In Forest Hills, Working to Prevent A Nuclear Iran
Just days before Iran was expected to propose limiting its nuclear program in exchange for the United States and European Union scaling back sanctions on…
Gov Signs Goldfeder Bill to Restore Funding Cuts for Disability Programs
Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder’s (D-Rockaway) bill to restore more than $90 million in funding cuts for disability programs was signed by Gov. Cuomo this week, relieving…
Queens Family Busted for Operating Illegal Hotel
The office of the Queens District Attorney teamed up with the Department of Investigation (DOI) and the Department of Buildings (DOB) to bust a Flushing…
Toddler Killed After Breaking Free From Grandmother
Desperate efforts to perform CPR on a 3-year-old baby, struck by a car while out with her grandmother on Sunday around 5:30 p.m., were unsuccessful…
Ozone Park Rezoning Lands Backing from Community Boards
A massive 530-block rezoning plan for Ozone Park landed the support of Community Boards 9 and 10 over the past week, which elected officials and…
Nonprofit Aiming to Run Glendale Homeless Shelter Details Plans for Facility
The nonprofit that could operate a 125-family homeless shelter on the border of Glendale and Middle Village detailed its plans for the facility in a…
For Juniper Valley Bocce Players, A Welcome Change
They wake early, some jumping into cars and making the trek from Howard Beach and others leaving the Middle Village homes in which they have…
For Queens Businesses, A Haven is Born in Ridgewood
“It’s funny because people think I have an office,” says Sarah Feldman, a jewelry designer and creator of the Ridgewood Market, a monthly gathering of…
Race for Council District 30 Heats Up as Election Nears
With less than a month to go before the Nov. 5 general election, the race between Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village) and her Republican challenger…
Ulrich Lands Endorsements from City’s Police Unions
Three major police unions threw their support behind Councilman Eric Ulrich’s re-election campaign this week, saying on the steps of City Hall that the incumbent…
Cops Catch Car Burglar
A keen-eyed Forest Hills resident is responsible for the arrest of a suspect who broke into a car on Burns Street this week. The homeowner…
Forest Hills Resident Walks to Fight Pancreatic Cancer
Despite losing her father in 2002 to pancreatic cancer, Forest Hills resident Jerika Giwner continues to battle the disease by participating in an annual walk…
Christ the King High School Hosts Open House
Christ the King High School hosted its annual Open House on Sunday, October 6, 2013. CK invited prospective students and their families to visit their…
STOP FEMA NOW! Residents from Howard beach, Broad Channel and Rockaway join 15 states to push for the repeal of the Biggert-Waters Act
Nearly 1,000 people from Howard Beach, Broad Channel and the Rockaways have converged at the American Legion Hall in Broad Channel last Saturday afternoon. They…
FEMA FOR DUMMIES
STOP FEMA NOW! FROM TAKING YOUR HOME DESTROYING YOUR FAMILY WIPING OUT OUR COMMUNITIES In support of the rallies that were held around the country…