Mother’s Day Brunch
The Queens Borough Democratic Club, led by its founder David Adorno, hosted a Mother’s Day brunch for members of the Woodhaven Senior Center on Saturday,…
Deputy Mayor Suspends 911 Overhaul
The city is putting its 911 call system overhaul on pause. Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city’s current system was both over budget and…