A standoff between fugitives and U.S. Marshalls yielded no injuries after shots were fired in Springfield Gardens.
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City eyes Mary Immaculate for landmark
Historians are hoping that the city answer its call to landmark the southeast Queens’s defunct medical institution and help it remain a fixture in the community.
Comrie helps minorities join city’s Bravest
Minority applicants for the NYC fire dept are up and a Queens councilman who has been working to make the FDNY diverse is praising their recruitment drive.
Jury finds Jamaica squatter guilty of killing
A homeless man will be spending a long time behind bars for killing his neighbor over an alleged prostitution ring, according to the authorities.
Queens Library offers book amnesty to adolescents
Young library users who took a while finishing off their favorite book now have a chance to clean the slate.
Reddick returns to CB 12
Yvonne Reddick returns to her post with high spirits after spending months in the hospital.
Forestdale 8 found safe in Pennsylvania
Police were able to catch the fugitive couple who allegedly kidnapped their children out of a Forest Hills foster center.
Borough President honors 103rd detective
A fast thinking detective earns top accolades for rescuing a suicidal flight attendant.
Man lured to his death in Jamaica
Police are looking for clues in a the shooting of a man whose family said was called out by his suspected killer.
Whitestone senior contracts West Nile
A Whitestone photographer is calling for action against an abandoned property after his father was hospitalized.
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.