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A New Voice for District 30: Paul Pogozelski Announces Bid for City Council

BQE Admin on January 9, 2025

Paul Pogozelski, a Middle Village resident, is running for the open District 30 City Council seat, focusing on youth, public safety, and quality of life in the district neighborhoods. By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@queensledger.com A new voice for District 30, Middle …

Community Voices Concerns at Local Middle Village Meeting

BQE Admin on October 30, 2025

MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@queensledger.com Residents of Middle Village gathered at St. Margaret’s Church on October 21 for a meeting of the Middle Village Property Owners Association, addressing local development, safety concerns, and the upcoming city elections. Paul Pogozelski, president of the …

Pol position: Get His Name Right, It’s Mamdani

webadmin on July 3, 2025

Andrew Cuomo continues to get his name wrong, but Zohran Mamdani clearly thrashed Cuomo in the primary election for the Democratic Party for mayor last week. Cuomo called him ‘Mandani,’ as he conceded the election. Meanwhile mayor Adams refers to …

Smyth Gets Our Endorsement in the 30th

BQE Admin on June 13, 2025

The voters in this district covering Maspeth, Middle Village, parts of Ridgewood, Glendale and Rego Park, want an activist and have elected legacy community organizers in the past. A legacy activist is someone who has been active in a civic …

MVP Roller Hockey League 1st Juniors Season Finale

BQE Admin on May 14, 2025

By: Paul Pogozelski The Middle Village Players Roller Hockey League wrapped up its inaugural Juniors Season for players aged 13 to 16 with an exciting championship game on Saturday, May 10, 2025. The top-seeded Squirrels, small and mighty, faced off …

Running As Independent, Adams Guarantees Some Fun

BQE Admin on April 15, 2025

With Mayor Adams plainly assured of too much of an uphill battle in the democratic primary against Cuomo, his running as an independent for the November general assures us all of hearing from him for an added 5 months. Not …

Safety Concerns Spark Outrage at Proposed Battery Storage Site

BQE Admin on April 10, 2025

By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@queensledger.com A rally was held on April 2 to protest the proposed installation of a lithium-ion battery storage system in Middle Village, located at 64-30 69th Place, directly across from PS/IS 128. The proposed project, which has …

Starr Street’s ‘Spaceship Bus’ Finally Removed – But at What Cost?

BQE Admin on March 20, 2025

Courtesy Robert Holden’s Office MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@queensledger.com A long-standing dispute over a large RV parked in a residential neighborhood on Starr Street finally reached a conclusion last week when the vehicle, nicknamed the “spaceship bus” by local residents, was …

Community Unites to Remove Unwanted Campers in Summer Incident

BQE Admin on February 6, 2025

Courtesy: Paul Pogozelski By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@queensledger.com Last summer, an unexpected situation unfolded in Middle Village when several camper trailers appeared overnight near Juniper Park. The trailers, which lacked proper registration, license plates, inspection stickers, and brake lights, were parked …

Queens’s Camper Crisis: A Call for Accountability

BQE Admin on January 30, 2025

Op-ed by Paul Pogozelski Our city seems to have two sets of laws on the books – the ones that tax paying citizens have to follow day in and day out, and the ones that city government deems too inconvenient …