CB 9 Residents Can Soon Vote on Community Projects
Would you like to see some of Woodhaven Boulevard repaved? What about fixing flooding issues? New fencing and signage at the Forest Park dog park?…
Katz Appoints Koerner to Queens Library Board of Trustees
The Queens Library’s 19-member Board of Trustees just received its first appointee under Borough President Melinda Katz. Katz tapped Carl Seldin Koerner to help oversee…
Editorial: Deputy Inspector Schiff, Time to Step Aside
When Deputy Inspector Jeffrey Schiff took the reigns at the 106th Precinct at the end of September, we were sad to say goodbye to his…
Howard Beach Crime Wave Prompts Hundreds of Fearful Residents to Plead for Police Action
“If they come in my house? They’re going out in a body bag,” Sabrina Vitucci, a longtime Howard Beach resident, yelled, referring to the criminals…
Middle Village Boy Lands Visit from U.S. Coastal Guard
The U.S. Coast Guard teamed up with the western Queens 104th Precinct to make an 8-year-old’s day. Colin Flood has been battling his second route…
Queens Reps Botch Human Rights: Report
Only one borough recorded a lower human rights record than Queens, according to the Urban Justice Center’s annual report card surveying the city. The Human…
CEC 24 Slams City Over PS 229 Bus Problems
PS 229 parents in Woodside are calling on Mayor Bill de Blasio to find a new solution to an old problem. Community Education Council 24…
NYPD: Maspeth teacher accused of having sex with student
A Maspeth teaching assistant was charged with having sex with a 14-year-old boy who attended the school, the Police Department said. Clara Somodi, 39, was…
State Fails to Make DREAM Act Come True
State legislators fell two votes shy of passing the comprehensive Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, but not all lawmakers saw it…
Boro Residents Face QueensWay’s Earliest Design Plans
It took two rooms to accommodate everyone hoping to land a closer look at the latest design concepts for a potential public park running along…
$25M Sewer Project Will Bring Much-Needed Flooding Relief, Leaders Say
Millions of new city dollars will help Elmhurst, Maspeth and Middle Village better manage the flooding problems that have long plagued the communities, the city…
City Delays Vote on Busing Hundreds of PS 11 Students to Distant School
Plans to temporarily relocate Woodside students to a school on the other side of the district in Astoria have been put on hold – for…
Maspeth workers rally to save hundreds of jobs at UPS site
The United Parcel Service’s self-proclaimed “appropriate and justifiable action” of firing nearly 250 employees sparked protests outside its Maspeth facility Friday with elected officials and…
Fundraiser to be Held for Ozone Park Teacher’s Baby
Family and friends of Thomas Kevin Onorato and his parents, including his mother, Melissa Onorato, a teacher at MS 137 in Ozone Park, are holding a fundraiser…
New Music Coming in Forest Hills Stadium Series
The Forest Hills Tennis Stadium has rolled out a full season of musical acts this year, with the Zac Brown Band topping the list. The…