Even before the migration back to Poland began, the Polish community in Greenpoint was fracturing under the pressure of gentrification, which drove up property values. Young families, new immigrants and those of modest means have in turn settled in nascent Polish communities in the city, including Maspeth and Ridgewood in Queens, and Borough Park in Brooklyn, while others have moved out of the state.

Published by New York Times on September 21, 2008.

She decided about two years ago to organize her own group and started recruiting members through the Internet. Eventually, several performers were meeting at Ms. Sapozhnikova’s loft in Ridgewood, Queens, teaching one another different skills.

Published by New York Times on September 18, 2008.

"Nobody was really outraged at the time because nobody was sick at the time," said the 73-year-old Middle Village, Queens, resident, who was diagnosed with lung cancer last year. He was the last of the three friends to be diagnosed with the disease.

Published by New York Daily News on September 6, 2008.

"There's no secret, I guess it was just luck," said Castitlione, who lives in Glendale, Queens.

Published by New York Daily News on September 4, 2008.

"There's no secret, I guess it was just luck," said Castitlione, who lives in Glendale, Queens.

Published by New York Daily News on September 4, 2008.

George Tutaya, 41, of Rego Park, sold over 2,000 hot bras online over the past two years - and had another 650 bras worth an additional $26,000 in his home when he was caught, prosecutors said.

Published by New York Daily News on September 3, 2008.

George Tutaya, 41, of Rego Park, used various eBay seller names - including beautiquest, bestfordivas shopforless2 - to allegedly peddle the 2,000 bras. The brassieres, which retail for $40 to $80, were snapped up by buyers for as little as $25.

Published by New York Post on September 3, 2008.

George Tutaya, 41, of Rego Park, sold over 2,000 hot bras online over the past two years - and had another 650 bras worth an additional $26,000 in his home when he was caught, prosecutors said.

Published by New York Daily News on September 3, 2008.

Cancel allegedly confessed after cops arrested him at about 12:45 yesterday at his father's home in Ridgewood, Queens.

Published by New York Post on September 3, 2008.

Here's Gary Bernsten, a Forest Hills resident and former CIA operative who is helping John McCain rally veteran voters in New York, talking at the Marriott in Minneapolis this morning about Sarah Palin's readiness to lead.

Published by The New York Observer on September 3, 2008.

Prosecutors say records recovered at Tutaya's home in the Rego Park neighborhood link him to the sale of more than 2,000 bras.

Published by amNY.com on September 2, 2008.

The suspect confessed after cops arrested him at about 12:45 this morning at his father's home in Ridgewood, Queens. The 22-year-old had allegedly been ransacking and trying to rob the home.

Published by New York Post on September 2, 2008.

Philomena Gotti, the mother of the late John (Dapper Don) Gotti, was buried in a plot next to her husband, John Gotti Sr., at St. John's cemetery in Middle Village.

Published by New York Daily News on August 31, 2008.

New Lots: wonder what that’s like. Dyre Avenue? Sounds kind of grim. Middle Village — what is that, a jousting park? As it turns out, the end of the line, like most ends, is a place of abiding mystery.

Published by UPTOWNflavor on August 29, 2008.

The group also supports State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, a Queens Democrat, who is facing a primary challenge from Robert Schwartz, a retired business owner. Ms. Stavisky was first elected to the Senate in 1999 in a district that includes Flushing, Fresh Meadows and Rego Park.

Published by New York Times on August 29, 2008.

Saturday night, a portion of the Mass at Christ Tabernacle Church in Glendale was dedicated to Donna Rypkema, who remains hospitalized in serious condition with head trauma, suffered after a dead tree branch fell on her while from a railway overpass in Ridgewood.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 24, 2008.

Saturday night, a portion of the Mass at Christ Tabernacle Church in Glendale was dedicated to Donna Rypkema, who remains hospitalized in serious condition with head trauma, suffered after a dead tree branch fell on her while from a railway overpass in Ridgewood.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 24, 2008.

The bandit got his start with a half dozen robberies in Queens banks -- in Forest Hills and Astoria -- then moved on to Brooklyn, committing his last 15 heists in that borough. He's hit banks in Sheepshead Bay, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, New Utrecht and Borough Park, and he's not picky about which banks he robs.

Published by SI Live on August 20, 2008.

The toppling tree hit Rypkema, a 10-year veteran of the Correction Department, in the head and knocked her unconscious Sunday afternoon as she walked on Myrtle Ave. in Ridgewood, officials said.

Published by New York Daily News on August 19, 2008.

Rikers Island Officer Donna Rypkema, 37, was crossing Myrtle Ave. about 4:15 p.m. when a tree toppled from the elevated tracks in Ridgewood, a Correction Department official said.

Published by New York Daily News on August 18, 2008.

In Glendale, Queens, residents preside over neighborhood affairs with uncommon vigilance.

Published by New York Times on August 16, 2008.

Alke initially told police that victim Adrian Moldovan, 50, was visiting his Forest Hills apartment about 3:30 p.m. after the pair had been out drinking.

Published by New York Daily News on August 16, 2008.

The tornado will be near Ridgewood and 6 miles north of Paramus by 4:50 pm, 6 miles north of Oradell and 6 miles south of Monsey by 4:55 pm, Pearl River and Nanuet by 5:00 pm, Tappan and Norwood by 5:05 pm, Orangeburg and Nyack by 5:10 pm.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 15, 2008.

But the breakfast was nowhere near the 15th State Senate District, which stretches from Ozone Park and Howard Beach to Glendale and Maspeth.

Published by New York Times on August 12, 2008.

At a rental in Forest Hills, Queens, four young men called the Myachi Masters practice their tricks — a cross between tai chi, three-card monte, Hacky Sack and juggling.

Published by New York Times on August 12, 2008.

In the robbery case, Chubalashvili and two pals allegedly attacked a pair of youngsters at a Rego Park playground.

Published by New York Daily News on August 7, 2008.

Jacob Chubashvili, 17, briefly slowed behind an SUV that was stopped at the light at 69th Road and the service road of the Grand Central Parkway in Forest Hills.

Published by New York Daily News on August 6, 2008.

At least 3 people are dead Tuesday morning in Forest Hills after a serious car accident on the east bound Grand Central Parkway service road, CBS 2 HD has learned.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 5, 2008.

Chubalashvili, of Forest Hills, was admitted to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in stable condition and has been charged with manslaughter, driving without a license and unauthorized use of vehicle, as he allegedly took a friend's car without permission.

Published by amNY.com on August 5, 2008.

The accident occurred at 5 a.m. Tuesday when a Mercedes Benz collided with an Acura on a Forest Hills service road leading to the parkway. Both people in the Acura died at the scene. The second driver was taken to a hospital with unspecified injuries.

Published by New York Daily News on August 5, 2008.

A house built in the early 17oos, maybe even earlier, is now a historical museum but some locals still see it as a scary old house.

Published by New York Times on August 2, 2008.

Police raided Lynch's Middle Village home on Wednesday and discovered handguns, rifles, an AK-47 machine gun, a bulletproof vest, cocaine, heroin and marijuana.

Published by New York Daily News on August 2, 2008.

And that doesn't even include the retaining wall of trees that surrounds the campus from the Forest Hill Road side all the way around through the Willowbrook Park.

Published by SI Live on July 31, 2008.

Two days after they were seen at C.W. Post, Odierno's late-model Cadillac was recovered by the New York Police Department in Middle Village, Queens, after Odierno's wife activated the car's onboard OnStar tracking system, which pinpointed the car on Gates Avenue in the borough, Suffolk police said. The wife became worried after she hadn't heard from her husband, McCarthy said.

Published by amNY.com on July 30, 2008.

Michael Russell, 27, of Glendale, Cynthia Walters, 64, of Manhattan, and Karen Kenny-Jones, 48, of Manhattan, are also charged.

Published by SI Live on July 18, 2008.

Forest Hills, located in the heart of Queens, is an idyllic New York neighborhood of Tudor mansions, adorable little condominiums, and a handful of two- and three-family homes that fetch very good rental rates.

Published by New York Daily News on July 17, 2008.

Family members were too distraught to speak at the boy's Ridgewood home and a man who answered the phone at the 136th Street house declined to comment.

Published by New York Post on July 6, 2008.

Nowhere has their love of big homes been on more opulent display than in a section of Forest Hills known as Cord Meyer, an upper middle class neighborhood long cherished by its residents for its tranquillity and architectural charm.

Published by New York Times on July 4, 2008.

The 52-year-old victim claims Dennis Gallagher raped and assaulted her in a local bar last year. Gallagher pleaded guilty to a lesser sex-abuse charge and resigned in return for no jail time. But the victim said last night, "It's not enough. He got away with a ticket." Gallagher, a Republican from Middle Village, said he'd be vindicated.

Published by New York Post on July 1, 2008.

Rizzuto grew up in nearby Glendale but played baseball in Richmond Hill as a high school student. Famous residents of Richmond Hill have included Jack Kerouac, Jacob A. Riis and the Marx Brothers.

Published by New York Times on June 27, 2008.

Park officials say "The Scooter" grew up in nearby Glendale, Queens, and played high school baseball in Richmond Hill.

Published by amNY.com on June 27, 2008.

Brown says the two women stole the identities of the married couple by asking the postal service to forward the couple's mail back to their old address in Rego Park, Queens. The DA says they then opened numerous credit card accounts in the couple's name between January 2008 and June 2008.

Published by amNY.com on June 27, 2008.

Agnes Bermudez, 48, a former stock trader, remains in critical condition at Jacobi Hospital's burn unit - and hasn't been able to talk with police and fire officials investigating the inferno that ripped through a Middle Village building last Sunday.

Published by New York Post on June 21, 2008.

With help of the public, police hope to apprehend the two men they believe are responsible for a string of burglaries in the Forest Hills neighborhood.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 20, 2008.

Investigators believe Agnes Bermudez doused her boyfriend William Salazar with carpet cleaner while he slept and set him on fire Sunday morning.Salazar, 31 died from his injuries on Thursday while Bermudez remained hospitalized Friday.Three other people -- a married couple and their son -- were killed in the blaze.

Published by WNBC on June 20, 2008.

One photo shows one of the men walking away with a television that was stolen from an apartment in Forest Hills. Police said that man is the same man who broke into four other apartments in the neighborhood in the last few weeks.

Published by WNBC on June 20, 2008.

Bermudez, a 48-year-old former stock trader, has been in critical condition at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx since running out of Salazar's Middle Village apartment engulfed in flames.

Published by New York Daily News on June 20, 2008.

Police say a girlfriend with a grudge may be behind a deadly fire in Queens that broke out in a Middle Village apartment building on Sunday.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 20, 2008.

Borukhova is charged with murder for allegedly hiring a relative to shoot Forest Hills orthodontist Daniel Malakov last October.

Published by New York Post on June 19, 2008.

Borukhova had just lost a bitter custody battle over Michelle when Daniel Malakov was shot in October 2007 at a Forest Hills playground.

Published by New York Daily News on June 19, 2008.