http://www.yourstreet.com/news/queens-ny YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us Fifty-Two days after he was found slain in a New York hotel room, Ben Novack Jr. will finally be laid to rest in his family's mausoleum in Queens, N.Y. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6654243/ben-novack-jr-to-be-laid-to-rest Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:22:08 -0700 50 Cent was forced to cancel a "Family Day" fair he had planned in his old Queens, N.Y., neighborhood after police had concerns about security... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6648884/50-cent-forced-to-cancel-homecoming-show Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:58:08 -0700 When Claude Vera responded to the customer-service job opening he saw on the online-classified site Geebo.com in February, it seemed like one of a hundred small acts that might get him back to work. Most of his e-mail messages to prospective employers were going... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6597585/adding-insult-to-injury-online-scams-target-jobless Sun, 23 Aug 2009 04:51:01 -0700 Here's a picture of something many of you will find startling. It's a picture of the 7-line stretching into Queens, New York. Notice something missing? Homes, businesses, people!? http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6333612/density-argument-may-be-for-the-dense Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:24:08 -0700 It looks like luck can equal millions in Queens. Mega Millions announced today that the $133 million jackpot ticket was purchased in Queens and the winner has yet to come forward. Here's more info from Mega Millions... now all we need to know is who won!!! RELEASE... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6300260/mega-millions-winner-bought-133-million-ticket-in-queens Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:59:08 -0700 GUILFORD, Conn. (AP) -- The Connecticut medical examiner says drowning is the cause of death of a 19-year-old New York man in a Guilford pond. Garland Brown of Queens, N.Y., had been swimming with friends in the pond Sunday afternoon when he went under. Police say... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6290954/autopsy-finds-drowning-cause-of-nyc-man-s-death Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:54:08 -0700 Connecticut police are investigating the apparent drowning death of a 19-year-old New York man in a Guilford pond. Nineteen-year-old Garland Brown of Queens, N.Y., had been swimming with friends in the pond Sunday afternoon when he went under. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6282285/police-nyc-man-dies-in-guilford-pond Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:36:08 -0700 GUILFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut police are investigating the apparent drowning death of a University of Connecticut student from Queens, N.Y., in a Guilford pond. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6283641/u-conn-student-from-queens-dies-in-conn-pond Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:00:08 -0700 Health officials confirmed Wednesday that a second person has tested positive for H1N1 Influenza A (Swine Flu) in Mecklenburg County.  This case is related to the county's first case involving a child who was exposed to H1N1 while on a family trip to Queens, New... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6044749/second-case-of-h1n1-reported-in-mecklenburg-county Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:04:08 -0700 The lives of the women that came into the treatment center where Lambert Shell worked in Queens, N.Y., were in a shambles. Many of these women had been sexually molested. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5838855/former-ub-great-shell-a-winner-off-the-court,-too Wed, 06 May 2009 13:53:08 -0700 There was speculation Friday night that a gas leak is to blame for ahorrific house explosion in Queens, New York, CBS station WCBS-TVreports. Investigators spent the night combing through debris and recovered one body. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5746457/1-dead,-6-injured-following-ny-home-explosion Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:17:08 -0700 Alex Rosero, second from left, lines up for a job fair sponsored by the National Society for Hispanic Professionals Thursday, April 16, 2009 in New York. Rosero, of Queens, N.Y., lost his marketing job in July, 2008. "I feel a little bit more positive now because of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5735255/jobs,-housing-data-undermine-recovery-hopes Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:30:08 -0700 http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5682537/ny1-calls-fdny-on-more-brooklyn-flophouses Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:35:00 -0700 http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5676111/queens-home-sales-take-a-tumble Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:35:00 -0700 Monday, April 13 was Opening Day at Citi Field and there was excitement in the air. Thousands of fans converged on the new ballpark in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, pausing at... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5669656/mets-greats-open-citi-field Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:02:39 -0700 Law enforcement sources said a 55-year-old woman who jumped more than 60 feet to her death at the Queens Center Mall on April 8 had a history of psychiatric problems. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5669657/mall-jumper-injures-teen-in-suicide-plunge Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:02:39 -0700 Although Mayor Michael Bloomberg reportedly has three of the five Republican county organizations in New York City in his corner, ready to give him their blessings and... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5669658/gop-endorsement-for-bloomberg-s-re-election-still-not-a-done-deal Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:02:39 -0700 In an action described as another significant milestone in the planned development of Willets Point, the New York City Economic Development Corporation has issued two separate... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5669659/infrastructure-plan-for-willets-pt-moves-forward Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:02:39 -0700 The New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment (Siting Board) last Tuesday, April 7, approved amendments to the Astoria Energy LLC Certificate of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5669660/power-plant-expansion-won-t-hike-environmental-impacts Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:02:39 -0700 Many schools attended by Iraqi children severely lack supplies. In an effort to meet this need, an American Airlines planeload of school supplies, clothing and thousands of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5669661/american-airlines-flies-kids-letters-to-u-s-troops-in-iraq Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:02:39 -0700