Ulrich, Simon Battle for South Queens Council Seat
With less than a week until the general election, candidates throughout the borough have been working overtime in efforts to reach voters. And, in Council…
Irate Caruana Camp Slams Citizens Union Over Dropping Endorsement
After Citizens Union informed Craig Caruana, the Republican candidate running for the 30th Council District, that they were going to endorse him, the government watchdog…
With Election Around Corner, Mayoral Candidates Go on Attack
While Democratic candidate and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio appears poised to win the mayoral election with a historic lead – polls consistently show him…
Feting a carousel set to spin in Forest Park for generations to come
This week’s ceremony celebrating the landmarking of the Forest Park Carousel was, civic leaders and legislators said, the culmination of 25 years of working to…
‘We Will Find Avonte,’ Family Says – Search continues for missing teen with autism
We will find Avonte Oquendo. That is the message family and friends vehemently sent in response to Police Commissioner Ray Kelly saying he is “not…
Cuomo taps Queens for tax-free zone
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced last week that the state will designate the area around York College in Jamaica as a tax-free zone as part of…
District 24 School Rezoning Plan Approved by CEC
A plan by the city Office of Portfolio Management to rezone elementary and middle schools in District 24 – an effort to alleviate chronic overcrowding…
JFK Passenger Charged with Weapons and Ammunition Possession – Faces 7 years if convicted
Airport security found a little more than expected during a routine pre-flight check in at JFK on Saturday morning when 23-year-old male passenger was found…
New Law Allows For Special Veterans’ ID Cards
A new state law supported by Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Howard Beach) will allow residents to identify themselves as veterans on their licenses on non-driver identification…
St. Barnabas to Hold Rededication Ceremony
The Rev. William Eric Baum of St. Barnabas Church in Howard Beach thanked faithful friends for their support and generosity in an announcement detailing the…
What A Difference A Year Makes… Kiwanis parade goes off without a hitch—or a storm
Hundreds of costumed characters took to the streets of Howard Beach on Saturday morning for the annual Halloween parade down Cross Bay Boulevard. The beloved…
Howard Beach Loves JDRF – Businesses, families support group in fight against juvenile diabetes
The latest fundraising effort by JDRF is a raffle that will find one lucky winner behind the wheel of a 2014 Mercedes Benz CLA-250 for…
Hands Clasped Together, A Community Says Goodbye to Sandy
Oct. 27, 2013 was the perfect example of what is not a hurricane. Instead of wind-whipped clouds scuttling across the bay, the bright blue skies…
From The Pain of Sandy, The Strength and Resiliency of Community
Standing shoulder to shoulder, cupping candle flames flickering in one of the colder nights this year, a couple hundred residents began to sing, their voices…
After the Rush of Water, A Resolve to Rebuild for Fazio Dance Center
“Like a phantom, it just came in, wild, and left,” Juliana Fazio says of the water that re-arranged Fazio Dance Center during Superstorm Sandy. She,…