For Howard Beach Centenarian, A Life of Service, Dancing and Much Laughter
As Max Stern celebrated his 100th birthday at the Howard Beach Senior Center last week with a flurry of activity, from a colorfully adorned belly…
NY Fed Reserve President Says Queens Economy on Mend After Sandy – William Dudley visits Queens College, boro business leaders
While much of the city’s economy has recovered after its initial struggles following the havoc Hurricane Sandy wreaked throughout the area, residents in South Queens…
Viscious Beating of Off-Duty Cop in Richmond Hill
An off-duty NYPD sergeant out with his wife for the night on Saturday, is being treated for multiple facial lacerations as well as hemorrhaging on…
Howard Beach Medical Office to Collect Toys for Children in Need
Cross Bay Physical Therapy, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Foot Care Center have partnered with Toys for Tots, a national charitable organization that collects toys to give to needy children. They…
Broad Channel Lights Illuminate Return to Vibrancy – Resident raising money for Christmas lights on Cross Bay
For Stephanie Wagner, the Christmas lights that now adorn Cross Bay Boulevard in Broad Channel do more than remind residents of the holiday season –…
Annual Toy Run Brings Joy to Kids – East Coast Car Club hosts 17th Annual Toys for Tots Run
The East Coast Car Club held their 15th annual Toys for Tots Run starting at Forest Park on Sunday where 125 cars and dozens of…
Woodhaven Man’s Killer Could Face Just Months Behind Bars
The driver who pleaded guilty to driving drunk and killing a 76-year-old Woodhaven man, described by family as “the sweetest man you could ever know,”…
Ozone Park Man Kills Wife With Pocketknife – Says she cheated on him
It was about 2 a.m. on Saturday morning when a fight broke out between Adalberto Sanchez, 50, and his 41-year-old wife Josefa in their Ozone…
Rapist Gets 100 Years – Rapes two women in two days
A 34-year-old Queens man has been sentenced to 100 years in prison following his conviction on first-degree rape and other charges for the gunpoint sexual assault of…
Rockaway Man Pleads Guilty in Sex Assault – Rapes 62-year-old woman
A Rockaway Beach man plead guilty to first-degree rape in connection with his attack on a 62-year-old woman in Rockaway last year. The defendant identified…
Man Kills Girlfriend’s Toddler Daughter
A 31-year-old man will spend the next 25 years to life in prison for killing his girlfriend’s toddler daughter a little over three years ago….
Council Speaker Race Picks Up Steam – Many in boro backing Weprin for powerful spot
As Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s (D-Manhattan) tenure in office nears its end, behind-the-scenes political campaigning and maneuvering has heated up, both in Queens and across…
At QueensWay Meeting, Tensions Run High
QueensWay, a community-based planning initiative, held a meeting last Wednesday at Emanuel Christ Church in Woodhaven to provide information on their project that aims to…
Genovese killer denied parole for 16th time
The man convicted of killing Kew Gardens bartender Kitty Genovese in a notorious 1964 crime that captivated the nation’s attention was, yet again, denied parole….
After Two Children Beaten to Death, State Looks to Better Protection – Hevesi holds hearing on effectiveness of New York’s policies
Eain Brooks loved Halloween and Christmas. He loved playing with his best friend. He loved dinosaurs and eating at McDonald’s. He was a normal 5-year-old…