Astorino’s Campaign for Governor Sparks Interest Among Queens Republicans
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Republican challenger has caught the eyes of the Queens GOP. The twice-elected Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino rolled out his run for…
South Queens, Rockaway Residents to Senate: Pass Flood Insurance Bill
Facing massive spikes in flood insurance premiums that many said would drive people from their homes and neighborhoods, South Queens and Rockaway residents this week…
Fighting moldy food and floor holes, residents urge change at South Queens grocery stores
From consistently moldy food to a reported freon leak and large holes in the floor, the two Waldbaum’s serving the Howard Beach and Lindenwood communities…
Taste of Ridgewood to feature bites of boro’s best
Fourteen restaurants were apparently not enough to satisfy Ridgewood’s appetite. LaKeisha Harris, the executive director at the Ridgewood YMCA, said her organization planned on showcasing…
Following Airplane Scare, Questions of Nuts on Flights
Flying thousands of feet in the air, her destination point more than an hour away, Howard Beach resident Jennifer Fernandes recently faced one of the…
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…