The city got a handful when it conducted its hearing on the phase out of Jamaica High School as dozens gathered to voice their opinion.
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Blizzard hearing finds city could have done better
City leaders opened up their ears to Queens residents who were fed up with the blizzard that crippled the borough.
JFK greenlights hopes for a Jets win
Gang green has taken over JFK Airport in anticipation of their big NFL playoff game against the Steelers.
Bring back buyback: Sanders
Politicians in southeast Queens want to stop the violence in the neighborhood by going after the weapons that are hurting and killing hundreds.
Nonprofit drops plan for shelter in Jamaica
A group dropped its plans for a new apartment building for former homeless tenants in Jamaica after residents complained about an influx of shelters in the area.
Keep Wonder workers out of bread line: Pol
Help is on the way for 200 workers who will lose their jobs once a Jamaica factory closes.
Controversial Jamaica High play will go on
Students at Jamaica High School have taken their grievances against the city’s plan to shut down the school to the stage.
Macedonia church celebrates 200 years
A long time Flushing church has been a place of hope for minorities for two centuries. The congregation kicked off its celebration of this history with a huge prayer service.
Boro pols urge gun control
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Gifforts and others may have been shot in the southwest, but New York leaders say lessons can be learned locally from the massacre.
Man slain in Ozone Pk barbershop: Police
Two shootings in Queens and Brooklyn may have been linked, according to those familiar with the investigations.
Black tours Flushing high school
On her first day on the job, the city’s new school’s chancellor took time to talk to teens at a special high school in Queens.
Jamaica man murdered on way to party
A Jamaica man described by his friends and family as a hard-worker and friendly was gunned down before the city rang in 2011.
Chaos grips Queens after blizzard hits
Virtually every sector of Queens was struck by Mother Nature’s parting blow for 2010.
Stranded A train causes overnight ordeal
The blizzard that rocked Queens the day after Christmas caused hundreds of straphangers to be left in the middle of an elevated station in the cold.
Qns. library now lends video games
Sonic the Hedgehog and Shakespeare can now be found under the same roof in some borough library.
Cops chase driver, discover pot
A dope allegedly stashed hundreds of pounds of marijuana in the back of a mini van while driving through Jamaica, according to the authorities.
City renames street for cop killed in S. Jamaica
The Scarangella family has been working for years to honor their lost father by christening the street of his station house in his name. Now, New York City has followed through with their request.
South Jamaica activist honored
A young volunteer has helped her fellow peers for years and her efforts were recognized along by one of the most famous first daughters in history.
Audubon Society, youth to clean up Jam Bay
A bird watcher group has been awarded thousands to help clean up Queens’s largest ecosystem.
City bus slams into truck at supermarket
A devastating accident avoided being a catastrophe on the streets of Queens Village as no one was seriously hurt.