Mar. 26, 2025 By Czarinna Andres As part of New York City’s Civics for All initiative, Council Member Linda Lee spent the week of March 10 engaging with students across Eastern Queens, encouraging them to take an active role in shaping their communities and government. Civics Week, launched under the New York City Department…
Sep. 25, 2024 By Athena Dawson An innovative recording studio program is coming to a local Queens high school. Creative Hope Studios has partnered with Martin Van Buren High School, located at 230-17 Hillside Ave. in Queens Village, to transform an old classroom into a podcast station and state-of-the-art recording studio. The program will allow…
Apr. 22, 2024 By Athena Dawson A Jamaica teen was honored by the NYPD at One Police Plaza this week for her essay-writing ability. Tina Perumal, 18, bested 300 teens vying for an award in the Police Athletic League-NYPD annual essay competition. She snagged the prestigious NYPD Commander Award, one of a handful of NYPD…
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Feb. 4, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld
Two teenagers have been charged with assault after allegedly attacking and stabbing a fellow student at Martin Van Buren High School in Queens last week.
Feb. 1, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki
Two students at a Queens high school were stabbed at their campus on Thursday afternoon, briefly forcing classes to go into lockdown.
May. 12, 2023 By Bill Parry The NYPD on May 11 released surveillance images of three students from Martin Van Buren High School in Queens Village who allegedly menaced a 15-year-old bus rider last month. Police say the victim was on a Q43 bus traveling westbound on Hillside Avenue at around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday,…
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