Queens Focus Oct. 22nd, 2015
Daryl Manning, the son of Willie and Barbara Manning of South Jamaica, was appointed to the Hillsborough County Court in Florida on Sept. 4 by Florida Governor Rick Scott. Manning, 49, who lives in...
View ArticleQueens Focus Oct. 29th, 2015
Army Pvt. Cryston N. Wars has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core...
View ArticleTeachers Unions Are Not Villains
To The Editor: Two of the most stubborn and bedeviling fallacies about teacher unions are that they divert members’ dues to political action and that they pursue an agenda based solely on...
View ArticleCandidates Enter Final Stretch In District 23
By Lynn Edmonds Staff Writer City Council District 23 will elect their new representative on Tuesday; five months after former Councilman Mark Weprin vacated the seat to work for Gov. Andrew Cuomo. A...
View ArticleGrodenchik Wins District 23 Race Handily
BY LYNN EDMONDS Staff Writer Democrat Barry Grodenchik will be City Council District 23’s new Councilman, with constituents giving him 55 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s special selection. Republican...
View ArticleFlushing/Bayside/Eastern Queens Focus: Nov. 19th 2015
The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce that more than 4,600 undergraduate students have qualified for the Spring 2015 Dean’s List. Yvonnie C Phan of Bayside, Paulina Chronis of...
View ArticleGo Back To The Drawing Board
For a city as big and diverse of New York, one size doesn’t fit all. The mayor’s zoning amendments may work for Manhattan or Brooklyn, but Queens is a very different place. First, affordable housing...
View Article‘In Jail Because They’re Poor’ Councilman Rory Lancman’s First Term Focus:...
File Photo Lancman says many non-violent, and often innocent, people sit in jail for days simply because they cannot afford bail. BY LYNN EDMONDS Staff Writer When Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito...
View ArticleBe Thankful For Teachers
To The Editor: This Thanksgiving, we are especially aware of our blessings and the “beyond the call of duty” thoughtfulness that others have extended to us. In this spirit, your readers may wish to...
View ArticleFlushing Meadows Board Disenfranchises Thousands
By Councilman Rory Lancman This week Mayor Bill de Blasio finally announced the creation of the Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (FMCP) Alliance, after over a year of secret deliberations. The Alliance was...
View ArticleFlushing/Bayside/Eastern Queens Focus December 3rd, 2015
The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce that more than 4,600 undergraduate students have qualified for the Spring 2015 Dean’s List. Yvonnie C Phan of Bayside, Paulina Chronis of...
View ArticleFlushing/Bayside/Eastern Focus Dec 17th
U.S. Army Pfc. Ha Kim has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Jackson, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values,...
View ArticleFlushing, Bayside, Eastern Queens Focus Dec 23th
Christina Wylie of Whitestone graduated from the State University of New York College of Technology in May with an AAS in Nursing. The following students graduated from the Rochester Institute of...
View ArticleNo Meat In 2016
To The Editor: Once again, it’s time for New Year’s resolutions, particularly those to improve our diet and exercise routine. Although gun violence and traffic accidents remain the leading causes of...
View ArticleAdvocates: You Can’t Own The Dead
By Lynn Edmonds Staff Writer “Here’s your opportunity to get out from under,” was State Sen. Tony Avella’s (D-Fresh Meadows) message to Linda’s Cai Trading, the current owner of Brinckerhoff Cemetery,...
View ArticleAssemblyman David Weprin (D-Fresh Meadows)
Borough President Katz has a keen understanding of what makes Queens great: the people. Melinda’s focus on Queens’ strongest attribute, diversity, has been largely beneficial for the borough. Queens...
View ArticleQueens Focus, Jan. 14-20, 2016
Five Queens students were among 17 recipients of “CityDoctors” scholarships to attend medical school at St. Georges University School of Medicine on Jan. 7. The five students are Tania Khan; Genna...
View ArticleFlushing/Bayside/Eastern Queens Focus, Jan. 21-27,2016
Valerie Proano of College Point graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Le Moyne College and also made the 2015 Spring Semester Dean’s List. The following area students began...
View ArticleJamaica Hills Motel Becomes Homeless Shelter
BY KULSOOM KHAN The Pan American Hotel in Elmhurst, an Econo Lodge in South Ozone Park, the Verve Hotel in Long Island City, and the Westway Motel in Astoria are among some of the lodging facilities in...
View ArticleIn The Line Of Duty: Police Commands
The NYPD in Queens is broken down into two distinct commands. Uniformed patrol services (cops at local precincts) are assigned to either Patrol Borough Queens North, based at the 112th Precinct in...
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