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Jamaica Estates
St. John’s U demurs in birth control controversy
St. John’s University has chosen to stay out of the debate over whether religious institutions should be required to provide contraceptives to their employees, but students at the Queens school have not remained as silent. Comment.
Flushing
Lin madness hits Flushing
Flushing residents packed into a neighborhood mall Friday night to watch New York Knicks superstar Jeremy Lin, just hours after Time Warner Cable and Madison Square Garden reached an accord allowing fans to watch games from home. Comment.
Queensboro Hill
Queensboro Hill library to close for construction
The Queensboro Hill branch of the Queens Public Library, at 60-05 Main St. in Flushing, will close Feb. 24 for renovations that are not set to be completed for about a year. Comment.
Pomonok
Pomonok residence opens for low-income seniors
The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty cut the ribbon on a new 78-unit residence facility for low-income senior citizens last week. Comment.
Jamaica Estates
Red Storm centerfielder among Big East best
St. John’s centerfielder Kristi Cady was named to the Big East softball Honor Roll after leading the Red Storm offensively at the Red & Black Showcase in Athens, Ga., during the opening weekend of the 2012 season. Comment.
Auburndale
Etchings highlight facets of human emotion, life
A two-person show, entitled Monoscape, opened at Yegam Art Space in Auburndale Saturday evening. The show features the etchings and drawings of Bruce Waldman and Joonhee Lee, who both focus on expressing human emotions. The exhibit is slated to run through March 11 at Yegam, at 196-50 Northern Blvd. Comment.
Flushing
CB 7 approves Bowne Park bocce court
At its monthly meeting Monday night, Community Board 7 threw its support behind new construction and renovations of a bocce ball court in Bowne Park. Comments (1).
Flushing
Queens remembers Holocaust victims
Queens College commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day Sunday a little bit differently than everyone else. Comments (3).
Fresh Meadows
Victim robbed while urinating behind building
FRESH MEADOWS — A Fresh Meadows man was charged last week for relieving a man of his wallet and wristwatch as he relieved himself, the Queens district attorney’s office said. Comment.
Letters
Politics not behind Lions Club elections
Generally I look forward to reading your articles, but found your Feb. 9-15 article entitled “Bayside-Whitestone Lions Club looking for new president” misrepresentative of the club and its procedures. Comment.
Flushing
Lin magic drives MSG, Time Warner to cut a deal
Time Warner Cable and Madison Square Garden have reached an agreement that will allow Queens residents to finally catch a glimpse of overnight New York Knicks superstar Jeremy Lin play from the comfort of their living rooms. Comment.
Flushing
Union Street now Macedonia way
Ceremoniously renaming a street can be a long, bureaucratic process, but more than 200 years after Flushing’s Macedonia African Methodist Episcopal Church was founded, the institution’s name now adorns Union Street. Comment.
Flushing
Queens high school council blasts DOE’s turnaround fix
Spurred by the announcement that eight persistently low-achieving high schools in the borough would be given the turnaround model, the Queens High School Presidents Council held a breakfast and presentation in Flushing Friday refuting the city’s education policies. Comment.
Flushing
Flushing set to receive organic produce supplier
Flushing foodies and locavores rejoice: The neighborhood is getting its own Community Supported Agriculture group. Comment.
Flushing
Flushing student stabbed after basketball loss
FLUSHING — Police said a basketball player from Flushing’s Robert F. Kennedy High School on Parsons Boulevard was stabbed last week after his team lost its game, the New York Post reported. Comment.
Flushing
CUNY Law responds to low bar exam pass rate
CUNY School of Law in Flushing has made some policy changes in response to statistics showing only 63 percent of its students passed their first bar exam last summer, the lowest percentage in the state. Comment.
Flushing
Civics urge Mormons to build on own Flushing lot
Flushing residents and civic associations want to know why the Mormon church is intent on constructing a chapel on 33rd Avenue that exceeds zoning regulations when it could build one on the land it already owns downtown. Comment.
Flushing
Father of Zazi lies to feds, gets 4 1/2 years in prison
The father of a Flushing-raised man who plotted to blow up New York City subway cars in 2009 was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison Friday for trying to throw the feds off the trail of his son. Comment.
Flushing
Electchester wants to keep Key Food
Residents south of the Long Island Expressway in Electchester do not want to see their Key Food go, but the landlord seems dead set on giving the grocer the boot and bringing in a big-box pharmacy instead. Comment.
Broadway-Flushing
Molloy stuns in overtime
Carolyn Gallagher had made all but one fourth-quarter free throw this season and there was no reason to think that was about to change. Comment.
Flushing
Staples on Northern Boulevard has shut doors for good
The Staples store at Northern and Parsons boulevards in Flushing closed for good Saturday, adding another vacant retail space on the street. Comment.
Flushing
NYPD seeking help in finding Flushing woman
FLUSHING — Police were seeking the public’s assistance in locating a woman who disappeared last Thursday. Comment.
Flushing
Synagogue Thrift Shop
The Free Synagogue of Flushing would like to invite the community to its store. Comment.
Fresh Meadows
British journalist cheers Lancman’s NY libel law
A state law co-authored by state Assemblyman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) protecting journalists who report on terrorism from libel lawsuits in other countries that has since become federal law is now gaining traction across the pond. Comment.
Flushing
Love in a melting pot
The diverse communities of Queens have myriad ways of celebrating, and in some cases ignoring, Valentine’s Day. Whether buying up stuffed bears or staying in for the night, the plethora of ethnic communities in the borough each respond to the holiday in their own unique way. Comment.
Flushing
Flushing nurses ratify contract
The nurses at Flushing Hospital Medical Center voted overwhelmingly Thursday to approve a new three-year contract after a tentative agreement was reached last week, the union announced Friday. Comment.
Flushing
After ample rest, Moore dings 30 for Holy Cross
If Marquise Moore had any rust in his first game back to the court in two weeks, it didn’t show Friday night. Comment.
Editorial
Fairness a Stranger at CB7
Hiding behind the letter of the law, Community Board 7 has unanimously refused to grant a waiver to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to build a two-story church in Queens. Comments (2).
Flushing
Flushing Lunar parade draws huge crowd
The ghosts of ancient Chinese history marched arm-in-arm with Mr. Met during Saturday’s massive Lunar New Year Parade in downtown Flushing, exemplifying a neighborhood that keeps a tight hold on tradition while welcoming the rest of the borough with open arms. Comment.
Flushing
Flushing remembers civil rights activist Rev. Mitchell
After the longtime pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Flushing died late last month, his funeral Friday served as a sombre way to start off Black History Month. He was 81. Comments (1).
No Holds Barred
Citi Field: an ideal spot for public executions
Okay. So you have not heard from your elected officials, if you wrote to them or called them or e-mailed them about having public executionism in New York state. Don’t despair. It happens to the best — or worst — of us. Comments (6).
Fresh Meadows
Stolen Thunderbird abandoned in Fresh Meadows
FRESH MEADOWS — Police were searching for the driver of a stolen white Ford Thunderbird found parked last Thursday with a broken rear passenger window on 58th Avenue near 190th Street. Comments (1).
Broadway-Flushing
Stanners rally over TMLA
Scott Lagas is on Jessica Jamin constantly at practice. Comment.
Fresh Meadows
Lancman will run in 2012 for U.S. Rep. Turner’s seat
State Assemblyman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) plans to run for the congressional seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Bob Turner (R-Middle Village) in the upcoming 2012 elections, he said Tuesday afternoon. Comment.
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