The city’s African American population is leaving in huge numbers for other parts of the nation, however the economic downturn is not the reason, according to experts.
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Teens have a ball at US Open tryouts
Teen tennis fans from all over the state descended to Flushing Meadows Corona Park for a shot at being right in the middle of the action of the U.S. Open.
VA drops private development at St. Albans site
The federal government has reversed its plans to lease part of the St. Albans VA hospital to private use, but vets said they are still not satisfied.
Elmhurst Dairy drops suit against Starbucks
The fight between a Jamaica milk plant and one of the nation’s leading coffee joints has been settled… for now.
City, state to upgrade four Jamaica Bay plants
The road to cleaning up and restoring Queens’s largest ecosystem now has a clear timetable.
Turtles cause minor shell at JFK
A bale of reptiles from nearby Jamaica Bay not only caused a minor annoyance for planes at the airport, it also served as comedic fodder on the Web.
City geese cooked by airspace clearing plan
A new plan by the city’s Dept. of Environmental Protection aims to keep pilots more safe and feed needy families, just not in New York.
Veteran’s home gets helping hand
Staff Sgt. Winston Weston served our country for more than three decades and the southeast Queens community he has called home is paying back the favor.
Starbucks axes Elmhurst Dairy
The owners of Queens’s only dairy farm and one of the nation’s top java chains are battling over a partnership that the borough business contends was unfairly terminated.
Gun buyback aims to make summer safer
As the summer starts to heat things up on the streets of New York, a state senator is introducing a new partnership to keep neighborhoods weapon free.
Jamaica outlet to use haute couture to fight autism
A new Jamaica store is giving customers the chance to stay chic and is helping needy children at the same time.
Middle Village honors Slocum victims, 9/11 heroes
The Slocum shipwreck of the early 20th Century and the September 11th attacks had a lot in common despite the gap of nearly a century. A Queens historical group paid tribute to both events to keep those affected alive in the memory of the community.
Increase in summer school for city kids
A new study indicates more students might need more summer school if they expect to do well in college.
Astoria street renamed for popular sanitation worker
Frank Justich was more than just the man who collected trash from an Astoria street, he was a valued community member. Those residents came out to pay tribute to the later city worker at the site where he died.
Meeks’ VA bill to keep hospital for vets passes
The House is backing a bill that would prevent the St. Albans VA hospital from being partially developed for private use.
‘Ruler on Ice’ cuts through to win Belmont
Bad weather and the lack of a Triple Crown match didn’t stop fans from enjoying an upset win at the Belmont Stakes.
Voters duel with rallies outside Weiner’s office
Congressman Anthony Weiner’s ongoing scandal has got everyone talking in Queens, with some calling for his ousting while others who say the politician should gut it out.
Make Jamaica Bay discharge-free: City
The Dept. of Environmental Protection is taking another initiative to stop people from polluting Queens’s largest and environmentally sensitive ecosystem.
Dozens protest cuts to Queens Library
Library workers and users showed up in large numbers outside the Central Branch in Jamaica to say no to the mayor’s proposed cuts to the system.
Smith bills to safeguard SE Queens from bad loans
New legislation is in the works to prevent the surge in phony lenders who prey on innocent homeowners in New York.