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Children Using Art to Help Save Businesses on Bridge

Children in Kew Gardens are pitching in to help save the businesses on Lefferts Blvd. Bridge.

The Potter’s Wheel, located at 120-33 83rd Ave., Kew Gardens, is holding a free event tomorrow from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., where kids are invited to use art as their medium,…

Rego Park library to get new building, branch to be twice the size

June 9, By Jason Cohen

The Rego Park library is going to be twice the size.

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced during a town hall meeting in Rego Park last night that the city has secured funding for a new facility that will replace the existing library building.…

Police looking for man who allegedly placed skimming devices on two ATMs

June 6, Staff Report

The police are searching for a man who has allegedly placed skimming devices on two neighborhood ATMs in recent months.

The latest incident took place in Rego Park on May 3, when the suspect allegedly placed a skimming device at the ATM of Astoria Bank,…

MTA is considering demolishing Lefferts Blvd Bridge, businesses fight for their future

June 1, By Jason Cohen

The MTA is debating whether to demolish the bridge that goes over the Long Island Railroad on Lefferts Boulevard, leaving 13 business owners in the heart of Kew Gardens worried about their future.

For more than 90 years the bridge over the Long Island Railroad has been home to mom and pop businesses.…

Mayor De Blasio to hold town hall meeting in Rego Park

May 25, By Jason Cohen

Mayor Bill de Blasio will continue his ongoing series of town halls across the city next month in Queens.

On June 8, he will hold a town hall at the Lost Battalion Hall Recreation Center,…