Education Leader Urges de Blasio to Overturn PEP’s Vote on Richmond Hill HS
After the city Panel for Educational Policy voted last week to approve the city’s proposal to relocate Richmond Hill High School ninth grade students from…
112th Precinct Goes Cyber – Community Council takes giant technological step
One interesting twist to cyber Monday night saw the launch of an innovative approach to what could quite possibly be the future of community meetings,…
CEC 24 Rejects City’s Rezoning Plan
A city school rezoning proposal that would have reduced overcrowding at PS 49 in Middle Village – but increased the population at two nearby schools…
Thieves Strike Gym Lockers in 104th Pct.
Officers from the 104th Precinct are urging residents to not store valuables, money, or any important documents inside gym lockers following a number of grand…
Chabad of Rego Park Celebrates Hanukkah with Grand Menorah Lighting
Chabad of Rego Park, a Jewish Russian community center, hosted a menorah lighting on Sunday at Federoff Triangle. While Hanukkah began on the evening of…
At Christ the King, Students Show Off Their Talents With Musical Rendition of ‘A Christmas Carol’
As students whirled around the stage in the Hugh P. Kirwan Perform Arts Center at Christ the King Regional High School in Middle Village in…
Adam Sandler Set to Film New Indie Movie in Glendale
Glendale residents, get ready: Your neighborhood is about to shine in the latest indie film from Adam Sandler, of “Happy Gilmore” and “Funny People” fame….
Away From the Crowds, A Welcome Respite in Mom-and-Pop Shops
“Small Business Saturday,” a mom-and-pop retailer-promoting shopping holiday created by American Express in 2010, was a low-key affair in Forest Hills last week. Shoppers strolled…
Howard Beach Residents Concerned With Spike in Crime, request additional police coverage in area
Howard Beach residents are calling for swift police action after news of a carjacking at gunpoint on 159th Avenue around 10:30 p.m. this past Tuesday night. Concerned homeowners…
Woodhaven Residents Encouraged to Launch Civilian Patrol
Talk of a new civilian patrol in Woodhaven and the QueensWay proposal to turn a portion of the abandoned Rockaway Beach Rail Line into park…
In South Queens, Seeing ‘The Face of Hunger’ Change – Richmond Hill’s River Fund hands out 1,000 turkeys to residents in need
For hours, they stood in line, shivering in the cold that has descended upon November. Patiently, they – the young and the old, the employed…
Father and Son Charged With Half-Mil In Tax Theft
Used auto dealerships to profit and report A father and son team operating two used car dealerships in Hollis Queens has been charged with $500,000…
Multi Million Dollar Counterfeiting Ring Cracked – Woodhaven woman among those arrested
If you’d been wondering how your friend could have afforded a pair of $400 True Religion jeans and you couldn’t, odds are it’s because they…
Queens Congresswoman attacked, robbed – Concerns that it may be part of ‘knockout’ crime
If U.S. Rep. Grace Meng’s (D-Queens) performance in a parody musical performed at Queens College over the weekend is any indication, she is definitely on…
Faced With Unthinkable Disaster, Richmond Hill Church Raises Funds for Typhoon Victims
When Pastor Reuben Cedino and members of his Richmond Hill church – many of whom are from the Philippines and still have family and friends…