Forest Hills Man Charged In Hate Crime – Faces up to 25 years in prison for attack on Muslim man at mosque
Less than eight months after an the attack on a Muslim prayer leader at the Majid Al Saaleel mosque in Flushing, a Forest Hills man…
City Council Votes For Police Oversight – Opponents worry about the end of stop and frisk
Two recently passed City Council bills have once again put the NYPD’s controversial crime fighting tool, known as stop-and-frisk, back in the spotlight as area…
Rally Against Attack On Gay Man – Protest calls for an end to violence at RH clubs
A small but impassioned crowd gathered outside the Player’s Lounge and Restaurant in Richmond Hill on Thursday night last week, in reaction to the bashing…
South Queens Residents Pack St. Helen’s For Hurricane Sandy Town Hall
Clasping the hands that have bailed out bucket after bucket of water from basements, that have had to throw out photos of parents and grandparents…
Cops Will Make More Stops In Broad Channel After Attack
After a Broad Channel man was attacked by thieves swiping copper piping from an empty house on West 12th Road last month, representatives from the…
‘Civic Virtue’ Statue’s Hasty Removal Prompts Queens Man To Sue City
Irate that the city did not produce requested communication documenting why it moved the “Civic Virtue” statue from outside Queens Borough Hall to the private…
Ozone Park Man Charged With Attempted Murder – Arraigned In Hospital
An Ozone Park man charged with attempting to murder an off-duty police officer when the cop came to the aid of a woman and her…
Editorial: Homecoming Coming?
In some ways, the questions were answered. People at a town hall meeting at St. Helen’s in Howard Beach on Sunday got helpful information. They…
Queens Beaches Cleaner Than Bronx, Staten Island – But Dirtier Than Brooklyn, New Report Says
Queens beaches may rank behind Brooklyn as far as water pollution goes, but they still beat out dirtier swimming spots in the Bronx and Staten…
Teen Parents Die After Queens Village Man’s Car Crashes On Grand Central
A Queens Village man has been charged with manslaughter after he allegedly lost control of his car on the Grand Central Parkway Saturday night, causing…
West Hamilton Fire Dept. Blood Drive
GIVE BLOOD AND JOIN THE WORLD’S BIGGEST HUDDLE! West Hamilton Beach Fire Dept. and Ambulance Corps. Saturday – July 6, 2013 102-33 Davenport, Howard Beach…
Residents to Bloomberg: Do Not Sink Our Ferry
Gathering on the steps of City Hall last Friday, Rockaway and South Queens residents sent an SOS to Mayor Bloomberg and urged him not to…
Atlas Park Kicks Off Summer Family Events
The July 4th weekend kicks off Atlas Park’s family celebration events. Throughout the summer, Atlas Park, located on Cooper Avenue in Glendale, will feature a…
After Bullying Leads To Suicide, Pols Call for Change In Schools
Following the suicide of a Queens Village 12-year-old who took her life after being harassed, borough legislators have called on the city Department of Education…
City Officials Unveil Plans for Ridgewood Reservoir – But There Is No Funding For Any Of It
The proposals for the Ridgewood Reservoir that city Parks Department officials unveiled last week are the culmination of more than five years of work –…