Speaker Quinn Hosts Small Business Roundtable
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn dropped into Howard Beach on Thursday where she held a small business roundtable at popular neighborhood eatery Lenny’s Clam Bar….
Drowning Under His Water Bill
George Russo says he would have noticed 59,000 cubic feet of water gushing into his building in Richmond Hill. The Department of Environmental Protection disagrees….
Two Stabbed in Maspeth Murder-Suicide
A woman died Tuesday after she and her adultson were brutally stabbed at their Maspeth homein the early morning by her boyfriend, who leapt to…
Editorial: Justice is Broken
More than ten thousand uniformed police stood outside St. Joseph’s Church in Babylon,Long Island on Monday morning. The solemn assemblage was present to usher Police…
With Funding Intact, Kew Gardens Hills Library to Begin Renovations Soon
Plans to renovate the Kew Gardens Hills Library appear to be going full swing in progress. Thanks to the city’s recent approval of funding, constructionon…
CEC 27 to Vote on Middle School Choice in February
The controversial middle school choice proposal for parents around Community Education Council (CEC) District 27 could be drawing to a close soon. At Monday night’s…
Grant Gets Queens Two New Trains
Two of the diesel engines that run on tracks cutting through Middle Village, Ridgewood and Glendale will get a state-of-the-art,low-emissions upgrade by 2013. Thanks to…
Graffiti Pictures on Jamaica Train Taken by WRBA Results in Two Arrests
Thanks to photos taken by members of the Woodhaven Residents Block Association, two youths accused of vandalizing property around the Jamaica Avenue train station…
Proposed New Queens Greenway Going Full Speed Ahead
The push to turn an abandoned rail line into anew Queens greenway extending from Rego Park to Ozone Park appears to be gaining traction. Thanks…
Howard Beach Home Invasions
Howard Beach residents are alarmed over a recent spike in crime in their normally quiet neighborhood. Two daylight break-ins within a week of each other—one…
Governor Ulrich? Republican Party Officials Look Toward the Future
Eric Ulrich began raising funds for his 2013 campaign at Howard Beach eatery Saffron last Wednesday evening. Ulrich joked saying he had to climb on…
Suspected Cop Killers Live in Ozone Park
Police have arrested four Ozone Park men in connection with the murder of a police officer. Officer Peter Figoski of the 75th Precinct was shot…
Commercial Parking Crackdown Nabs 60 Trucks
Police busted more than 60 commercial vehicles for parking illegally on the night of Thursday, Dec. 8 around Maspeth and Elmhurst. Cops blanketed target areas…
Biker Bandits Stealing Bags in Glendale
Two men are robbing women in the streets of Glendale and using a motorcycle to speed away with the valuables, police say. Three times since…
Bill Would Give Residents Notice on Parking Changes
After some “no standing” signs popped up overnight in Middle Village, Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village) introduced a bill requiring the Department of Transportation to…