Ridgewood Civic Talks Parking and P.S. 305
Members of the Citizens for a Better Ridgewood (CBR) civic group will send a letter to Community Board 5’s transportation committee asking them to consider…
Hey Soldier, Thanks a Million!
There was some hearty partying at the Richmond Hill South Civic Association meeting last week, after a project spearheaded by the civic’s president, Margaret Finnerty,…
Stores Welcome Back Two-Way Traffic
In a reversal of a decision made nearly two years ago, the Department of Transportation (DOT) has made a directional change that is sure to…
PEP Votes to Close 24 Schools — 7 in Queens
As part ofthe controversial turnaround plan, the Panel for Educational Policy (PEP) voted eight to four on Thursday, April 26 to close 24 schools across…
Greenhouse Gets $3.8 Million Upgrade
The Forest Park Greenhouse, which for over a century has been a haven to flowers and plants that are shipped off to all parts of…
Domestic Violence Victim Seeks to Help Others
Readers will get the opportunity to look inside the darkest days of Barbara Sheehan’s life with the release of the new book “In Bed With…
Alleged Killer Indicted for 1995 Cold-Case Stabbing
Investigators may have cracked a cold-case stabbing from 1995. A Queens County grand jury has charged a 37-year-old Flushing man with second-degree murder for the…
Editorial: Compromised Principals
If you’ve noticed something rotten stinking up the city recently, you’re not alone. And this time, it’s not the garbage. The schools turnaround plan stinks….
Grover Cleveland Saved from Closure
Hours before the vote to determine the fate of 26 schools citywide, Grover Cleveland High School in Ridgewood heard news that it had been…
New Civic Hopes to Unite Forest Park Neighborhoods
Twenty-six-year-old Paul Gagliardotto said he’s long been politically active. He’s participated in local party politics to try to make a difference around his neighborhood in…
City Dwellers to Swallow 7% Hike in Water Rate
Residents andpublic officials got their chance to speak up on Thursday, April 26 against a New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) plan, which…
Sign-ups Begin for 10th MV Relay
The Middle Village Relay for life will have its 10th anniversary relay in Juniper Valley Park this year on June 23 and 24. Already, 254…
Ridgewood Group Warns Owners of Possible Foreclosure
Once again, lien day—the day the city can sell off property liens for delinquent tax and utility payers—is coming up this month. And once again,…
Woodhaven Education Center Offers Hope
For the past eight years, a Woodhaven-based school has offered women a second chance to better their educational skills in hopes of improving their lives…
Maspeth Intersection Named for 9/11 Responder
The name of a Maspeth native and police detective who responded to the tragedy on 9/11 now graces an intersection near his former home. On…