A Flushing park will soon feature $1.5 million in playground improvements. Bowne Park — an 11-acre space bounded by 29th and 32nd avenues and 155th and 159th streets — is undergoing construction of a new play area, which will feature climbing equipment for […]
After registered nurses, clerical workers and therapists took to the picket line outside of St. Mary’s Hospital for Children in Bayside last month, the union representing them and the medical center have a struck a deal for better salaries and benefits. United Healthcare Workers […]
The uneasy intersection at Bell and Northern boulevards will have a left-turn signal before too long after requests from neighborhood officials. City Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Bayside), Bayside Hills Civic Association President Michael Feiner and state […]
Council Member Paul Vallone hosted the Annual Celebration of Italian Heritage event at City Hall on October 5th, with City Council Speaker Melissa Mark- Viverito and Council Member Vincent Gentile. Hundreds of guests filled the Council […]
Council Member Paul A. Vallone hosted a street co-naming ceremony on Friday, October 7th in honor of Stephen Piorkowski, a beloved Bayside High School softball coach who lost his life to cancer early last year. Piorkowski, […]
Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Bayside) is drafting legislation to protect landmarked districts after the Department of Design and Construction mistakenly installed a pedestrian ramp in a landmarked portion of Douglaston. “The City must preserve the character […]
After two students were struck by a car outside of a school in Flushing recently, the city is creating a special safety zone where drivers will need to reduce their speed. The Department of Transportation (DOT) agreed to establish a “School […]
Council Member Paul Vallone and Queens Library President and CEO Dennis Walcott proudly announced the installation of new security cameras at the Auburndale, Poppenhusen and Whitestone branches of Queens Library. Vallone allocated $260,000 for these […]