Our Lady of Grace and Ave Maria honor Deacon Alex Breviario for faithful service
Hundreds of people packed Our Lady of Grace Parish in Howard Beach last Sunday for a surprise celebration of Deacon Alexander Breviario’s years of service…
CB 10 elects Calcagnile as second vice chairman
Community Board 10 elected longtime civic leader John Calcagnile as the South Queens’ group’s newest second vice chairman last Thursday, tapping the Howard Beach architect…
After Months of Waiting, Howard Beach May Soon See Key Food Open Its Doors
For half a year, Howard Beach residents have waited. Driving by the large white banner tacked to the former Duane Reade on Cross Bay Boulevard,…
Flood Insurance Bill Passes U.S. Senate, House Urged to Act
South Queens residents and lawmakers welcomed with open arms the news that the U.S. Senate passed legislation last Thursday that aims to delay for four…
Sex Offender Laws Must Be Toughened: Goldfeder
In an effort to crack down on some of New York’s worst sex offenders, Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) said he will introduce legislation that…
State expands heating assistance for low-income families
Families concerned about being left in the cold this winter may be able to land help with heating, Gov. Cuomo announced this week. The federal…
Queens Council on the Arts Celebrates Fund Benefiting Boro Artists
Some of the borough’s most creative denizens and organizations recently landed a financial boost to support projects ranging from film to music and dance, the…
Goldfeder calls on cell companies to beef up for future storms
A state assemblyman from southern Queens called out a handful of cellphone companies before Mother Nature did it first. Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway) penned a…
De Blasio Continues Pre-K Push, Despite Competing Cuomo Plan
Mayor de Blasio continued to press his goal of offering universal pre-kindergarten for all 4-year-olds in New York City, announcing Tuesday that a newly appointed…
Velazquez Presents American Flag to Woodhaven School
U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn) visited Saint Thomas the Apostle School in Woodhaven last Friday and presented the students, teachers and staff with…
MS 202 Celebrates the Chinese New Year
Ozone Park middle school students ushered in the Year of the Horse last Friday, when MS 202’s students were treated to a Lunar New Year…
After building collapse drives Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Ambulance Corps from its home, group files lawsuit
Ten months after a Woodhaven building partially collapsed, forcing the Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corps from its building on Jamaica Avenue, the organization has yet…
Elmhurst serves as poetic muse for Queens artist
Matthew Kremer sees the same things as anyone else walking the streets of Elmhurst. But he finds a way to turn those visuals into art….
Queens BP to promote small biz with new economic council
Borough President Melinda Katz announced last week that she is forming an economic development advisory council, which will aim to support and encourage the small…
Save Our Stories: Queens Library Invites Residents to Share Memories
From the Rockaway Playland that opened at the turn the of 20th century to tossing a baseball around in the shadows of the 1964 World’s…