Despite a heavy downpour, dozens of Sean Bell’s supporters came out as the city officially re christened the street were he was shot.
Author: Ivan Pereira
Boro art exhibit takes aim at foreclosure
An art show at a Jamaica space aims not only to chronicle the housing crisis but also help the people most affected by it.
Holy Child Jesus Church celebrates 100 yrs
Holy Child Jesus Church has been a cultural institution in the Richmond Hill community and neighborhood residents of all faiths came out to wish the church a happy birthday.
Flu tested hospitals’ mettle
Queens’s hospital administrators look back at how they handled the borough’s swine flu outbreak of 2009.
Noguchi museum celebrates 25 years
The Nogcuhi sculpture museum in Long Island City received a financial boost to help expand its artwork collection.
Man dies in Astoria train accident
A tragic accident on the elevated N train line has prompted MTA officials to warn the public about the dangers of overestimating the train.
City plants eelgrass to save marshland
The city has come up with an eco friendly way to save the Jamaica Bay saltwater marhses.
Francis Lewis HS celebrates 50 years
Francis Lewis High School has helped to educate countless Queens teens. For its 50th Anniversary, those grown up Patriots came back to say thanks.
CB 6 approves street renaming for Malakov
Daniel Malakov family’s wish to memorialize him the Forest Hills community got one step closer to reality.
Springfield Gdns party shooting suspects sought
A party in southeast Queens turned deadly for a Long Island teen and now police are looking for the pair responsible.
Dazzling entertainer Lena Horne dies at age 92
Lena Horne has a special place in Queens. Following the singer’s death, historians reflected on how she helped changed the neighborhood for the better.
CB 12 alters rules on street renamings
The controversy over the Sean Bell street renaming forced the community board that approved it to change its rules. However not everyone was not happy.
Street to be named after Sean Bell
As the city prepares to rename the street where a bridegroom was killed by cops, southeast Queens leaders reflect on their interpretation of the change.
Sanders treats Times Square heroes to dinner
The two vendors who helped save Times Square from a major terrorist attack had their day to relish their humble heroism.
Cambria Hts. school plants tree in slain pupil’s honor
Kevin Miller’s young life was cut short by random act of gang violence. His schoolmates decided not to let his death be in vain and showed their conviction through art and symbolism.
Sewer men battle at Jamaica plant
It was the every sewer cleaner for themselves in a messy but fun competition at the Jamaica Wastewater Treatment Plant.
CB 12 says no to new shelter
A non-profit group wants to help fight homelessness in southeast Queens with a new shelter, but community leaders say their neighborhood is overrun with those transitional homes.
NYC mourns homeless hero
New Yorkers and relatives of an Guatemalan immigrant killed while saving a woman gathered to give their thanks to the hero.
Celebrating mastodons in Queens
You’d never think pre-historic animals lived in New York City, but bones from mastodons were discovered years ago in Jamaica. In honor of that rare find, the Parks Department decided to teach kids all there is to the mammoth creatures.
Mourners pay last respects to homeless hero
Hugo Alfredo Tale-Yax’s story of the Good Samaritan left to die moved not only his family but New Yorkers who felt bad for the immigrant. Many showed up at his wake to say thanks.