A non-profit group has proposed a plan to turn around failing schools by restructuring them from the ground up.
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CB 12 hears solution for York flooding
York College has a leakage problem and engineers say they are hard at work to fix it up fast.
Jamaica street named for Sean Bell
Despite a heavy downpour, dozens of Sean Bell’s supporters came out as the city officially re christened the street were he was shot.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Homeless man killed as he stops mugging
The death of a Good Samaritan on the streets of Jamaica was made even more shocking after it was revealed that several bystanders did nothing as they watched him die.
Brown visits CB 12 to listen to residents
Crime in Queens is more than just shootings and burglaries, according to District Attorney Richard Brown. The longtime prosecutor gave southeast Queens leaders an update on his office’s work.
Controversial Rosedale strip club gets the boot
After months of protest stemming from a too hot billboard, a Rosedale gentleman’s club was shut down by a landlord.
Flushing terrorist pleads guilty
Zarein Ahmedzay showed no emotion as he admitted to planning a terror attack against New York.
Second Flushing man pleads guilty to terror plot
The government’s case against a Flushing bred group of al Qaeda suspects had another development when one of the charged plotters admitted his deeds.
Airport becomes hotel for reluctant guests
JFK Airport became a temporary home for hundreds of European tourists stranded by the volcanic ash that clouded the continent. Those left behind, however, decided to make the best of what they had.
Spring Gdns. locals frustrated after pipe break
A serious water main break dealt major damage to several homes in southeast Queens.