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Jackson Heights > News Yvonne Marrero, the principal of PS 222 in Jackson Heights, has come under fire for cutting seven of the school's 25 teachers when the budget only required two. Photo by Christina Santucci The United Federation of Teachers said it wants an apology from Principal Yvonne Marrero, who initially removed seven teachers from the 25-member staff of PS 222 at 86-15 37th Ave in Jackson Heights, when cuts to the school’s budget only demanded two. Now the other five teachers will be allowed to return to work.
The deputy inspector of Astoria’s 114th Precinct unexpectedly retired from his post last week, while several other top officers at the precinct also stepped down, community leaders said.
Gilmar Avila, a 6-year-old from Ozone Park darted through the pouring rain at the Jamaica Farmers’ Market last week to stand in line for the raw beet and apple salad about which he could not stop raving.
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Two people are under arrest for allegedly killing a Corona man during an early morning scuffle Saturday on National Street, police and eyewitnesses said.
When in dire financial straits and facing foreclosure, the first instinct for many people is to sell their homes — and in this economic crisis, many are fighting to keep their heads above water.
A bill sponsored by City Councilman James Gennaro (D-Fresh Meadows) and slated to pass the Council Thursday is expected to reduce air pollution, promote the use of alternative fuels and create green jobs in the city, Gennaro and Mayor Michael Bloomberg said this week.
The recent killings of children by caregivers in Queens and throughout the city prompted Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Hollis hip-hop artist Darryl McDaniels and a bevy of other officials to launch a citywide campaign in Forest Hills last week urging parents to be cautious about those looking after their little ones.
City Comptroller John Liu said his agency has issued recommendations to the MTA after an audit found transit officials have grown lax in maintenance and safety oversight of subway elevators and escalators.
For many children, summer camp means playing ball or hiking through the woods on a sunny day, but for Green Girls, participants in a summer program for middle school girls through the City Parks Foundation’s Coastal Classroom, summer camp means seining the East River in Long Island City on a cloudy, drizzly day — and loving every minute of it.
The city Police Department has started tracking all parking and traffic tickets issued by police officers through scanners at precincts across the five boroughs in a bid to stop ticket fixing.
For more than a year, Green Shores NYC has been working to realize its vision of a connected waterfront along the East River from Bowery Bay to Newtown Creek, and last week the organization began to formulate that vision further with the public.
A 47-year-old Port Washington, L.I., man was charged with multiple counts of burglary and larceny last week for allegedly stealing multiple items equivalent to thousands of dollars from eight businesses in Long Island City, the Queens district attorney said.
The family of the mother who killed eight people, including herself, her daughter and her three young Floral Park, L.I., nieces in the wrong-way Taconic Parkway accident last year just inked a deal with a movie company that plans to exhume her body to determine if a stroke led to the crash, the New York Post reported.
St. Mary’s Hospital for Children in Bayside is embarking on a $114 million expansion the facility said will move its patients into more modern quarters and cut down on their hospital stays.
As family and friends laid to rest EMT worker Jason Green, a 32-year-old Ravenswood resident who was shot and killed in front of a Manhattan nightclub, some friends took the time out to defend him Monday from the scandal that had plagued Green for the last eight months.
The city Department of Education is asking for community input as it plans the curriculum for its new high school at 54-40 74th St. in Maspeth.
Work is expected to start in October on the long-delayed project to turn the James Farley Post Office on Manhattan’s West Side into a resplendent successor to Penn Station, the last stop for thousands of Long Island Railroad riders from Queens.
Dogs made of bark that cannot bite have been popping up around Fort Totten to scare off gaggles of geese, but no city agency has yet to come forward to take credit for placing the pretend pooches at the historic fort.
Bob Turner, a Republican from Rockaway Point who is running for U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner’s (D-Forest Hills) seat, has raised a little less than $40,000 and has given himself a little more than $50,000 in the last campaign filing period, according to his most recent filing with the Federal Election Commission.
A weekend fire on Bell Boulevard has forced the popular Martha’s Country Bakery to shut its doors temporarily and a physical therapy office to close until the extensive damage is repaired.
With hundreds of thousands of travelers, airline workers and other visitors using John F. Kennedy International Airport every day, there are countless health risks faced by people at the airport, according to Dr. Manuel Ceja.
U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel (D-Sunnyside) will face a trial before the House Ethics Committee to determine whether he violated ethics rules following a House panel’s recent investigation. Ongoing events and notices in your community
Previous Jackson Heights HeadlinesJuly 29th, 2010 Peralta, broker hold foreclosure workshopWhen in dire financial straits and facing foreclosure, the first instinct for many people is to sell their homes — and in this economic crisis, many are fighting to keep their heads above water.UFT demands apology for layoffsThe United Federation of Teachers said it wants an apology from Principal Yvonne Marrero, who initially removed seven teachers from the 25-member staff of PS 222 at 86-15 37th Ave in Jackson Heights, when cuts to the school’s budget only demanded two. Now the other five teachers will be allowed to return to work.Cops nab 2 in Corona deathTwo people are under arrest for allegedly killing a Corona man during an early morning scuffle Saturday on National Street, police and eyewitnesses said.DOE wants parents' say on courses for new Maspeth schoolThe city Department of Education is asking for community input as it plans the curriculum for its new high school at 54-40 74th St. in Maspeth.July 22nd, 2010 St. Michael's aims to buy 4-acre stripSt. Michael’s Cemetery in East Elmhurst hopes to buy a nearly 4-acre strip of open space adjacent to its property, but the city Parks Department said the sale will not go through unless an equivalent amount of open space is found.Peralta gears up for race for Senate seatState Sen. Jose Peralta (D-Jackson Heights) has raised about $600,000 in contributions this year and spent almost as much between Jan. 1 and July 15, according to reports from the State Board of Elections.July 15th, 2010 Rego Park fire injures 17 firefightersSeveral residents remain displaced after a five-alarm fire emptied the Caroline Gardens apartment complex in Rego Park last week and injured 17 firefighters — sending four to the hospital.Hiram Monserrate circulates Assembly petitionsHe won his day in court, and now he is hoping to win his day at the polls.Immigration clinic on tapCity Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Sunnyside) announced a free legal clinic for victims of immigration fraud last week following action taken by the state attorney general to close down a fraudulent service operating in Queens.East Elmhurst's Cobbs mortuary opens after renovationWhen Winston Cobbs opened his funeral home in 1963 in East Elmhurst, he probably had little idea his business would become a cornerstone of the community that has supported many a neighbor, from politicians to those who could pay close to nothing for a burial, during one of the hardest times in life. |
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