As temperatures begin to climb this summer, Con Edison and ThinkEco have partnered to launch a window air conditioner program that will allow customers to use less energy, protect the environment and help maintain reliable service during times of pea More...

Seven high schools in Queens will close their doors this June after the Panel for Educational Policy (PEP) approved “turnaround” models for 24 schools citywide. More...

A 37-year-old Brooklyn man last week pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide and leaving the scene of an accident in the 2011 hit and run death of popular Maspeth bar owner, George Gibbons  Jr. Queens Criminal Court Justice Dorothy Chin More...

Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s controversial plan to close failing schools and replace almost half the poorly rated teachers was finally voted on and passed last Thursday, but the loud opposition from Queens officials followed the closings to the ve More...

Congressmember Bob Turner presented 86-year old World War II veteran Max Blinkoff with seven medals and commendations for his Navy service. “Max Blinkoff is an American hero. More...

Those scratches on the inside of your child’s belt may be more than just wear and tear. Seeking new ways to outwit police and parents, street gangs have developed a new code for use in identifying members, police officials said. More...

Governor Andrew Cuomo last week sent a message to state motorists who talk and text on their cellphones while driving: “Don’t Even Think About It!” Cuomo last July signed into law one of the strictest measures in the nation, bannin More...

A group of Global Kids Leaders at William Cullen Bryant H.S. in LIC met with state Senator Michael Gianaris on April 23, for a forum to celebrate Earth Day and explore how young people can improve environmental conditions in Queens.  More...

Queens Borough President Helen Marshall joined Queens Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski, state Senator Joseph Addabbo Jr. More...

Manager of Morning Star Auto Service Corporation Netaji Viren, presented a check for $2,000 to Principal Martin Abruzzo, of Holy Child Jesus School, to help support the technology program. More...

Two Queens lawmakers, standing in front of a Social Security office in Glendale that had been shut down, proaposed a long-range plan to keep the Social Security system solvent for another 75 years and to reopen the Glendale office. More...

The arbor-minded folk hero would be proud of Queens College—-not only because its one of Princeton Review's 322 Green Colleges—-but because it is now home to more than 70 newly-planted apple trees. More...