Turnaround Schools will Keep Old Names
John Adams High School, Richmond Hill High School and six other schools in Queens just found out they don’t have to change their names. The…
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Rockaway Man Convicted in Crowd Shooting
Paul Williams, a resident of Far Rockaway, was convicted this week of opening fire on a crowd in Sep- tember 2009, killing one man and…
Jimmy Meng, Former Assemblyman and Father of Congressional Candidate, Arrested
Jimmy Meng, former assemblyman and father of congressional candidate Grace Meng, was arrested Tuesday on charges that he arranged to receive a bribe worth tens…
Q41 Update – Community Still Feels Slighted
It’s been about a month since resi- dents along 109th Avenue in South Ozone Park have had their daily routines uprooted by the unexpected re-…
Kindergarten A Must For 5-year-olds
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law last week legislation that requires all 5-year-olds in New York City to attend kindergarten. Formerly, city children were not…
Wanted: Forest Hills Rapist and Accomplice
The man who attacked three women in Queens and one in Corona is still on the loose, and police need the public’s help finding him…
Queens Cyclist Killed in Hit and Run
A Long Island City man was arraigned on second-degree manslaughter and other charges for allegedly striking and killing a 37-year-old bicyclist while driving while under…
Astoria Man Extradited for 2005 Sexual Assault
After fleeing across the globe and six years on the lamb, a former hospital worker accused of sexually assaulting a child in Astoria is back…
Far Rockaway Man Sentenced For Stealing Luggage at JFK Airport
A Far Rockaway man pleaded guilty last week to stealing passenger bags on six different occasions between 2011 and 2012 at John F. Kennedy International…
Judge Strikes Down Turnaround Plan
It’s over—for now. New York City and the Department of Education have lost their bid to eliminate 24 schools forcing all teachers at those institutions…
Man Loads Up Cart, Steals Hundreds of Local Newspapers
Within 50 seconds, a man was in and out of the Queens County Savings Bank on Cross Bay Boulevard and had stolen stacks of community…
Queens Man Gets 25 Years
A Queens judge has added 25 years to the sentence length of a former Far Rockaway man already in prison for attempted murder and other…
Glendale Residents Say Traffic Fix Only Shifts Problem
For years, residents on Doran and Rutledge avenues in Glendale have asked the Department of Transportation (DOT) for a way to stop drivers making a…
Wanted: Forest Hills Rapist and Accomplice
The man who attacked three women in Queens and one in Corona is still on the loose, and police need the public’s help finding him…
DOE is Still Fighting To Close 24 Schools and Replace Teachers
The controversial “turnaround” plan to reform under-performing schools is stalled once again. The Bloomberg administration had planned to shutter 24 struggling schools, including seven in…