Queens winners crowned in city design contest
Mayor Bill de Blasio and the New York City Public Design Commission announced the 11 winners of this year's 36th Annual Awards for Excellence in Design, including two from Queens. In coordination…
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Rozic, Stavisky return unclaimed funds to Flushing residents
State Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Flushing) and state Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows) met with Flushing residents Tuesday to return thousands of dollars worth of forgotten funds. In partnership with state Comptroller…
Bronx man convicted in murder of Woodside resident: DA
It only took a jury 11 minutes of deliberation to find Steven Torres guilty of murder in the fatal stabbing of a 69-year-old man under an elevated Elmhurst train station on Sept.…
Meng’s provisions to assist military members passes in the House
The House passed U.S. Rep. Grace Meng's (D-Flushing) several measures to be added to the National Defense Authorization Act, which provides assistance to members of the U.S. military, as the nation observed…
St. Albans war vet inducted into Senate’s Veterans Hall of Fame
Bernard "Ben" Thompson, a St. Albans war veteran, served as a Weapons Specialist-Heavy Ordinance for the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War and was honored for his duty by state Sen.…
Roger Daltrey takes ‘Tommy’ to Forest Hills Stadium
"Where are the artists writing with any real sense of angst and purpose? There are no movements at the moment: we had mod and then there was punk, but it's so hard…
Brooklyn man charged in Baisley Park murder: DA
Walter Ware, 46, a Brooklyn man was charged in the Baisley Park murder of Raymond Rue of South Jamaica last week. Ware has been charged with murder and criminal possession of a…
Flushing Town Hall receives $10,000 grant
Flushing Town Hall has been awarded a $10,000 grant by the Keith Haring Foundation to support Global Arts for Global Kids, an arts education public program. "Flushing Town Hall is deeply grateful…
Borough lawmakers ask DA to alter marijuana policy
Several elected officials in Queens reached out to District Attorney Richard Brown in a letter last week in hopes that he would follow in the footsteps of the Manhattan and Brooklyn districts…
City presents latest proposal for pedestrian and cyclist safety at LaGuardia Community College
Officials at LaGuardia Community College have been pressing the city for safety improvements along a dangerous three-way intersection in front of their Long Island City campus where a 16-year-old high school student…