The Central Astoria Local Development Coalition (CALDC) kicked off its Waterfront Concert Series 2005 on Friday evening, July 1 in Astoria Park with blockbuster musical entertainment and a spectacular fireworks display. More...
Two shootings, one a double homicide, within the 114th Police Precinct in the last two weeks belie the latest crime statistics showing major felonies continuing to drop in New York City. More...
Independence Day celebrations were was hardly over when Astoria residents were brought back to reality by an overnight water main break at 21st Street and 31st Road Tuesday morning. More...
Signature Bank (Nasdaq: SBNY) has named three private client banking teams, along with a senior lender, to its new Long Island City location. This office, which opened recently, marks the bank More...
Arthur Gualtieri, M.D., J.D., medical director at Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens (in its earlier incarnations, Astoria General and then Western Queens Community Hospital) has been named Deputy Commissioner, Healthcare Access and Improvement Division, More...
City Councilmember David Weprin, who as Finance Committee chairman did all the heavy negotiating on the 2006 budget agreement announced last week by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Council Speaker Gifford Miller, said the spending plan secures and enhanc More...
After several anti-Semitic incidents in Queens, Assemblymember Michael Gianaris denounced anti-Semitism and religious intolerance and submitted a resolution declaring July 14 as Religious Tolerance Day. More...
Just one year after public outrage concerning overdevelopment in Queens reached a peak when demonstrators gathered on the steps of Borough Hall saying More...
Community Board 7 Chairman Eugene Kelty took issue with the city Departments of Sanitation and Citywide Administrative Services, which had filed a joint application to acquire property to allow continued operation of a Sanitation garage and lot clean More...
By Thomas Cogan Two Cop of the Month awards were presented at the June meeting of the 108th Precinct Community Council, and two detectives were also recognized. More...
Queens Borough President Helen Marshall addressed community leaders at a meeting at Borough Hall, Thursday, June 30 in the wake of an alleged hate crime in Howard Beach. Mayor Michael Bloomberg (c.) and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly (r.) attended. More...
One of the major accomplishments of the recently concluded legislative session in Albany was the passage of tougher penalties and longer terms for DWI offenders, an effort that was led by Assemblymembers Brian McLaughlin and Nettie Mayersohn and stat More...
