DOT Unveils Final Version of Glendale Plaza
After twice presenting its proposal and getting feedback from the community board and residents, the Department of Transportation (DOT) offered its final version of the…
Second Queens Synagogue Burgled In Six Months
Police say four religious items used in Jewish ceremonies were stolen from a Forest Hills synagogue some time on or before Monday, June 18. Synagogue…
CB 5 Cleans Eyesore Stairway
A problem stairway in Maspeth got some measure of attention and cleanup last month after residents complained. The stairway between 65th Place and 64th Street…
A Broken Life on Liberty Avenue
Tucked into a hole no more than 12 x 8, behind the Marshalls Department store off Liberty Ave and Rockaway boulevards, a homeless man, who…
Motel Resurfaces as a Haven for Prostitution
Neighbors claim that prostitution and drug deals at a Rego Park motel have intensified in the last two months since a crackdown on two other…
Barbara Sheehan Hopes to Inspire Domestic Violence Victims
For Barbara Sheehan, the wait since her conviction on a gun charge in November has been complicated by a fight to keep her job with…
Rapist Attempts Fourth Attack —This Time With Accomplice
In his fourth attack identified so far, Ibrahima Ragis tried to rape another woman on June 22 in the same pattern he has used since…
MLS Proposes Soccer Stadium in Flushing
Major League Soccer (MLS) officials are in discussions to bring a brand-new soccer stadium to Queens, which would make it the first facility built in…
Middle Village Residents Want Speed Hump, Stop Sign
For the last seven years, Jerry DeStefano has been trying to get a speed hump or a stop sign along 69th Road in Middle Village….
Thieves Target Decorative Mailboxes for Scrap
At about 5 a.m., Omayra Gonzalez sat on her Howard Beach porch and sensed something was missing from her front yard. “I noticed something weird,”…
Meng, Halloran Posture for General Election Race to Congress
Assemblywoman Grace Meng and Republican Councilman Dan Halloran are slowly revving up for a general election fight to represent New York’s 6th Congressional District. And…
Politicians, Residents Protest More Trash Trains in Queens
On Monday, a cast of elected officials and activists gathered in Long Island City to protest trains passing through neighborhoods miles away. The State…
For Queens, Health Care Ruling Delivers More Questions than Answers
As the dust settles and politicians continue to fervently voice both their opposition and support of the Supreme’s Court 5-4 decision to uphold the…
Editorial: The Means To An End, Happy 4th Of July
The Fourth of July; Independence Day. We celebrate under dependably glorious skies, host parades, savor the best of traditional barbecue food and look forward with…
And the Survey Says…
The Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association recently surveyed their entire neighborhood and found that out of 77 mailboxes, both green and blue, 44 of them (or…