DOE Fumbles Education Council Election
A mismanaged election for Community Education Council (CEC) representatives earlier this summer is still reverberating throughout Queens. Amid reports of dismal voter turnout and one…
Amber Alert System Coming for Vulnerable Adults
Since its inception in 2002, the nationwide Amber Alert system has helped save the lives of 540 abducted children by quickly providing the public with…
Sheehan Trial Date to be Set on Friday
Supreme Court Justice Robert Mcgann, newly assigned to the Barbara Sheehan murder case, announced on Tuesday that the court will reconvene on Friday to give…
Another Queens Hospital Faces Closure
Peninsula Hospital, one of two hospitals in Far Rockaway, may soon be shuttered. It would be the fourth Queens hospital to close in the last…
Borders Closure Becomes Another Question Mark for Atlas Park
Unable to climb out of financial hardship, Borders is preparing to shut all of its 399 bookstores nationwide, including their location in the Shops at…
Push Continues to Bring Table Games to Aqueduct
When Genting made its first pitch to the community about operating a casino at Aqueduct racetrack, company President Mike Speller said the goal was to…
Weprin Refocuses Debate on Social Services
David Weprin, the Democratic candidate for Congress in the 9th Congressional District, visited a Forest Hills senior center on Tuesday to talk about the importance…
Walder Resigns as MTA Chief
In a surprising move last week, MTA CEO Jay Walder announced he is leaving the organization effective October 21. Walder accepted a position as the…
City Celebrates First Day of Marriage Equality
On the first day of marriage equality in New York State, 484 couples were married in the five boroughs. On Sunday, 659 marriage licenses were…
Suspects Sought in Kew Gardens Shooting
Tempers flared over a double-parked car on Austin Street in Kew Gardens, before the confrontation turned deadly on Thursday night, leaving one dead and another…
Weprin Campaigns at Kew Gardens Hills Jewish Center
David Weprin met with over twenty Jewish senior citizens on Monday with the intention of discussing cuts in Medicare but the bulk of the meeting…
Editorial: Job Creation Wanted
Job creation is buzzing around in the news. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday that creating jobs for New Yorkers would be his number one…
DNA Bank Helps Convict Forest Park Rapist
A Brooklyn man convicted of a 2009 rape committed in Forest Park has been sentenced to 32 years in prison. The case hinged on DNA…
Cooper Avenue Underpass
The Cooper Avenue underpass in Glendale has been a notorious problem for pedestrians, drivers and city planners alike for as long as many residents can…
Law Improves Truck Safety
Citing pedestrian safety, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a new bill on Monday that would remove blind spots in front of large trucks driven in New…