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Middle Village
MidVill slams Q38 delays
It’s the end of the line for Middle Village straphangers who said they have put up with spotty service on the Q38 line for far too long. Comment.
Richmond Hill
Rich Hill man seeks to clear name in 1996 drive-by killing
The Queens DA agreed last Thursday to look into the 2004 conviction of a Richmond Hill man who is serving 11 years of a life sentence for a 1996 drive-by shooting. Comment.
Elmhurst
Elmhurst shopping center gets earful over workers’ wages
Activist groups marched into the administrative offices of Elmhurst’s Queens Center Mall last Thursday, dropping off 5,500 signatures demanding the mall give their workers higher wages and provide a community space. Comment.
Long Island City
Queens Library gala to raise money for resources
Queens Library gala to raise money for resources Comment.
Kew Gardens
Woman steals $50 from wallet in Fresh Mdws.: DA
KEW GARDENS — It was not kosher with police when Rosemarie Vega, of Fresh Meadows, allegedly stole a woman’s wallet Aug. 18 outside Aron’s Kissena Farms, according to a criminal complaint from the Queens district attorney. Comment.
Animals
Council rejects Queens animal shelters
City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria) criticized a bill passed by his fellow Council members and championed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg that increases funding and the hours of operation for animal receiving centers but gets rid of a requirement for full-service shelters in Queens and the Bronx. Comment.
St. Albans
Comrie helps minorities join city’s Bravest
The FDNY has seen an increase in the number of minorities who have applied to be part of New York’s Bravest and an elected official in southeast Queens as well as the fire commissioner are crediting the rise to a more active recruiting presence in inner-city communities. Comment.
Maspeth
City prepares to banish tractor trailers from Maspeth
The city will begin implementing the long-awaited truck bypass plan to route tractor trailers around Maspeth beginning in October. Comment.
Politics
GOP may add state Senate seat: Rumor
Republicans in the state Senate are reportedly thinking of adding an extra seat in the upper chamber when the redrawing of district lines are conducted next year. Comment.
Fresh Meadows
111th officers make arrest in phone rob spree
Detectives from the 111th Precinct arrested a man two weeks ago who they believe to be responsible for a string of cell phone thefts throughout the borough dating back to June. Comment.
International
UN shouldn’t vote on Palestine: Pols
A Palestinian path to statehood should come through negotiations with Israel, not a United Nations vote, the borough’s elected officials said. Comment.
Transit
$14B capital program will harm MTA operating budget: DiNapoli
State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said the MTA’s plan to borrow more than $14 billion could further imperil the agency’s financial straits. Comment.
Queensbridge
Cops seek man, 22, in killing of Queens teen
QUEENSBRIDGE — Police were on the lookout for a man suspected of killing a Woodside Houses teenager at Queensbridge Houses in early July. Comment.
Queensbridge
Police hunt for robbers of boro delivery person
QUEENSBRIDGE — Police were on the lookout for two suspects suspected of robbing a deliveryman going to a Queensbridge Houses apartment Sept. 11 at 2 p.m. Comment.
Music
Northeast Queens choir welcomes president of South Korea
The boys and girls of a northeast Queens choir provided a stately welcome last week when they performed the South Korean and American national anthems during a ceremony honoring South Korean President Lee Myung-bak at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Manhattan. Comment.
Middle Village
West Nile virus kills 60-yr-old Queens man: City
A 60-year-old man recently died from West Nile virus in Queens, which city tests indicated is home to the most mosquitoes that carry the virus in all of the five boroughs, and the city is currently testing a woman who might be from Middle Village for the virus. Comment.
Education
Queens Library offers book amnesty to adolescents
The Queens Library’s young users who have been taking a long time to finish their favorite book now have the chance to clear the slate. Comment.
Jamaica
Jury finds Jamaica squatter guilty of killing neighbor
A Jamaica squatter was convicted last week of killing another person in an abandoned building two years ago after the two quarreled over an illegal prostitution ring that was being operated out of the property, the Queens district attorney said. Comment.
Transit
Cellphone service arrives at subway platforms
The MTA has inaugurated the first cellphone service in subway stations since the system opened more than a century ago. Comment.
Middle Village
CSX garbage train idling spot to move south: Hevesi
State Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills) updated Middle Village about what lawmakers are doing to fight pollution-belching trains that plague the neighborhood at last Thursday’s Juniper Park Civic Association meeting. Comment.
Astoria
Millions from EDC could have gone to city projects: Liu
The city comptroller’s office’s audit of the city Economic Development Corp. revealed the agency has been holding on to more than $9 million in public purpose funds, $344,659 of which is in an untouched fund that dates back to 1982 and was intended to be used to rehabilitate an area around Astoria Studios. Comment.
Astoria
Astoria Houses teenager sought in shooting: Cops
ASTORIA — Police were looking for an Astoria Houses resident suspected of shooting another male in the torso and in the leg in Astoria on the afternoon of Sept. 9. Comment.
Maspeth
Cops seek two robbers of Maspeth tire shop
MASPETH — Police were searching for two men suspected of robbing the BP and L Brothers Tire Shop Aug. 25. Comment.
Fresh Meadows
Korean college student joins Lancman’s office as intern
The office of state Assemblyman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) is building bridges to Asia in hopes of boosting its connection to the sizable Asian-American communities in his district. Comment.
Corona
Armstrong museum jazzed over donation
The Louis Armstrong House Museum in Corona has received a treasure trove of recordings and memorabilia honoring the late jazz legend from Swedish Armstrong aficionado Gösta Hägglöf, who died in 2009 and bequeathed his entire collection of Armstrong items to the museum. Comment.
Jackson Heights
Jax Hts. takes stand against stand
About 50 business owners and activists crowded onto the northeast corner and out onto the street near 74th Street and 37th Road in Jackson Heights Monday to lambaste the city Departments of Transportation and Consumer Affairs for allowing a newsstand to be constructed there. Comment.
Corona
Louis Armstrong museum getting $15M upgrade
As the Louis Armstrong House Museum in Corona gets closer to breaking ground on a $15 million visitor’s center, the director says it will transform the borough’s music and arts scene while greatly boosting the small museum’s stature. Comment.
Hollis
Sickle Cell sufferers march to put disease in spotlight
About 60 people marched from York College to Roy Wilkins Park Sunday to bring attention to a disease they say does not get the attention it deserves. Comment.
Flushing
Bowne House to fete 350 yrs
The Bowne House in Flushing celebrates its 350th birthday this year, and even though it is in a state of severe disrepair, the future looks bright for an edifice many people contend may be the oldest one left standing in New York City. Comment.
Long Island City
Queens leads city in overcrowded classrooms: UFT
Queens public schools lead the city in overcrowded classrooms, according to a survey the United Federation of Teachers took of school registers on the sixth day of class this year. Comment.
Bayside
Bayside BID to close down side streets for future events
If you spend time on Bell Boulevard, chances are you know about the Bayside Village Business Improvement District — and if you know about the BID, you have probably met Gregg Sullivan. Comment.
Elmhurst
L.I. killer convicted in Elmhurst stabbing
A Long Island man who made a nasty comment to a woman outside an Elmhurst nightclub and then killed her boyfriend when he tried to defend her was found guilty of murder last Thursday, the Queens district attorney’s office said. Comment.
Whitestone
Parents protest canceled buses
Parents of seventh- and eighth-graders at JHS 194 in Whitestone diligently went through the usual back-to-school routines this year: shopping for clothes, getting last-minute haircuts for their little ones and figuring out what bus to expect to pick their children up at the neighborhood stop. Comment.
Middle Village
PS 49 head slams DOE residency law
A Middle Village principal echoed calls last Thursday to rein in parents who give false addresses in order to place their children in high-performing schools around the borough. Comment.
Astoria
Work of Astoria biz a neighborhood affair
The owners of an Astoria café called The Lil Kitchen that Could wanted their restaurant to have the atmosphere of their home — and they are there so often that is exactly what happened. Comment.
Jamaica
Woman robbed of $40 at knifepoint: Post
JFK AIRPORT — Gary Fitzgerald, 47, allegedly robbed a woman Sept. 18 in the John F. Kennedy International Airport parking lot, the New York Post reported. Comment.
South Jamaica
Drunk driver hits family of three in Jamaica: DA
JAMAICA — A South Jamaica man who was allegedly driving drunk hit a family of three standing near their car Sept. 12, according to a criminal complaint from the Queens district attorney’s office. Comment.
South Jamaica
Boro man caught with drugs, gun in home: DA
SOUTH JAMAICA — A South Jamaica man unsuccessfully tried to ditch a gun and bag full of drugs when he led police on a chase into his own house Sept. 13, according to a complaint from the Queens district attorney’s office. Comment.
Economy
Economic hardships hit boro hard: Census
Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau last week painted a bleak economic picture of Queens, where one in seven residents lives below the federal poverty line and the percentage of residents who are struggling to meet basic needs is far higher. Comment.
Bayside
Centenarians fill Ozanam Hall
At Ozanam Hall in Bayside, there is a select group of people who have earned their way into one of the nursing home’s more exclusive clubs. While the average age of the more than 400 residents hovers somewhere around a spry 90, Ozanam is home to 18 people 100 or older, and that number looks like it is only going to get bigger. Comment.
Bellerose
Residents rip Creedmoor project
An Indian group proposing senior housing and a cultural center on the ground of Creedmoor was grilled on its plans by a testy crowd during a public hearing last week in Bellerose. Comment.
Rosedale
Rosedale girl stabbed to death in Brooklyn
City Councilman James Sanders (D-Laurelton) is calling for an end to youth violence after a Rosedale teen was fatally stabbed when she walked the streets of Brooklyn unattended over the weekend. Comment.
Long Island City
Ex-president of Chile speaks at LaGuardia graduation
After the shouts of exultation subsided, former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet urged graduates of LaGuardia Community College to remember their roots and improve humanity. Comment.
St. Albans
Reddick returns to CB 12
Community Board 12 gave a warm welcome to its district manager last week during its monthly meeting as she proudly stepped back into her position after spending five months recuperating from a serious auto accident. Comment.
Jamaica
City eyes hospital for landmark
The president of the Central Queens Historical Association said southeast Queens has been lucky to have several of its buildings and neighborhoods recognized by the city as official landmarks and there are still more places that deserve recognition, including Mary Immaculate Hospital. Comment.
Howard Beach
Sheehan kids say mother justified in husband slay
The murder trial of the Howard Beach woman who admits she shot her husband 11 times hinges on the ability of each side to reconstruct the personality of a dead man. Comment.
Politics
Haggerty theft trial opens in Manhattan
Opening arguments began Monday in the case against John Haggerty, a Queens political operative and Bloomberg campaign volunteer who is accused of stealing $1.1 million of the mayor’s money in 2009. Comment.
Howard Beach
Howard Beach rings in Columbus Day with grand parade
Cross Bay Boulevard was full of green, white and red Sunday as hundreds marched in the sixth-annual Columbus Day Parade in Howard Beach as even more watched from the sidelines. Comment.
Politics
Ognibene makes plans to enter race for Queens GOP chairman
The rift between two warring factions of the Queens Republican Party is heating up after former City Councilman Tom Ognibene said he plans to run for chairman of the party. Comment.
Kew Gardens
Koslowitz calls for banks in low-income boro areas
City lawmakers held a hearing in Kew Gardens Monday to investigate the benefits of a state program to bring banks into low-income and underserved areas of Queens and the rest of the city. Comment.
East Elmhurst
Cemetery marks FDNY slain
The new 9/11 memorial at St. Michael’s Cemetery in East Elmhurst honors not only those who have died but those who have continued to die since that horrible day. Comment.
Little Neck
Neighbors cry foul over use of Little Neck lot
Do not use our community as your storage lot. Comment.
Bayside
Avella says Albany suits him
State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) may be one of 62 senators, but the lawmaker said he has a stronger voice among his colleagues than when he was on the City Council, where he was one of 51 legislators — 48 of them Democrats. Comment.
Kew Gardens
Homeless blamed for E, F line odor
Straphangers in Forest Hills and Kew Gardens got some relief last week after city workers found the source of a stench that permeated a subway station in each neighborhood. Comment.
Environment
Queens leads city in pothole complaints
Queens roads are in the worst shape in the city, according to a new study by city Public Advocate Bill de Blasio. Comment.
Jackson Heights
Cecere gets Jax Hts. corner
City Councilman Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) said when people walk by the northwest corner of 83rd Street and 37th Avenue, he wants them to ask who Richard Cecere was. Comment.
Flushing
Flushing quickest in job growth
One of the state’s top elected officials visited Flushing last week to extol the economic health of the neighborhood, which has fared exceptionally well in the economic downturn. Comment.
Bayside
Bayside Getty gets city OK
The city Board of Standards and Appeals voted last week to renew a variance for the Getty gas station on Northern Boulevard and that decision has stirred up some of the old emotions that seem to come out any time that particular board is mentioned. Comment.
Bayside
Two Bayside schools among best in USA
The U.S. Department of Education recently recognized three northeast Queens elementary schools as among the most successful in the nation. Comment.
Bellerose
Indian Center tried to buy support: Finkelstein
Citing a lack of information, Community Board 13 tabled a vote on a controversial plan by an Indian group to build senior housing and a community center on the grounds of the Creedmoor campus, but the meeting did not come without fireworks. Comment.
College Point
Carriers rally to keep College Pt. mail plant open
Well over a hundred U.S. Postal Service employees gathered with union leaders in front of the Bayside office of U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Bayside) Tuesday afternoon to thank him for supporting a bill that would ease the financial burden on the beleaguered agency. Comment.
Politics
Reps loyal to party in vote on spending
The borough’s congressional delegation voted along party lines in a spending measure that passed in the U.S. House of Representatives Friday that would have funded government services until Sept. 30 —the end of the federal government’s fiscal year. Comment.
Forest Hills
Forestdale 8 found safe in Pennsylvania
The eight children who were abducted by the parents from a Forest Hills foster care center last week were found safe and sound along with their fugitive parents in Pennsylvania Monday night, police said. Comment.
Jamaica Hills
Tietz Center renovation receives praise from pols
After two years, The Margaret Tietz Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Jamaica Hills held the grand opening Friday for its newly renovated facility on Chapin Parkway with the help of elected officials. Comment.
Bayside
Ft. Totten charity event honors Throgs Neck worker
Pamela McGlaughlin said her brother, Billy Barnes, worked on subways and trains underground as an electrician for years, so when he got a job to work on the Throgs Neck Bridge, he was delighted to be out in the fresh air. Comment.
Long Island City
Long Island City Dog Run gets second lease on life
A dog run off Vernon Boulevard that has for some time been a green-and-brown fenced-off lot will more than double in size and sport numerous amenities after construction finishes. Comment.
Bellerose
Creedmoor proposed for tech center
The Joint Bellerose Business District Development Corp. suggested the Creedmoor campus would be an ideal site for an applied sciences and engineering campus in response to the city Economic Development Corp.’s wish that such a institution be built. Comment.
Flushing
L.I. bros. steal $24K from senior, 90: Brown
0FLUSHING — Two Long Island brothers were arrested on fraud charges after they allegedly defrauded a 90-year-old Flushing woman of $24,185, the Queens district attorney’s office said. Comment.
Flushing
Victim dragged by beard and hit with bottle: Post
FLUSHING — A 52-year-old man allegedly attacked his 58-year-old friend with a beer bottle in a building on 56th Avenue and 185th Street Sept. 5 at 7:45 a.m., the New York Post reported. Comment.
Jackson Heights
Bicyclist on cell phone stealing spree: Police
WESTERN QUEENS — Police were on the lookout for a bicycle-riding man suspected of stealing cell phones from 19 people in Jackson Heights, Astoria, Corona and Rego Park between July 15 and Sept. 19. Comment.
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