One of the nation’s largest fast food chains is changing the way it serves kids and the Queens councilman who has been fighting childhood obesity could not be any happier.
103rd cop saves flight attendant after Hawaii call
A Jamaica detective’s quick thinking actions helped to save the life of a troubled airline worker.
Comrie praises new FDNY recruitment efforts
The FDNY is making a push in areas like southeast Queens to make New York’s Bravest more diverse.
Educators lose fight to save SE Queens schools
The courts are not backing the dozens of supporters of Jamaica High School who want to see the longtime institution get a new lease on life.
Same-sex couples tie the knot
The first gay marriages conducted in Queens marked a huge celebration for the borough’s homosexual community who has been fighting for this day for decades.
Queens conducts first gay weddings
An Astoria couple that waited years for the chance to be married had their dream come true and made history at the same time.
MTA Chairman Jay Walder resigns
After nearly two years on the job, the head of New York’s public transportation announced that he will be trading the subways for international transit systems.
History buff authors explore Laurelton
Two Queens women may be of completely different generations but their passion for southeast Queens brought them together to tell the story of one of its oldest neighborhoods.
HUD reaches out to foreclosed families
A government loan program is available for homeowners in Queens who are at the end of their financial rope.
Quinn tours Central Library after budget restoration
The leader of New York’s City Council paid a visit to Queens’s largest library for a show of gratitude following a tough budget negotiation period.
Central Library opens new kid science center
The Central Library in Jamaica is bringing a cool, new way for kids of all ages to learn about the ins and outs of science.
Needy pooches land at JFK on way to shelter
An animal shelter has saved more than a dozen dogs from a Puerto Rican beach where they were left for nearly dead by non caring people.
More players ID’d in Rochdale coach sex case
The man who taught kids how to play baseball has been accused of taking advantage of more of those boys at his home by the authorities.
Queens blacks move South: Study
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.
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.