The roller coaster ride for the status of Jamaica High, Beach Channel High and a Campus Magnet High school has caused school members to band together for survival.
Category: Breaking News
Breaking news articles.
JFK Airport runway reopens
Construction on one of JFK’s busiest terminals completed, much to the relief of airport heads and passengers.
Employee stole biz from family: DA
An employee to a Queens sewer cleaning company allegedly used a tragedy to reap in thousands of dollars, the authorities say.
Gillibrand concerned about increase in gangs
U.S. Senator Kristen Gillibrand gives some ideas on fighting the gang problem in New York.
Jamaica Hospital harvests stem cells from baby teeth
Jamaica Hospital is changing the way patients think about disposing their old teeth.
City review of Rosedale rezone starts
After years of requests from southeast Queens residents who felt their community was losing its character, the city unveiled plans to rezone the streets of Rosedale.
Shooting leaves teen dead, two injured
A third late night shooting in southeast Queens has resulted in the death of another young man.
Jamaica High applicants’ future uncertain
Jamaica High School is slated to remain open another year, however students are still placed in a possible limbo over its future.
Qns. librarians union slams planned $17M cuts
With their jobs potentially on the line, library employees took to the street to protest against the city.
Council approves alternative plan to school closures
A non-profit group has proposed a plan to turn around failing schools by restructuring them from the ground up.
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.