Police are searching for the woman they believe is the mother of the baby girl abandoned outside the Woodside Houses on Sunday, August 19. Cathy Lu is wanted for questioning in connection with the baby, who was found by a passer-by, lying in the grass and wrapped in a bloody bed sheet outside the housing [...]
For the third year in a row, hundreds of Queens children will crack open a new box of crayons and a fresh notebook at the start of this school year, thanks to a school supply drive sponsored by Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer. Over the past two years, nearly 10,000 items have been collected and distributed [...]
TODAY’S FORECAST Tuesday: Overcast in the morning, then mostly cloudy. High of 81. Winds from the NW at 5 to 10 mph. Tuesday night: Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy. Low of 68. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 20%. EVENT of the DAY: “The Adventures of Tintin” Come to the Little Bay Park [...]
Late last night a newborn was found abandoned outside the Woodside Houses near Broadway and 51st Street, said police. According to the NYPD, around 11:30 p.m. Sunday a woman found the baby, just a few hours old, lying in the grass near the housing complex and called 911. When authorities arrived, they found the female [...]
Woodside businesses are eyeing a new, lighter Business Improvement District (BID) program. The simplified version, called BID express, focuses on maintenance and sanitation, reducing costs for its members by centralizing management. While a traditional BID largely emphasizes administration costs and assists with marketing efforts, the downsized version appeals to smaller districts with a more localized [...]
A nonstop rush of aircraft flights and a barrage of low flying planes have residents in northeast Queens alarmed at the deafening “war zone” they say their neighborhoods have become in the last two months. “The sound — it’s like you’re living in an airport,” said Angela Polito of Bayside. “It’s nonstop, every 20 seconds, [...]
John F. Harnett, 79, is going to have to find another place to eat lunch. Donovan’s Pub, Woodside’s well-known eatery and bar — and Harnett’s lunchtime spot for nearly three decades — is up for sale after having been in business for 46 years. “I’ve tried other restaurants, but you can’t beat this,” said Harnett, [...]
A Queens woman says she caught a flasher with the flash of her cellphone camera. Police are searching for a man wanted for exposing himself in Woodside on Tuesday, July 31. The victim says she photographed the perp after he exposed himself on 60th Street and 43rd Avenue. Police described the suspect as between 25-31 [...]
EVENT of the DAY: 14th annual free summer concert at St. John’s University This year the Queens Symphony Orchestra presents “La Traviata” at the 14th Annual St. John’s University Summer Concert. Wednesday, August 1, at 7 p.m. on the Queen’s Campus Great Lawn. No charge and no tickets are necessary, just bring your lawn chair or [...]
Hollis residents urge city to install sewers on flood-prone block Every time the weather forecast predicts rain, residents of several Hollis blocks leave work or cut their vacations short to secure their homes against floods. Homeowners on the corner of 90th Ave. and 183rd St. have lobbied the city for decades to install sewers that will [...]
