From the Daily News:The future of eight large Queens high schools — and the hundreds of educators who work there — are in jeopardy as the city plans to overhaul the struggling institutions.The schools could lose up to half of their staff and receive a ... »
Throughout the 1950′s, Greenpoint-born bank-industry dude Frank Oscar Larson was handy with the Rolleiflex, capturing “the life of the streets” and “candid portraits of working stiffs” on his weekends. Culled from a recently uncovered hoard of thousand... »
From Curbed:The folks at PropertyShark have delved into the data to come up with a list of the most expensive properties sold in Queens in 2011 - and the most expensive, 131 Beach 139th Street, made us blink and double-check our map to make sure we wer... »
From the NY Post:If you’re in elective office, it’s probably not a good idea to accuse the FBI of using slimy tactics in a political investigation.City Councilman Peter Koo (D-Queens) is backtracking as fast as he can from charges that federal agents e... »
From the Times Ledger:The Flushing Chamber of Commerce and Business Association announced last week it will dissolve after decades of operating in the community.Myra Baird Herce, co-president of the association, made the announcement Friday, citing the... »
Welcome to the world of KFC – Korean Fried Chicken. We’ve done a lot of writing lately about our quest for the perfect Buffalo wing, but it would be careless of us to leave the Korean variety out of the discussion. Especially when you consider that the... »
A killer charged with the DWI manslaughter death of a six-year-old child walked out of court Tuesday without spending a day in jail. Zhaneya Butcher. Photo via Daily News Prosecutors say Kent Lowrie, 53, was legally drunk when he hit and killed Zhaneya... »
Ron Leyson bade farewell last night to the northeast Queens residents he has served for the past two years as deputy inspector of the 111th Precinct. At Community Board 11’s monthly meeting in Bayside on Monday night, Leyson said he had taken over as t... »
