Queens College Recounts Horrid History of Genocide’s Impact on Women
Queens College assembled a panel of academics Monday to examine how and why mass genocides in the past affected female populations specifically, while also considering…
Fresh Pond Pet Shop Accused of Neglect
Allegations of animal abuse and neglect inside a Maspeth pet shop spurred the 104th Precinct to investigate. Police Capt. Christopher Manson,, commanding officer of the…
Out of a love for Queens, a festival of words is born
Queens lives in no borough’s shadow – not Brooklyn nor Manhattan, which tend to land much of the cultural limelight – when it comes to…
Howard Beach Lindenwood Civic Set to Fight for Community
The hundreds of people who have belonged to the Lindenwood Alliance and the Howard Beach Civic Association know what it means to pick up the…
After Tournament Honoring Woodhaven Resident is Forced to Move, an Outpouring of Anger and Disappointment
For years, hundreds upon hundreds of children had arrived at Saint Thomas the Apostle in Woodhaven with basketballs in tow, pouring into the church’s gymnasium…
Ridgewood Residents Divided Over Residential Development Proposal
Plans to create an upscale apartment building in the heart of Ridgewood put some residents at odds with one another at a rowdy rezoning public…
CB 5 Lambasts Knockdown Center’s Liquor License
Maspeth’s Knockdown Center took a serious blow after Community Board 5 members largely opposed an application for a liquor license there. The community board met…
Stolen Cars Spike in 104th Pct.
Crime rose a little more than 1 percent in the 104th Precinct, with car thefts driving the numbers, police said this week. Capt. Christopher Manson,…
Activists Fear ‘Final Blow’ to Ridgewood Reservoir
The city Parks Department shored up plans to breach the three basins within the Ridgewood Reservoir in Highland Park this summer, which drew vehement criticism…
Looking for a Job? Summer Youth Applications Due in April
Applications for the Summer Youth Employment Program, run by the city Department of Youth and Community Development, are now available online at www.nyc.gov/dycd, as well…
Howard Beach brush fire breaks out near Spring Creek; more than 100 firefighters battle blaze
More than 100 firefighters battled an inferno of a brush fire that broke out around 4:19 p.m. near Spring Creek in Howard Beach Saturday afternoon,…
For Queens Photographer, a Love Affair with Kew Gardens
For Joe Abate, a photographer who works on Austin Street in Forest Hills, Kew Gardens has long beckoned to him because of its “beauty and design of urban…
Juniper Civic grapples with unsightly eyesores
A Middle Village civic group called on the city to step up its enforcement in order to combat a series of eyesores, including graffiti and…
Editorial: Time for the city to prove it’s not worthless
At the end of Beach 131st Street in Belle Harbor, there is a plot of empty land by the ocean. A block of dirt and…