Familiar Faces Call Ozone Park Their Home
Cyndi Lauper is one of the most well known people to come from Ozone Park. Lauper was born in Queens and moved to Ozone Park…
Racing into History – But Not Into Dust
You might not know it, but the last racetrack Secretariat ever set foot on is Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park. Nine days after his last…
Howard Beach Man Gets 18 Years for Cop Beating
A 26-year-old construction worker from Howard Beach was sentenced to 18 years in prison last week following a 2009 attack of an off-duty police officer…
Note Bandits Hold Up Four Banks in 10 Days
Four banks in a two-mile radius were hit by robberies in the last two weeks, including two neighboring banks held up back-to-back in Middle Village….
Community Education Council 24 Pushes for Transparency
Parents rallied Tuesday at their local Community Education Council meeting, putting pressure on the Department of Education to install a new system for parents to…
Bus Shooter Indicted
The man who allegedly shot up a Q111 bus in Jamaica was indicted on Jan. 18 and ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation, according to…
Explosion Kills Man in Ozone Park Home
A man described by neighbors as increasingly paranoid was killed Monday morning by an explosion in his home on the corner of 111th Avenue and…
Casino Celebrates Chinese New Year
Dragons ran amuck in Ozone Park last Monday, but don’t worry–these dragons breathe out money instead of fire. Resorts World Casino gave visitors a taste…
State of the Borough Celebrates Immigration, Confronts its Side Effects
Ever the optimist during Tuesday’s State of the Borough address, Borough President Helen Marshall celebrated Queens. She reveled in newly-built parks, redevelopment and newly opened…
Richmond Hill Neighbors Seek Answers on Abandoned ‘Problem’ Home
Since moving into his home on Park Lane South in Richmond Hill 28 years ago, Dan Seaman notes that his neighborhood had been relatively peaceful….
A Daughter’s Quest
Inside her Woodhaven apartment, where she and her mother, Oneida, live, Ismelda Rosario, 24, remembered her late father, Carlos, as a hard working man with…
Flushing Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Rape
A 41-year-old Flushing man will spend two decades in prison after he was sentenced on Friday, Jan. 20 for a 2009 sexual attack on a…
Councilman Koo Drops GOP, Switches to Democratic Party
The Queens Republican Party is now officially down one member as City Councilman Peter Koo switched sides this week, dropping his affiliation with the Queens…
Remembering Susan Farrell
Woodhaven lost a long time community staple this past weekend when Susan Farrell died following a bout with the flu. She was 53. A member…
Planning Rep Answers Questions on Redistricting
As the city Department of Planning (DOP) prepares to push its rezoning plan in Woodhaven and Richmond Hill, Woodhaven residents were greeted to a preview…