A Quick Response -- May 15, 1:41 PM With all the problems the City currently faces, it’s good to see some results. After a 90 day pilot program, Queens’ fire response time has dropped significantly. The Queens department was ranked last among the five boroughs in average response time in 2007, lagging behind the city average by 37... [Full Story] Why Do You Love Me So? -- May 8, 12:36 PM Mothers are people too and sometimes they have failings. Some are drunks, addicts and negligent, causing a lot of pain to the children they brought into the world. But those are not the people we’re honoring this week. There are still many, many mothers who give incredible amounts of happiness and... [Full Story] Clear As A Bell -- May 1, 1:10 PM Police are charged with the daunting task of making life or death decisions in a matter of seconds. Sadly in those seconds, three cops chose to fire 50-rounds at Sean Bell, killing another unarmed black man in our City. The surprise not-guilty verdict was handed down from a system we believe in and... [Full Story] Mega Changes -- April 23, 11:05 AM Picking a theme for this year’s business glossy was easy. Of all the Queens business stories that make the headlines, none are as dominate as the mega-developments. Neighborhoods like Long Island City and Flushing will look much different in the next couple of years and their impacts and results... [Full Story] Blind Government -- April 17, 3:53 PM It’s absolutely mind boggling that the same Queens legislative members fighting to dig their communities out of the foreclosure mess would fall for the same traps when passing the state budget. The budget is a pipe dream that the state can not actually afford. The fiscal irresponsibility is the same... [Full Story] Blowing In The Wind -- April 3, 12:20 PM It’s very possible that congestion pricing could go down in fiery flames in the State Legislature. This is not because it’s the will of the people or that it’s a bad idea – it just might be difficult enticing the Assembly. After passing the City Council, in which the Queens delegation split 5 for... [Full Story] Play Ball -- March 27, 10:35 AM This week we took a break from the ever deepening and troubled seas of New York politics to pay tribute to Queens’ coliseum. William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, better known as Shea Stadium, opened April 17, 1964 and more than four decades later is one of the oldest ballparks in the country with a... [Full Story] Role Models -- March 19, 4:52 PM On the front page today is Councilman Dennis Gallagher who resigned from his seat Monday effective April 18 and pleaded guilty to forcible touching and third-degree sexual abuse of a woman last summer in a room above his district office on Metropolitan Avenue in Middle Village. Two weeks ago, the... [Full Story] Water Rate Hike Town Hall Meeting FDNY Implements New Dispatch System Two Arrested In Internet Sting Hit-And-Run Driver Turns Himself In Media Piracy Penalties Stiffened Budget Halts College Services Classic Picasso Prints On Display Harassed Tenants Building Support Treatment Lessens Side Effects Youth Baseball Conflicts Queens Mets And Amazing Schools: City Announces Rockaway Ferry 30th Candidates Squabble Over Details Water Board Blasted For Rate Hike Supermarket Stiffs Baggers Katz Has Baby Boy New Bank Offers Loans To The Poor Senate Approves Summer Gas-Tax Suspense Queens Inaugurates Its Jazz Orchestra New Treatment Battles Epilepsy City Provides Youth With Summer Jobs Queens Air Gets an ‘F’ Report Says Acquittals Cap Dramatic Bell Trial