City leaders opened up their ears to Queens residents who were fed up with the blizzard that crippled the borough.
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Bring back buyback: Sanders
Politicians in southeast Queens want to stop the violence in the neighborhood by going after the weapons that are hurting and killing hundreds.
Nonprofit drops plan for shelter in Jamaica
A group dropped its plans for a new apartment building for former homeless tenants in Jamaica after residents complained about an influx of shelters in the area.
Keep Wonder workers out of bread line: Pol
Help is on the way for 200 workers who will lose their jobs once a Jamaica factory closes.
Controversial Jamaica High play will go on
Students at Jamaica High School have taken their grievances against the city’s plan to shut down the school to the stage.
Boro pols urge gun control
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Gifforts and others may have been shot in the southwest, but New York leaders say lessons can be learned locally from the massacre.
Man slain in Ozone Pk barbershop: Police
Two shootings in Queens and Brooklyn may have been linked, according to those familiar with the investigations.
Black tours Flushing high school
On her first day on the job, the city’s new school’s chancellor took time to talk to teens at a special high school in Queens.
Jamaica man murdered on way to party
A Jamaica man described by his friends and family as a hard-worker and friendly was gunned down before the city rang in 2011.
Chaos grips Queens after blizzard hits
Virtually every sector of Queens was struck by Mother Nature’s parting blow for 2010.
Stranded A train causes overnight ordeal
The blizzard that rocked Queens the day after Christmas caused hundreds of straphangers to be left in the middle of an elevated station in the cold.
Cops chase driver, discover pot
A dope allegedly stashed hundreds of pounds of marijuana in the back of a mini van while driving through Jamaica, according to the authorities.
City bus slams into truck at supermarket
A devastating accident avoided being a catastrophe on the streets of Queens Village as no one was seriously hurt.
Man shot dead in front of Jamaica house
Another mysterious killing has rocked Jamaica.
Church irked at new status
A Jamaica house of worship says thanks but no thanks to the city’s decision to landmark one of its buildings.
Jamaica High targeted for closure again
Four southeast Queens schools are in the cross hairs of the city’s plan to eliminate failing public schools.
Guardsman dies in Jamaica Armory accident
A soldier fell to his death while working at a Queens station house.
K-Rod pleads guilty to assault
The Mets all-star pitcher saved himself from prison time for assaulting the father of his ex-fling but now he’ll be heading for the anger management counselor’s box.
Killer shoots two in Brookville
A double shooting left one man dead and another fighting for his life in southeast Queens.
City plans to rezone S. Jamaica
A new plan aims to preserve more of the homey character of southeast Queens.