Peralta pushes for more pedestrian safety near PS 206
Pedestrian safety has become a hot topic in Queens, and state Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst) used the opportunity to renew his push for safer…
JFK Baggage Handlers Charged with Stealing Credit Cards, Checks and Money: Queens DA
Five JFK International Airport baggage handlers whose jobs included unloading U.S. mail onto outbound international flights allegedly stole thousands of dollars worth of money orders…
National Park Service Must Repair Addabbo Bridge Fence, Pol Says
Calling a damaged and collapsed fence running along part of the Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge and Cross Bay Boulevard in Howard Beach an “eyesore,”…
City Comptroller Report Uncovers Possible Milk Vendor Collusion: Missed red flags by DOE could have resulted in price fixing, Stringer Says
A recent audit released by City Comptroller Scott Stringer says that questionable procedures used by the city’s Department of Education could have resulted in collusion…
Katz hosts health care seminar at Jamaica Hospital
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, left, led an informational seminar Monday at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center to help Queens residents learn more about the Affordable Care Act…
Faced With No Homes and Little Money, Residents Lash Out at FEMA, Insurance Companies
The numbers are remembered easily, but swallowed hard, rolling off their tongues, but sinking, heavily, into stomachs lined with anxiety, after having to cite them…
ASPCA, Police Team Up to Help Queens Pet Owners
Queens dogs in danger of being left out in the cold during this frigid winter recently landed some help from the American Society for the…
Students’ personal info should not be shared with inBloom, Nolan says
Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan (D-Ridgewood) was at the head of a Standing Committee on Education hearing last week bringing into question the practice of storing personal…
Joe Abbracciamento Restaurant bids Rego Park farewell
The Abbracciamento family is much bigger today than it was when their restaurant started in Rego Park 65 years ago. Joe Abbracciamento Restaurant cooked up…
New PS 49 Head Makes Mark on Middle Village School
A Middle Village school’s principal has been at PS/IS 49 for less than a week – but he is already landing rave reviews. Students, teachers…
Celebrating the Luck of the Irish in Rockaway
The streets of Rockaway were flooded with the sounds of bagpipes and many a reveler decked out in green last Saturday, when thousands of people…
Telling the Story of Queens, Photo by Photo
When Amy Wu walks down the streets of Queens – whether it’s Jackson Heights or Richmond Hill or Jamaica – she sees an outpouring of…
Thumbs-up for Bloomberg co-location plans draws criticism
The city’s decision to move forward with many of Mayor Bloomberg’s final proposals for school co-locations drew criticism from some city and Queens leaders, who…
City Aims to Roll Out Major Expansion of After-School Programs
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to double the number of middle school students in after-school programs could, city officials said, result in better academic results…
Students Not Getting Required Arts Education, Audit Finds: Queens Leaders Say Change Must Come to Schools
Public schools’ arts programs have been decimated in recent years thanks to drastic budget cuts and an emphasis on standardized testing under former Mayor Bloomberg,…