Middle Village Honors Veterans at Parade
In a celebration that has grown each year since its inception, the third annual Queens Veterans Day Parade was held on Sunday afternoon in Middle…
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Juniper Valley Park Makes the Grade in Citywide Survey
Amid a round of mixed—at best—grades for parks around the city in a recent parks survey, Juniper Valley Park—with a little help from dedicated volunteers—stood…
New Assemblyman Looks to Improve Transportation
Phil Goldfeder knew from the start that he would have big shoes to fill representing the 23rd Assembly District. After all, it’s not often that…
Don’t Rain On Our Parade: HB Kiwanis Replay Halloween
Rain may have gotten in the way of the Howard Beach Kiwanis Club’s 25th Annual Halloween Parade originally scheduled for two weeks ago, but there…
Goldfeder Sworn In as Assemblyman in 23rd District
Yes there are jokes about his last name. And while it’s Goldfeder not Goldfinger, his fellow Democrats and residents of the 23rd Assembly District surely…
HB Columbus Day Foundation Visits Sloan Kettering Kids
Board members of the Howard Beach Columbus Day Foundation travelled to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) on Thursday, October 27th, leaving smiles behind them…
Man Guilty in Stabbing Death of Pregnant Girlfriend
A 38-year-old Queens man was convicted this week of second-degree murder and other charges for the stabbing death of his girlfriend — who was nine…
Kitty Genovese Killer Denied Parole Again
The man who killed a Kew Gardens woman in a highly publicized attack in 1964 was denied parole for the 15th time this week. Winston…
Richmond Hill Man Admits to Stabbing
A 27-year-old Queens man has pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter for stabbing his roommate’s friend in the heart in January 2010, following a verbal misunderstanding…
Untaxed Cigarette Ring Up in Smoke After 6-month Probe
Three Queens men have been arrested for engaging in the sale of untaxed cigarettes and the seizure of more than 6,700 packs of untaxed cigarettes…
Election Day Passes With No Surprises
Election day came and went in Queens on Tuesday with little fanfare and light turnout. District Attorney Richard Brown was reelected to his sixth consecutive…
Howard Beach’s Idol Comes Home
Pia Toscano may be on the way to superstardom because of her singing talent, but at a special school assembly held at her former school,…
Forest Hills Man Seeks To Raise $10,000 for HIV Research in Fourth Cross-Atlantic Rowing
The words ‘quit,’ ‘stop’ and ‘give up’ are simply not in Victor J. Mooney’s vocabulary. A Brooklyn native and Forest Hills resident, Mooney, 46, has…
Reward Offered for Arrest of Driver in Fatal Wreck
Maspeth residents had a message Tuesday morning for the suspected drunken driver who killed a local bar owner earlier this month: “Peter Rodriguez, if you’re…
Woman Shot By Friend Loses Fight For Life
A Queens woman who was shot in the head by a friend in an apparent accidental shooting on the border of Maspeth and Woodside died…