Willets Point Center Plan Still Alive
When Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced he was dropping the nation’s largest convention center in Southwest Queens, the popular logic of the hour was that this meant the death of a convention center at Willets Point.[continue]

Pols Want 7 Train Running For Holiday
Its Lunar New York, one of the most important Chinese holidays, and Flushing, as the epicenter of Chinese-American culture in New York City, is hosting their annual parade on Saturday, Feb.4...continue]

Flushing Chamber Closes Its Doors
After 80 years of operation, the Flushing Chamber of Commerce and Business Association has closed its doors.continue]

Hizzoner Honors ‘Gossip Girl’
Did you hear the one about the mayor? In a star-studded press conference at Long Island City icon Silvercup Studios, Mayor Mike Bloomberg proclaimed Thursday, Jan. 26, as “Gossip Girl” Day... [continue]

Koo Looks Forward To Life As A Democrat
Seated in a bright conference room facing one of downtown Flushing’s cacophonous arteries, the newest Democrat in the City Council, Peter Koo (D-Flushing), contemplated why he had been a Republican in the first place... [continue]

Woman Seeks To Help Her Namesake
It is believed that Queens is named after Catherine of Braganza, the Queen of England when the county was created in 1683. [continue]

E-Space Celebrates 1st Birthday
Mitchell Greenberg loves marshmallows. And if not for the Entrepreneur Space and their commercial kitchen, Greenberg would just be known as a guy who loves marshmallows... [continue]

More Disruptions Promised For 7 Train
The more you use something, the more likely it is that it will break or wear out and need repair.[continue]

Astoria Residents Arrested In Drug Ring
District Attorney Richard Brown announced 12 people have been arrested for running a Long Island-sized illegal drug ring.[continue]

Community Victorious Over Strip Club
The community spoke and its voice was heard by the State Liquor Authority, who denied the 21 Group Inc.’s application for a liquor license...[continue]

Boro Gets New Immigration Office
For years, residents of the borough trying to become American citizens have had to venture to Manhattan and wait with immigrants from all around the city.[continue]

QC Bans Smoking On Campus
If you’re going to light up a cigarette at Queens College these days, you’ll have to stroll out to Kissena Boulevard and smoke with the traffic. [continue]

Tour Pushes Queens As Economic Priority
Mega convention centers at Aqueduct, housing developments at Hunters Point, and the redevelopment of Willets Point were not the main focuses when Kenneth Adams, chairman of the Empire State Development Corp. came to Queens last week. [continue]

Marsh To Get $7M For Restoration
The ongoing efforts to bring Jamaica Bay back to its natural glory got a boost last week worth $7 million. [continue]

City Considers Closing Beacons
Lost in the clamor over charter schools, overcrowded classrooms and teacher evaluations, the closure of afterschool programs in Queens have Beacon advocates worried... [continue]

Conference Set To Spur Local Activism
In honor of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Councilman James Sanders Jr. (D-Laurelton) is hosting a conference next week designed to spur community activism. [continue]

Feelings Mixed On Convention Center
Community Board 10 Chairwoman Betty Braton had always known that the casino at Aqueduct Racetrack was not the end of it. [continue]