A Queens public school teacher has been arrested for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a student that started when the girl was 13 years old, according to police and published reports. Daniel Reilly, a 32-year-old English teacher at I.S. 237 in Flushing, was taken into custody Monday night and charged with multiple counts of rape [...]
A women’s resource center has been given the green light to come back to Bayside. The Center for the Women of New York (CWNY) received approval and funding from the state’s Dormitory Authority to go through with a project to renovate the exterior of a historic Fort Totten building and refurbish its first floor. The [...]
Three Flushing candidates with histories of failed bids for office are now eying another election. Democrat John Scandalios and Green Party candidate Evergreen Chou will try their luck at unseating incumbent Councilmember Peter Koo in the 20th District in this year’s City Council election. Republican Sunny Hahn, a retired city human rights specialist, said she [...]
Local leaders broke ground on a comfort station at Little Bay Park, marking the start of construction to a long-awaited project. “A comfort station at a great park like Little Bay Park has been long overdue,” said State Senator Tony Avella. Residents have urged the city’s Parks Department for about seven years to put public [...]
The Bronx-Whitestone Bridge will be closed in both directions for approximately 15 minutes on Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6 for the installation and removal of overhead sign structures, said the MTA. On Friday, the closure will take place between 1 a.m. and 3 a.m., and between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. on Saturday. [...]
A wild chase ended in the capture of two men wanted for several gas station robberies in Queens. Police spotted the suspects driving the wrong way down the Clearview Expressway early Wednesday morning, April 3, said the NYPD. Refusing to pull over, the alleged robbers eventually ditched their vehicle and ran into nearby Kissena Park. [...]
With every stride, for nearly 30 miles, William Lee will be thinking of all he lost to cancer. The Bayside runner will be running the 117th Boston Marathon in April in memory of his two uncles and several cousins who succumbed to the disease. “They will definitely be on my mind,” Lee said. “I’m not sure how I’ll be emotionally during the marathon.” [...]
The newlywed owners of a historic Douglaston house say they have no plans to harm the 19th century remnant after neighbors rallied outside their home last week, The Courier has learned. Property owner Xiu Jun Zhai and his wife received a partial job permit by the city’s Department of Buildings (DOB) on March 4 to [...]
A million dollar decision is in the hands of some Queens residents. Three City Council districts in the borough have a week, starting April 1, to vote on community projects they want the city to fund. Part of an initiative called “Participatory Budgeting,” residents are allowed to develop ideas and then choose five physical infrastructure [...]
A Flushing urban planner officially joined District 19’s City Council race while another candidate bowed out. Democrat Paul Graziano kicked off his campaign on March 25 at Bowne Park to unseat Republican incumbent Councilmember Dan Halloran. “My campaign is very simple. Protect your neighborhood. Do no harm,” said Graziano, a lifelong North Flushing resident. “It’s [...]
