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A sexual assault on a 9-year-old girl in Astoria Park last August has led to legislation sponsored by City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. requiring the police to report all major felony crime complaints in the city More ... Counterfeit goods bearing the Nike trademark, including backpacks and clothing, and $746 in United States currency were seized and an Asian couple arrested when police of the 114th Precinct under the direct supervision of Precinct Commander Deputy Inspector Brian McCarthy and of Lieutenant James Gul More ... The New York City Fire Department uses facilities at the Fort Totten Army Reserve base to practice firefighting skills. Chief Paul Mannix of Battalion 53 while supervising the firefighter practice drills at Fort Totten, said. More ... In the wake of the killings of two New York City police officers, Governor George Pataki and legislative leaders acted with uncharacteristic speed to stiffen gun control laws and enact legislation intended to curb violence against police officers. More ... In each of the last three winters, New York has been pummeled by an average of 40-plus inches of snow--the highest accumulation in recorded history. These were tough years, but the city Department of Sanitation was equal to the challenge. More ... Congressmember Carolyn Maloney, who has campaigned to restore $125 million for Ground Zero workers which President George W. Bush wanted to eliminate from the budget, reported success last week as the House voted to include the funds in the 2006 budget. More ... Ou r next stop brings us to 111th Street, Roosevelt Avenue, where the journey of Flushing Meadows More ... While winter officially began last week, the Queens Botanical Garden is looking forward to spring. Here%27s a sampling of what More ... While the New York City Council reached agreement on more stringent restrictions for loud music at clubs and bars under a new noise code, Community Board 1 met for the last time this year at Astoria World Manor on December 20. More ... Although the first subway system was built in London in 1863, it was not until 1904 that a subway system opened in New York City. Since then, mass transit usage has increased in unprecedented numbers. In 2005 moving an average seven million passengers on a single weekday, New York City Transit impac More ... The Queens Historical Society invites visitors to take a trip back to old Corona through a slide lecture using vintage photographs to recreate Corona More ... Carrying on a tradition begun in the 1890s by author-photographer and reformer Jacob Riis, a one-time Richmond Hill resident, the Richmond Hill Historical Society held its annual Christmas Caroling event recently. Society members went caroling in the neighborhood, bringing holiday cheer to the commu More ... Welcome to the 21st century, where computers rule, and everything analog or manual is a thing of the past. It is the age of everything digital. HD TV, DVDs, the iPod, the BlackBerry, the cell phone and, somewhere in between, the Internet. More ... On Sunday, November 20, children in the Joy Program of the Greek Orthodox Shrine Church of St. Nicholas in Flushing, with the help of adult volunteers headed by Nicholas Zillas, took the clothes accumulated through the clothing drive they held this autumn to the St. Albans Domiciliary Care Program f More ... Colden Center and Goliard Concerts have once again teamed up to co-present KIDSCLASSICS II, the innovative series designed to stimulate youngsters More ... Partnerships for Parks, a joint program of the City Parks Foundation and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, works to increase community support for and involvement in parks throughout New York City. Founded in 1995, Partnerships works to start, strengthen, and support neighborhood More ... St arbucks Coffee Company invites customers to join our partners (employees) in lifting the spirits of seriously ill children through the Starbucks Holiday Angels Joy Drive. Now through December 25, Starbucks stores across the United States will collect new, unwrapped books and toys for distributio More ... Th e Quintet of the Americas and the Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center will present a special concert of American classical and jazz, as well as Latin music on Saturday, January 7, 3:30 p.m. at the library and cultural center, 100-01 Northern Blvd. in Corona. More ... Th e celebration of the New Year in New York City has been a tradition for generations. Elaborate gatherings and extravagant parties just as Christmas Week comes to a close are looked forward to by many people. New Year More ... Evrytania is an area of mountain beauty. Winter sports such as skiing, walking, rafting, kayaking, mountain biking are the main tourist attraction. The prefecture of Evrytania is known as the More ... |
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