ZIP QUEST IS ZAPPED
Post Office: Glendale Not  Qualified For Own Code

by Robert Pozarycki
Despite the wishes of Glendale residents and many elected officials, the neighborhood will not receive its own ZIP code any time soon, according to a spokesperson for the United States Postal Service. MORE...

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CLEANING UP PLUME
Oil Giant Holds Info Session On Newtown Creek Efforts

story and photo by Sam Goldman
ExxonMobil’s continuing cleanup of Newtown Creek was the focus of a public information session Thursday, Nov. 15 at St. Stanislaus Kostka in Greenpoint. MORE...

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AGAINST TOWER PLAN
Elmhurst, Willets Point Projects Top Bd. 4 Meet In Corona

story and photo by Robert Pozarycki
The future redevelopment of Willets Point and the proposed construction of a new apartment tower in Elmhurst were hot topics at last Tuesday’s Queens Community Board 4 meeting at Flanders Field Post 150 in Corona. MORE...

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LOFTS GET BOARD NOD
Advisory Board Agrees To Zoning Change For Former Factory

by Robert Pozarycki
Members of Brooklyn Community Board 4 voted during their Nov. 13 meeting in Bushwick to recommend approval of the proposed rezoning of a former Ridgewood factory that was recently converted into residential lofts. MORE...

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CB 5 DEBATES GREENERY
Zoning Amendments Focus On Trees And Yards

story and photo by Sam Goldman
A busy Wednesday, Nov. 14 meeting of Community Board 5 yielded decisions on city zoning text amendments, a proposed cellular antenna in Maspeth and the renovation of the Catalpa YMCA. MORE...

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BATTLE OVER GREENWAY
Initiative Gaining Support

story and photo by Ralph Mancini
A representative of non-profit group Transportation Alternatives attended Community Board 9’s Tuesday, Nov. 13 meeting to lend support to the Rockaway Beach Branch Greenway Committee’s initiative to gain approval to create a 3.5-mile off-road trail in Central Queens. MORE...

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Motorcyclist Hurt In Crash With Bus
Suffers A Broken Leg In Morning Collision

by Robert Pozarycki
Riding his motorcycle proved painful for a man who was injured after his bike was struck by a school bus at a Ridgewood intersection last Thursday morning, Nov. 15, it was reported. MORE...

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Man Is Run Over By Truck While Asleep
Took Fatal Slumber In Parking Lot

by Robert Pozarycki
Taking a nap near a parked truck was a deadly mistake for a male who was killed after the vehicle ran him over while he slept along a street in Brooklyn last Saturday evening, Nov. 17, police reported.  MORE...

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Nat’l Children’s Study Coming To Queens
First County In Nation To Take Part

by Sam Goldman 
Representatives of a nationwide study that will include Queens County made the rounds last week at local community boards to inform residents of the plan. MORE...

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Say MTA Considering Change
Of Route For Mall-Bound Bus
Congestion Leading To Hour-Long Delays

by Robert Pozarycki
Faced with heavy congestion and numerous traffic problems in the area of the Queens Center Mall, the MTA is considering making a change to the westbound Q88 bus line, Queens Community Board 4 Chairperson Louis Walker announced during the advisory body’s Nov. 13 meeting. MORE...

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Post Office Hours, Crowding
Is Focus Of Forest Hills Civic
Also: Updates On Crime, Local Traffic

story and photo by Sam Goldman
The Parkside Post Office was on the minds of residents attending the Forest Hills Community Civic Association meeting at the American Legion Continental Post last Tuesday, Nov. 13. MORE...