Northeast Queens Rezoning Moves Forward



The rezoning of Auburndale, Oakland Gardens and Hollis Hills moved another step closer to completion when Borough President Helen Marshall approved the plan last week. The proposal to rezone all or portions of 418 blocks in those Northeast Queens neighborhoods aims to preserve the established lower density character of housing in those communities. Community Boards 7, 8, and 11 previously […]

Astoria’s Youngest Soccer Stars Shine At Camp Vallone



9/11 Health Bill Suffers Stinging Defeat In The House



Although the 9/11 health and compensation act suffered a stinging and bitter defeat in the House of Representatives last Thursday, co-sponsor Congressmember Carolyn Maloney predicted confidently afterwards that the far-reaching measure will likely have majority support when it is reconsidered under normal rules when the House, as expected, eventually votes on it again. Maloney and co-sponsors Congressmembers Jerrold Nadler, a […]

Non-Striking Workers Protected By New Onorato Law



A bill authored by state Senator George Onorato aiding workers who lose their jobs because of a labor strike in which they did not participate, has been signed into law by Governor David Paterson. Under what is being referred to as the “innocent bystanders” law, employees whose workplaces are shut down or otherwise disrupted by strikes that do not involve […]

Halloran Lauds Lazio At Bayside LIRR Station



Van Bramer, Crowley, MTA Survey Woodside Station



City Council Approves Flushing Commons/Macedonia Projects



After years of planning, meetings and negotiations, the Flushing Commons and Macedonia building projects have been approved by the City Council by a vote of 44-2. In addition to creating 2,600 construction jobs and 1,900 permanent jobs along with high revenues and community benefits, the projects will implement a $6 million Flushing Small Business Assistance package that will protect local […]

Maloney Knocks On 70,000th Campaign Door In Dutch Kills



Volunteers Needed To Revitalize Schools



New York Cares is looking to register 7,000 volunteers for their 19th Annual New York Cares Day—the city’s largest hands-on volunteer event—taking place Saturday, October 23. Volunteers are needed from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. to spruce-up 100 public schools across the five boroughs to create colorful new murals, reorganize libraries, plant flowers, paint classrooms and fences, fix up playgrounds, […]

The Mentally Ill Get A Chance To ‘Turn The Page…Again’



Bayside residents who frequent the neighborhood’s main shopping drag along Bell Boulevard might be surprised to see a new kind of store situated among the continuous row of nail and hair salons, restaurants and bars. A used bookstore called “Turn The Page…Again”, which opened last February, has since established itself as a popular spot for bibliophiles of Northeastern Queens and […]