Queens Tribune
The Queens Tribune is a weekly newspaper founded as the monthly Flushing Tribune in February 1970 by Gary Ackerman. The Tribune is published in nine different sections, eight specific to different neighborhoods or regions of the borough, including Astoria, Jackson Heights, Western Queens, South Queens, Forest Hills, Flushing, Bayside, and East Queens. The ninth edition is a “Queens Edition” which does not have any specific “This Week” page and is given out to subscribers. Craig McGuire served as both Political Editor and Beat Reporter (covering multiple neighborhoods in northern Queens). Samples of his work include:
Revamp of Community Policing Underway: Interview With Commissioner William Bratton
By Craig McGuire
Police Commissioner William Bratton plans to restructure the police department, decentralize authority and implement measures aimed improving community policing, he said in a Tribune interview … (Click Here to Read More)
On the Campaign Trail: Election Coverage ’94
By Craig McGuire
During several hotly contested elections in Queens in 1994, Craig McGuire provided comprehensive coverage on multiple races including … (Click Here to Read More)
Northern Queens Crime Blotter
By Craig McGuire
As a beat reporter covering multiple precincts in Northern Queens, Craig McGuire was charged with compiling the weekly Crime Blotter, including … (Click Here to Read More)
Borzellieri Scores Upset
By Craig McGuire
With the Queens County Board of Elections still several days away from releasing the official results of the 1994 Queens Primary, controversial School Board 24 member Frank Borzellieri is preparing to hand incumbent State Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio the first defeat of his 16-year political reign … (Click Here to Read More)
Crackdown on Child Labor
By Craig McGuire
Two Corona manufacturers were among the city’s hardest hit by fines handed down last week by the State labor department for violating child labor and other state labor laws. On July 15, Commissioner John Hudacs announced that … (Click Here to Read More).
Accurate Queens HS Stats Reflect MORE Crime
When it comes to reporting crime and violence in New York City public schools, Queens educators join their counterparts in the other four boroghs as constant underachievers. That’s why New York City Schools Chancellor Ramon Cortines has insisted … (Click Here to Read More).
DOT Projects a Headache for Queens Residents
From a major rehabilitation project on Main Street to neglecte potholes along Queens Boulevard, many residents from Astoria to the Rockaways are frustrated with sweltering in traffic while they bounce on swollen roadways. However, with the city’s Department of Transportation reeling from deep budget cuts announced earlier this year, motorists can expect … (Click Here to Read More).
Queens Gets Slice of City Health Care Initiative
Wife of Longtime Queens Pol Alan Hevesi Attempts Suicide
The city’s political leaders reached out Wednesday night to comfort New York City Comptroller Alan Hevesi, as he waited at his wife’s side at Jamaica Hospital following an attempted suicide by his wife Carol … (Click Here to Read More).
Jenkins Switches Parties, Continues as Independent
Cortines Siezes Control of Local Board
A drawn-out power struggle among Community School Board 30 members over the appointment of two principals and one assistant principal has prompted Schools Chancellor Ramon Cortines to step in and … (Click Here to Read More).
Low Turnout for Queens Primaries
While many political experts are anticpatig low turnout at the polls during this year’s primaries, here are some hot Queens races to watch … (Click Here to Read More).
EXCLUSIVE: Needles Found on Queens Beach
Hundreds of beachgoers at Riis Park received a scare August 13 when exposed medical waste along the shoreline forced park officials to temporarily close down the beach … (Click Here to Read More).
Queens Primary Races Begin
While a large portion of incumbent Queens lawmakers will pass through the upcoming primary’s uncontested, several of the primary races are beginning to heat up Challengers have begun their push to upset seated legislators… (Click Here to Read More).
What’s Next for Queens Lawmakers
From one Queens councilman’s crusade against excessive water rates in Jamaica, to another’s campaign targeting panhandlers municpal Queens lawmakers will have their hands full this summer. With the passage of the … (Click Here to Read More).
Queens Politicians Come Out Swinging
While the primary elections may not be until September, some Queens politicians have already begun to trade blows. This is especially true in two district leader races, where … (Click Here to Read More).
Residents Get That Sinking Feeling
Despite a frustrating decade of watching the foundations of their streets and sewers erode, Woodside residents are finally getting some sorely needed relief. “The Winwood Gardens reconstruction was postponed numerous times because … (Click Here to Read More).
Crowded Queens Schools Expect More Students
With little or no relief in sight, educators in overcrowded Queens public schools are scrambling to prepare for even more students this faull. “When I came on in May, … (Click Here to Read More).