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Shooting leaves teen dead, two injured
A third late night shooting in southeast Queens has resulted in the death of another young man.
York grads relish their last moments
With a rough economy and uncertain future, York College graduates received some well wishes from top officials during their commencement exercises.
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.
Marshall urges boro visitors to Discover Queens
What’s the best location to travel to this summer? According to Queens leaders its in their borough and they showed off the seasonal treats that will be offered.
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.
St. John’s 2010 class looks to the future
St. John’s graduates reveled in the pomp and circumstance as they received their diplomas for their hard work.
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.
Boro art exhibit takes aim at foreclosure
An art show at a Jamaica space aims not only to chronicle the housing crisis but also help the people most affected by it.
Holy Child Jesus Church celebrates 100 yrs
Holy Child Jesus Church has been a cultural institution in the Richmond Hill community and neighborhood residents of all faiths came out to wish the church a happy birthday.
Flu tested hospitals’ mettle
Queens’s hospital administrators look back at how they handled the borough’s swine flu outbreak of 2009.
Noguchi museum celebrates 25 years
The Nogcuhi sculpture museum in Long Island City received a financial boost to help expand its artwork collection.
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.
Francis Lewis HS celebrates 50 years
Francis Lewis High School has helped to educate countless Queens teens. For its 50th Anniversary, those grown up Patriots came back to say thanks.
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.
Dazzling entertainer Lena Horne dies at age 92
Lena Horne has a special place in Queens. Following the singer’s death, historians reflected on how she helped changed the neighborhood for the better.