Society Fulfills Dream with Shrines Placed in Front of St. Helen’s
Shrines of Saint Cosma and Saint Damiano were placed in front of St. Helen’s R.C. Church in Howard Beach last month, fulfilling a local man’s…
Cuomo Calls Special Election for September 13
On Friday, Governor Andrew Cuomo set September 13—New York’s scheduled primary day—for special elections to fill seven vacant political positions. Locally, the elections include the…
Legal Agreement Reached to Clean Up Jamaica Bay
Spreading across Brooklyn and Queens, Jamaica Bay was once twice its current size—a salt marsh full of thriving wildlife. Decades of sewage runoff and increasing…
Historic Church Still Serving the Community
The Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, on 118th Street in Kew Gardens opened on April 27, 1874 and has been providing Kew Gardens and Richmond…
Library Budget Saved; Book Purchases Resume
The new city budget doesn’t include a disastrous reduction of funds to Queens Library. Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s executive budget called for a $25 million cut…
Turtles Invade JFK Runway
Last Wednesday, several flights leaving Kennedy International Airport were delayed when a runway was overtaken by hundreds of turtles. The turtles, diamondback terrapins, live in…
Ribbon Cutting Held for Passage of Zadroga Act
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and other city officials celebrated the passage and implementation of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act on Friday with a…
New Recruit Class for NYPD
The New York City Police department swore in its biggest recruiting class since 2006, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly announced Wednesday morning….
Editorial: Now Bring The Cops Here
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly announced the hiring of 1,635 new police recruits on Wednesday afternoon. This is welcome news for a…
DA Arrests Two in Connection with Untaxed Cigarettes
The crackdown on untaxed cigarettes continues, and Queens District Attorney Richard Brown has another room filled with illegal smokes to show for it. Last Friday,…
Woodhaven Murder Charge Upgraded to Hate Crime
On March 12, six teens brutally attacked and killed 18-year-old Anthony Collao while yelling anti-gay slurs. The recoil throughout Queens was fierce; neighbors clamored for…
Democrats Remain Cautious as Special Election Looms
The scrum of potential Democratic candidates for the seat of former Representative Anthony Weiner seems to be growing every day. Yet even as Governor Cuomo…
State Legislature Ends Session With Flurry of New Bills
Albany legislators ended their session last Friday after completing several key, and sometimes controversial, pieces of legislation. In the session’s final days Governor Andrew Cuomo…
On Hold: Residents Meet With City Agencies, 311 Reps
Richard Gundlach has been reporting a truck that sometimes hauls a refrigerated container for years; it parks outside his home near 51st Avenue and 72nd…
Noise Bill Hearing Garners Wide Community Support
Community residents testified in Manhattan on Monday to support Councilman Eric Ulrich’s proposed “noise” bill, which increases fines and eases NYPD procedures for issuing tickets…