Veterans, Schumer Push for Parade Honoring Those Who Served in Afghanistan and Iraq
Standing along the historic “Canyon of Heroes” route in lower Manhattan, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and a group of veterans this week urged the…
Play Ball! Woodhaven Kicks Off Little League Season
Hundreds of Woodhaven’s youngest athletes celebrated the 56th annual WORKS Little League Opening Day parade Saturday morning, when they marched down Jamaica Avenue and into…
Queens Residents ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ about Build It Back Turnaround
After Hurricane Sandy destroyed the Broad Channel home where Ed Phillips lived with his wife and young daughter, he was determined to rebuild. After all,…
Woodhaven Residents Rejoice Over City’s Plan to Tear Down Collapsed Building
After pleading with the city Department of Buildings for a year to do something about a building that partially collapsed last April, driving a major…
From a Sea of Blue, Saluting a Hero: Thousands Attend Funeral for NYPD Officer Dennis Guerra
With the coming of the summer, NYPD Officer Dennis Guerra could not wait to continue perfecting his barbecuing skills – famous throughout his Far Rockaway…
CB 6 Zeroes in on ‘Boulevard of Death’
Community leaders in central Queens are hoping to breathe new life into the “Boulevard of Death.” Pedestrian safety continued its streak of being one of…
CB 5 Green Lights Ridgewood Residential Development
Community Board 5 voted in favor of rezoning part of Ridgewood to make way for an upscale residential development, but not without a heated debate…
After Shooting, Security Strengthened at City Jewish Centers
The city Police Department beefed up its presence throughout the city’s synagogues after a tragic shooting outside Jewish facilities left three dead in Kansas City….
City Approves Controversial Woodside School Plan Slammed by Parents
The city Panel for Educational Policy voted in favor of temporarily relocating hundreds of Woodside students to a school on the other side of the…
104th Pct. Pens 23 Summonses in One Saturday
It took just one day for the Ridgewood-based 104th Precinct to issue more than 20 summonses, thanks to help from various city agencies. The MARCH…
Queens Supermarket Donates 1,000 Pounds of Kosher Food
A supermarket on the border of Glendale and Forest Hills packaged more than 1,000 pounds of kosher food to make this year’s Passover a proud…
Special Meeting Scheduled to Study Glendale Shelter
Community leaders planned to set aside time for a special hearing in the coming weeks on a homeless shelter proposal in Glendale as opposition grows…
Editorial: A Return to the ‘canyon of heroes’
When World War II ended, paper seemed to rain from the sky during the ticker-tape parade the city held for the veterans – a massive…
To our readers: Regarding the printer’s error on our cover page this week
A printer’s error resulted in one of our client’s logos appearing in place of the photo that was scheduled to appear. There’s certainly no reason…
Resorts World Names Employee, Supervisor of the Year
Resorts World Casino New York City named two Queens residents as its Supervisor and Employee of the Year, lauding the two as playing crucial roles…