A three alarm blaze in Queens may not have yielded any civilian deaths but the authorities did make a shocking discovery.
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Rochdale coach sexually abused kids: DA
The authorities say a man entrusted with teaching kids the ins and outs of baseball took advantage of them in his home.
Bill would ice bad landlords
The city’s public advocate wants to turn the heat on landlords who don’t provide their tenants with basic needs during the winter.
FDNY must boost its diversity: Comrie
A New York City Councilman has a plan to bring more minorities to the city’s bravest.
Dershowitz aruges to overturn Malakov conviction
Prosecutors and the famed OJ Simpson attorney squared off before a panel of judges over the inner workings of the Malakov murder trial.
Addisleigh Park recognized as landmark
The hometown to some of the most pioneering black artists, activists and athletes is now a New York City historical district.
Wills vows action to save schools
It’s down to the final countdown for southeast Queens schools that are set for the chopping block.
Comrie, Van Bramer fight for library funding
Two Council members say Queens is not getting its fair share of the pie when it comes to financing the borough’s libraries. Now they are finding a new way to get that money back.
Residents, pols support Jamaica High
The city got a handful when it conducted its hearing on the phase out of Jamaica High School as dozens gathered to voice their opinion.
Blizzard hearing finds city could have done better
City leaders opened up their ears to Queens residents who were fed up with the blizzard that crippled the borough.
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.