Queens County, New York

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Liu: Parks Short Millions In Upgrades---The Alley Pond Driving Range would have had miniature golf and video analysis equipment. Cunningham Tennis Center could have had 10 renovated courts...[continue]

DOE Gets Cash Boost After Bid Win---The mood among local elected officials could only be described as celebratory when Mayor Mike Bloomberg announced on Aug. 24 that the City would receive up to $300 million for public education...[continue]

LIRR Service Restored---Commuters were finally given a reprieve from erratic service when Long Island Railroad trains returned to a normal schedule on Sunday at 4 p.m...[continue]

Air Near Highways Worst In Summer---During the summer months, cars are an air quality killer, according to a new report from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene... [continue]

LIC Post Office Renamed---Last week, the mail leaving Long Island City was still the same – the bills, birthday cards and letters to loved ones all went through the process as they had always done before, but with one slight difference... [continue]

9/11 Memorial At QC---Stabbing two chopsticks into a bowl of rice can serve as utensil-storage to some – but it is taboo in Far East cultures, where the maneuver symbolizes an end to one’s consumption... [continue]

Tower Blaze KO’s LIRR Service---Long Island Rail Road customers were dealt a major headache midday on Monday, as a fire crippled nearly the entire system...[continue]

New Schools Ready For Fall Debut---Local students will see some relief this fall from persistent overcrowding. At a price tag of nearly $240 million, Queens will gain 3,120 seats in grades 6-12...[continue]

2-Term Limit Option Won’t Kick In ’Til ’21---Term limits will be on the ballot in November and city voters will have the opportunity to restore the two-term limit that was overturned by the City Council in 2008...[continue]

Safer Crossings Coming To Queens---The loud and bustling intersection at 108th Street and Northern Boulevard in Corona came to a halt as children and senior citizens crossed one of Queens’ busiest boulevards...[continue]

7 Boro High Schools Face Uncertain Future---The fate of seven large high schools in Queens is in question as City Dept. of Education officials decide how to reform the struggling schools using funds from a federal grant...[continue]

State Signs Track Pact For Aqueduct's VLT's---Genting’s bid to manage the VLTs at Aqueduct Racetrack moved a few steps forward again this week as the Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Gov. David Paterson...[continue]

Unisphere Fountains Surge Back To Life---For the first time since the 1964 World's Fair, residents and tourists visiting Flushing Meadows Corona Park will be able to enjoy the iconic Unisphere in all its glory... [continue]

Walking Fire Island To Help Grant Wishes---There will be nothing more satisfying to Queens attorney Theodore Davis than being "sunburned, sandblasted, and exhausted" as he makes his 10th annual and final 33-mile walk across Fire Island... [continue]

Boro Pakistanis Fret Over Flood Aid---Although millions of dollars in relief funds are being sent to Pakistan to aid victims of flooding caused by torrential rains, many Pakistanis are still not finding themselves with the adequate resources they need... [continue]

Family Reunites Beside Dad’s Painting---The Queens Library was the scene of a tearful, if unlikely, family gathering when the descendants of Edmund Werhner were reunited with a painting of the library’s book bus... [continue]

Former PA Dir. Honored---The Board of Trustees of the Queens Botanical Garden gathered along with family and friends of William R. DeCota and elected officials for a Tree Dedication Ceremony... [continue]

Room In Schools? Vacancies Outweigh Overcrowding---It should come as little surprise to Queens residents that despite increased capacity, overcrowding at high schools in the borough remains a persistent problem...[continue]