blog roll
most read stories
our featured bloggers
Register Now for Fall Dance in Forest Hills!
Sep 12, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 128 128 recommendations | email to a friend
The fall session of children's dance classes at the Commonpoint Queens Central Queens School of Dance begins this Sunday, September 15. Space is still available in our Sunday Ballet/Tap class for 5...
Elevator Accident: New York Premises Liability Law
Sep 12, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 669 669 recommendations | email to a friend
Tragic Elevator Accident from a Legal Perspective A fatal elevator accident occurred at a 23-story Manhattan apartment building near the end of August. The elevator malfunction killed a 30-year old...
Falls from Ladders Can Result in Serious Injury or Death
Sep 12, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 112 112 recommendations | email to a friend
Safety Tips from OSHA to Avoid Falling from a Ladder Falls from ladders are the leading cause of death in the construction industry. In fact, according to   OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Adm...
The Van De Water Law Firm, P.C. Opens New Office
Sep 12, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 636 636 recommendations | email to a friend
The Long Island firm has relocated its office to Woodbury, New York Press Release - updated: Sep 11, 2019 20:28 EDT WOODBURY, N.Y., September 11, 2019 (Newswire.com) - The Van De Water Law Firm, P....
Details of the NY Anti-Sexual Harassment Law for 2019
Sep 12, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 100 100 recommendations | email to a friend
The New NY Anti-Sexual Harassment Law: What Employers Should Know Additional New York State anti-sexual harassment law protections came into existence in August 2019. Under the new law, sexual hara...

more blogs

news
1PYA_Bayside_Funding_2.jpg
Bayside High School PTA rallies for fair funding
Parents consider lawsuit to force DOE action
Sep 17, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 26 26 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
4ODA_Co_Naming_2.jpg
Bayside Hills 9/11 ceremony includes street renaming
To commemorate the 18th anniversary of 9/11, the northeast corner of Bell Boulevard and Horace Harding Expressway was co-named Bayside Hills 9/11 Memorial Way. The Bayside Hills Civic Association h...
Sep 17, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
26UN_110th_Precinct_Car_Photo.jpg
Vallone bill would crack down on loud cars
Councilman Paul Vallone last week introduced legislation that would double existing penalties for excessive noise from a motor vehicle. “For too long, car owners with modified, heavy duty sound sys...
Sep 17, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Queensborough gets high ranking from WalletHub
Queensborough Community College is among the best in the USA, according to a new ranking released by WalletHub.com. Rated 13 out of 710 community colleges nationwide, Queensborough is the only coll...
Sep 17, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
8MH3_QBG_library_4.jpg
Little library comes to the Queens Botanical Garden
Andy Yung, a teacher at P.S. 244 in Flushing, spearheaded a project to bring a free Little Library to the Queens Botanical Garden. Yung raised funds for the effort through DonorsChoose.org, a popul...
Sep 11, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
A5FR_G_T_Diversity_1.jpg
Lawmakers propose bill to diversify G&T programs
Pols speak out against proposal to scrap initiative
Sep 11, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 208 208 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
4LKS_Elmhurst_Surgery_3.jpg
Elmhurst Hospital begins ambulatory surgery expansion
A $5.5 million project to construct a new ambulatory surgery center at Elmhurst Hospital has officially broken ground. Last Friday morning, local elected officials joined the hospital’s leaders and...
Sep 11, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 83 83 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Photos: Skanska
Queens company had hand in new Kosciuszko Bridge
Last week marked the completion of one of the borough’s most anticipated infrastructure projects, the Kosciuszko Bridge, which opened last Thursday. When the New York State Department of Transporta...
Sep 03, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 241 241 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Welcome Day
Queens College welcomes freshmen, transfers
PHOTO CAPTION: Queens College hosted its annual Welcome Day on August 26 for 1,500 entering freshmen and transfer students. Following breakfast on the quad and a procession symbolizing the start of...
Sep 03, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 100 100 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
City plans to double number of curbside rain gardens
The de Blasio administration last week announced a major expansion of the city’s nationally recognized Green Infrastructure Program. The city has already started construction on more than 5,000 spe...
Sep 03, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 470 470 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
3G8H_GOFB_Paddle_4.jpg
Community leaders, pols paddle on Flushing Bay
Event offers new perspective on polluted water body
Aug 27, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 74 74 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Photo: Dominick Totino
Queens tourism kiosk returns to U.S. Open
The Queens tourism kiosk aims to encourage U.S. Open attendees to check out some of the other things the borough has to offer outside of the great tennis. This marks the eighth consecutive year tha...
Aug 27, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 149 149 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
JWYE_Bland_Playground_2.jpg
Renovated playground, basketball court at Bland Houses
Residents say community center for kids is next big need
Aug 27, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
City officials cut the ribbon on renovations to Bowne Playground in Flushing.
New look for Bowne Playground in Flushing
A busy Flushing playground finally got a much-needed makeover. It had been over two decades since Bowne Playground next to PS 20 on Sanford Avenue had seen any improvements. Last Thursday, the Park...
Aug 21, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 48 48 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
New mural on Union Street
The Asian American Federation (AAF) last week unveiled “Union Street: Where Home Is,” the first-ever mural on Union Street in downtown Flushing. Created by visual artist Chemin Hsiao, the 30-foot l...
Aug 21, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 46 46 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
national news