Laurelton

Queens natives have given a lot to the military over the years. For example, Woodside’s zip code — 11377 — was home to more soldiers who died in the Vietnam War than any other zip code in the U.S. This weekend, the borough will honor its war heroes with countless Memorial Day parades, including biggest…

Image source: Ram57 on Wikimedia Commons The Queens Chronicle reports that the neighborhood of Laurelton, in southeastern Queens (GMAP), could become a historic district. The classification that the civic group Concerned Citizens of Laurelton (CCOL) is looking at is for the neighborhood to be put on the state register of historic districts, not as a city landmark…

Image source: Times Ledger – the Campus Magnet complex in Cambria Heights, Queens The Times Ledger reports that a handful of schools in Queens – South Jamaica’s Edward K. Ellington School/PS 140 (GMAP); two Cambria Heights Campus Magnet high schools – Business, Computer Applications and Entrepreneurship (GMAP), and Law, Government and Community Service (GMAP); and the…