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.
St. Francis Prep takes stock one year later
In a year since St. Francis Prep experienced its swine flu epidemic, the first reported case in the U.S., the school has seen little changes. However, administrators, students and teachers say the experience made them all stronger.
Pride, support proved best Rx for afflicted student
One of the swine flu victims from St. Francis Prep High school shares her memories of being diagnosed, suffering and ultimately recovering from the disease.
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.
Jamaica armory sends soldiers on their way
A National Guard station in Jamaica served as a last stop for hundreds of soldiers and their families.
Spring Gdns. locals frustrated after pipe break
A serious water main break dealt major damage to several homes in southeast Queens.
Bringing the moves to Queens
Some of the city’s best dancers took to the floor and in some cases the air for a special break dancing event in Forest Hills.
Queens’ Poles stunned by fatal plane crash
The death of the Polish president shocked immigrants living in Queens, but their sense of national pride helped them through the tragedy.
Leaders protest cuts to community boards
Community activists from around Queens decried that they will not take the city’s planned cuts to community boards sitting down.
Podcast: Keep your eye on the superhero
The inside story on how a promotional web site sparked interest for a marvelous feature.
“Iron Man 2” feautres expo in Flushing Meadows
Marvel’s red and gold superhero will be showing off his high tech heroics in Queens in this summer’s highly anticipated sequel.
Pols investigate conditions at Jamaica bldgs.
Two Jamaica apartments were in such bad shape that it was falling apart under tenants footsteps.
Rosedale man donates kidney to save sister’s life
After losing their mother to cancer, the Alleyne siblings of Rosedale decided to band together to make sure their youngest member did not meet the same fate.
Ex-St. Albans cop gets five years for bank robs
Athelson Kelson may have been a honored for his work as a decorated police officer, but his recent brush with the law as the “bling bandit” has earned him prison time as the “bling bandit.”
South Jamaica Marine dishes it
Marine Sgt. Andrew Atkinson has been serving his country for nearly two decades in the armed services, but his specialty can be found in the battlefield of the world’s kitchens.
Comrie vows to keep fighting IS 59 changes
The decision to move a new school inside a Springfield Gardens middle school continues to face strong opposition from the community.