Why in early 2002 did the Department of Sanitation award a $4.2 million contract to a demolition company which was held responsible for a 1996 five-alarm fire that lasted for 10 hours and resulted in injuries to 26 firefighters at another one of its More...

Former Assemblymember Denis Butler (l.), named Honorary Mayor of Long Island City for 2003 at the Greater Astoria Historical Society meeting Monday night, accepts the congratulations of his predecessor in office, Julian Wager. More...

Step into the garden-like dining room at Café Salamanca and you'll feel as if you're on one of the patios prevalent in Spain. Owner Justo Seoana has owned Café Salamanca, located on Northern Boulevard in Jackson Heights, for 18 years. More...

The election held only yesterday demonstrates a fundamental principle of our democracy More...

Nationwide, kids use marijuana more than all other illegal drugs combined. According to the 2001 Monitoring the Future survey, twice as many eighth graders have tried marijuana today compared to a decade ago, from 10. More...

In recent years, New York has made heartening progress in reducing the crime of domestic violence. More...