Missing Ridgewood Man Found Dead – Girlfriend’s son admits to murder
The man who allegedly smothered his mother’s boyfriend is awaiting arraignment in Queens Criminal Court. Derrick Tudor, 27, is accused of suffocating Ridgewood resident…
Howard Beach Welcomes Petco Back
Like many local stores, the Petco in Howard Beach, NY has taken the past six months to rebuild. However, after many months the store is planning to reopen its…
NYFAC Hold 15th Annual Dinner Dance
NYFAC celebrated with their yearly fundraising dinner dance event held at Russo’s on the Bay on Friday evening. The evening had several distinguished honorees who…
New Queens Library at Elmhurst Is “Topped Out”
Borough President Helen Marshall; City Council Member Daniel Dromm; Commissioner David Burney, New York City Dept. of Deisgn and Construction; City Council Member Jimmy Van…
From the Silk Road to Queens: Author to Discuss Bukharan Jews’ History, Culture at Forest Hills Y
When Alanna Cooper began teaching at a school for immigrants in Forest Hills in the early 1990s, she did so because she, then a Columbia…
Open For Business
Frozen yogurt has officially taken up residence on Metropolitan Avenue in Forest Hills. With the official grand opening Twist It Top It Yogurt on Saturday…
JPCA Takes On Spring Cleaning – Civic and volunteers tackle graffiti
More than two dozen volunteers came out in support of the Junper park Civic Associations clean-up on Saturday to clean and paint the dual overpass…
Historic Elmhurst Church Holds Open House
This sacred and historical site will join dozens of religious institutions throughout New York State in welcoming the public to special programming. An open house…
From Ragtime…To Ragtime — Neighborhood favorite gets back to business and more
When the water rolling off Cross Bay Boulevard came pouring into the basement of Ragtime Gourmet Supermarket off 158th Avenue in Howard Beach, it filled…
Pols Urge Feds to Ignore Bloomberg Plan, Reimburse Sandy Victims
Reeling in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, people throughout South Queens dug into their pockets – into retirement funds, into savings for children’s college…
Advisory Release For FEMA Revisions – New maps offer comfort, potential savings for homeowners
When FEMA released Advisory Base Flood Elevation maps (ABFE) for many hard hit areas of Queens, after Sandy, it did so with the accompaniment of…
Pols, community activists rally against proposed USTA expansion
Led by State Senator Tony Avella, a group of civic associations and park groups rallied on Sunday to send yet another strong message to the…
Collapse Leads To Inquiries Into Nearby Buildings
Following a building collapse in Woodhaven that sent a storm of bricks crashing into an area often packed with vehicles and pedestrians during rush hour…
Kidnapper Killer Faces 50 Years to Life
A Bronx man has been convicted of the May 2011 kidnaping and murder of a 33-year-old Flushing man as well as the kidnapping of the…
Attempted Murder, Forcible Rape Charge Brings Conviction for Queens Man
A 22-year-old Corona man has been convicted in the attempted murder of a 17-year-old girl, who is also the mother of his infant son. Daniel…