Articles About Queens
The price of Flushing Meadows Corona Park
A proposed expansion of the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center divides Queens — and could pave the way for similar deals to trade park land for cash ⧸ Full Story
Queens schools set for shuttering get squeezed instead
Kept open by court order in face of planned shutdown, Flushing and Newtown high schools will have new neighbors inside already-crowded buildings if proposed co-location is approved ⧸ Full Story
Newspaper gives vote of approval to paying political candidates
In local races, Queens Tribune endorses most clients of its affiliated campaign consulting firm ⧸ Full Story
Five hyperlocal NYC groups seeking Sandy relief funds
Grassroots organizations offer well-grounded alternatives for donors looking to help storm-stricken communities ⧸ Full Story
John Cori warned you
When Congress repeatedly stalled a study to shore up the Rockaways’ beaches, a local electrician decided his community couldn’t afford to wait for action any longer ⧸ Full Story
More than shelter
At the Park Slope armory, volunteers care for hundreds of people with special needs displaced from the Rockaways by Sandy ⧸ Full Story
Rockaway faces years of rebuilding
Six days after the storm, aid begins to trick in from Sikh temples, van lines and kids running up and down high-rises ⧸ Full Story
Point of contention
Willets development expansion in Queens prompts new review and protests by holdout businesses ⧸ Full Story
Community college course cutbacks spark faculty rebellion
'Pathways' curriculum forces schools to shorten English composition courses ⧸ Full Story
Olympic orphans: Flushing Meadows lakes stagnate in wake of Games loss
Ambitious plans to dredge the lakes of Flushing Meadows Corona Park are an unsung casualty of New York City's lost 2012 bid ⧸ Full Story
Project to reclaim city-owned spaces expands to Manhattan and Queens
596 Acres identifies hundreds of vacant lots as prime sites for community gardens ⧸ Full Story
Hospital troubles leave taxpayers on hook to pay back state loans
A billion-dollar state borrowing program will soon have to pay back bondholders, with $81 million budgeted this year ⧸ Full Story
The NYPD’s hottest stop-and-frisk spots
Public housing projects are heavily represented among New York City's 50 most frequent locations for police stops ⧸ Full Story
Loft tenants call on Vito Lopez to close eviction loophole
A 2010 state law allowing conversions of Brooklyn and Queens industrial spaces runs into court challenges ⧸ Full Story
Parents demand expansion to eighth grade for Queens gifted magnet school
Lack of space prevents STEM school from expanding through middle grades ⧸ Full Story
Where Albany legislators drew (and redrew) district lines
A timeline of the redistricting process so far ⧸ Full Story
FreshDirect rings up deal to expand in New York City
Nearly $90 million in benefits will ease food distributor's entry into the Bronx ⧸ Full Story
The art of redistricting war: A guide to reading between the lines
Five ways the legislature carves up districts to its own benefit ⧸ Full Story
The jobs fund lottery
New York City businesses compete for a piece of Gov. Cuomo's new economic development program ⧸ Full Story