A Whitestone photographer is calling for action against an abandoned property after his father was hospitalized.
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Comrie praises McDonald’s for healthier menu
A New York City Councilman is a bit more happy after one of the nation’s top fast food chains responded to his request to make their dishes more nutritious.
Jamaica High begins phase-out
Morale among Jamaica High School students hits a new low at the start of the academic year.
Laurelton foster kin sue city ACS
After years of abuse from their foster mom, group of foster siblings is taking ACS to court for alleged negligence.
Qns reps urge House to extend loan limits
Time is running out for city homeowners who are at the end of their rope, but a bipartisan group of politicians say they are working on saving them.
B’klyn health network to take over Peninsula
A Rockaway Hospital near the end of its rope just received a last second revival.
PA looking for lost cat in JFK
A feline is giving airport officials a run for their money after it got lost from its owner before Hurricane Irene shut down JFK.
Springfield Gdns couple shot dead in home, son wounded
Cops are looking for whoever is responsible for shooting an immigrant couple inside their house and injuring their youngest son.
City DEP looking for water under SE Queens
A plan to find a way to tap into the groundwater underneath St. Albans has been put on the table, but an elected official for the area wants it expedited.
Update: Mayor orders evacuation of Rockaways
Hurricane Irene’s intensity has prompted the city to shut down subways and order the first ever evacuation of parts of the city.
Dora Young, SE Queens political activist, passes away
Southeast Queens leaders are mourning the loss of one of its political pioneers.
Peninsula nixes ambulances
The clock is ticking on the fate of one of two medical centers in the Rockaways.
Update: Cuomo declares state of emergency in wake of Irene
The governor is preparing New York for the worst as a major hurricane works its way north.
Mayor presses Queens to gear up for Irene
As a powerful hurricane makes its way to New York City, Michael Bloomberg is urging residents to be vigilant.
Video: Richmond Hill Fire
TimesLedger photographer Christina Santucci was able record video of a massive fire that gutted a block of businesses in Richmond Hill.
Firefighters have close call fighting major blaze
A four-alarm fire destroyed a whole block of businesses in Richmond Hill but no one was seriously hurt during the long battle to put out the flames.
Runaway bull makes dash on Jamaica streets
An energetic bovine gave pedestrians in southeast Queens a run for their money when it escaped its slaughterhouse.
Sewer upgrades halted SE Qns. flooding: City
The mayor is touting the hard work of the city’s DEP in stopping flooding in the borough, however not everyone was spared the August storm’s wrath.
Jamaica Bay grant starts controversy
A grant from Wal-Mart to help Queens’s largest ecosystem is raising concerns not only from the mega store chain’s opponents but also the marshland’s most vocal advocate.
Thieves use Dunkin’ cards to steal dough: Cops
A pair of international thieves allegedly used gift cards to rake in thousands from a Queens bank.