What’s a efficient way to solve the city’s foreclosure crisis? According to Mayor Bloomberg, it’s through volunteering.
Judge nixes school closings
In a surprise move, the city’s decision to close Jamaica High School and other institutions was overturned. However, that decision did not mean the school’s problems were far from over.
New developer chosen for Merkel site
The long delayed development plan at the former Merkel meat plant, got some new steam.
King Manor loses an old “friend”
Mother nature brought down a 40-foot, 100-year-old tree in Rufus King Park. The linden was one of several trees that had a historical significance to the Jamaica park.
Woodhaven store stays sweet
Schmidt Candies has been a stalwart in Queens for providing residents of all ages the best in sweets. It’s third generation owner reflects on her family’s tasty legacy.
City to remove two unused water towers
A pair of water towers in southeast Queens has been dormant for years and creating an eyesore for residents. Now New York City is going to make these tanks a thing of the past.
Former sex slave details life at Queens event
Somaly Mam may be a world-renown women’s activist, but the former sex slave knows that her fight can not be won alone. When she paid visit to a Kew Gardens center for abused women, she encouraged others with similar stories to her to join the fight.
DOT pulls plug on ferry to Rockaways
The Rockaway ferry’s test run is over, but those who supported it say it’s death came too soon.
Queens Library archives prepare to go digital
Queens’s past will soon be open up to a world wide audience with a new archive system.
His Dream Carries On
Carl Clay’s Black Spectrum Theatre has been an artistic staple in the southeast Queens community. Now in his 40th year running the group, Clay looks back at his work and the future of art in the neighborhood.
Olympian speaks at SJU about volleyball
Misty May-Treanor paid St. John’s a special visit to stress the importance of women in the wide world of sports.
City promises to preserve Jamaica Bay
The decaying ecosystem at Jamaica Bay is about to get a helping hand from the city.
Boro Chileans calm in aftermath of quake
Queens’s Chilean immigrants waited patiently for any news on their loved ones following the South American earthquake.
Dream of Dorie Miller stamp comes true
Dorie Miller may be one of World War II’s most famous sailors, but a group of Corona residents say he deserved more accolades. Through their hard work, his memory is able to live on as a collector’s stamp.
Queens houses connected to city sewers
Although the city has helped to bring better drainage to homes near Jamaica Bay, home owners are upset that the construction wrecked their streets.
Murder-Suicide claims family’s life
Friends, family and colleagues of a clan of four are reeling after they were killed in a violent shooting inside a Rosedale home.
City pledges $115M to save Jamaica Bay
Jamaica Bay is getting a major, and long awaited, Band-Aid for its ecological problems.
Father kills self, family members in Rosedale
A family experienced the shock of their life after a close-knit couple and their daughters were killed in an apparent triple-killing and suicide.
Queens judge OK’s use of new DNA scan
Queens Supreme Court set a new legal precedent with a recent decision on a piece of evidence.
Queens Village man shot in home
A home invasion turned deadly for one Queens resident.