Homeless Shelter Switch Rattles Neighbors
In February, the Skyway Family Center homeless shelter in South Ozone Park told the more than 90 families housed there that they would have to…
Sidewalk Café Approved; Million Trees NYC Continues
New Outdoor Café Myrtle Avenue is on track to receive some flair now that Community Board 5 has approved a sidewalk café for Julio’s Pizzeria…
Under the Shadow of Hate
On Wednesday morning a resident returning from Waldbaum’s in the Lindenwood section of Howard Beach noticed something hanging from a tree limb on the street…
Fighting Tickets Just a Click Away
New Yorkers have a new way to contest parking tickets and other city fines. Go online. In a press conference on Monday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg…
New Security Measures Proposed for Parking Passes
Parking in Queens—let alone in Manhattan—can bring about a special kind of infuriation. Avoiding tickets can be as trying. However, for many there are solutions—from…
WRBA Continues Fight Against Abandoned Homes
After the fatal beating of Anthony Collao last week, the Woodhaven Residents Block Association (WRBA) spent much of its meeting discussing the problems that come…
CEC 24, Crowley Continue Fight Against DOE Cuts
As the city Department of Education (DOE) moved forward with a plan to take 30 percent of individual schools’ rollover budgets, the Community Education Council…
Tragic Hate Crime Shakes Woodhaven
Another abandoned home is at the center of tragedy in Woodhaven. On Saturday night, during a party at an empty house on 90th Street, Anthony…
Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Senior Center Opens Doors
New Home in Renovated Ambulance Corp Building By Eric Yun When the Woodhaven Senior Center at St. Thomas the Apostle Church closed two years ago,…
Lindenwood Alliance Draws Crowd
More than 50 residents attended the monthly meeting of the Lindenwood Alliance on Monday evening at the Rockwood Park Jewish Center. Attendees were addressed by…
Shooting on Crossbay Boulevard
An innocent bystander was taken to Jamaica Hospital after being struck by a stray bullet while driving on Crossbay Boulevard. According to police, around 3p.m. on…
FEMA Funding Approved for Queens
The December blizzard that choked mobility in Queens for almost a week and the seemingly endless, record-breaking January snowfall has been plowed into the past…
Assembly, Senate Pass Budget Resolutions: Restores Funding for Senior Centers
The state Assembly and Senate both passed their budget proposals on Tuesday, restoring key cuts from Governor Andrew Cuomo’s executive budget and paving the way…
Give Me a Break!
Another axe fell on two more corrupt New York City politicians last week. State Senator Carl Kruger and Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyland, Jr., of Brooklyn,…
SUVs Are New Targets as Car Thefts Rise
New targets, along with new methods, have given Queens police precincts a challenge in apprehending would-be auto thieves. City records show a 20 percent increase…