With a Friday midnight deadline for agreement on the state budget coming steadily closer, Democrats and Republicans in Albany were reported to be close to a compromise on Mayor Michael Bloomberg%27s school construction funding plan, which would remov More...
The fourth annual Greek Independence Day celebration co-hosted by Assemblymember Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria) and Borough President Helen Marshall on Friday March 24 was a huge success, with more than 300 people packing the Hellenic Cultural Center i More...
Marshall, Gianaris Mark Greek Holiday Borough President Helen Marshall and Assemblymember Michael Gianaris celebrated the 185th Anniversary of Greek Independence from the Ottoman Empire last Friday with traditional folk dances and poetry and by hono More...
The second nuisance abatement operation in the 114th Police Precinct ordered by the Queens Supreme Court of 2006 was executed under the direction of 114th Police Precinct Commanding Officer Deputy Inspector Brian McCarthy on Monday, March 20. More...
Clinton, Marshall Cite African American Women BY JOHN TOSCANO
United States Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and Borough President Helen Marshall co-hosted Marshall%27s Sixth Annual African American Heritage Celebration last Friday, honoring several distinguished African American business and community leaders at More...
Variety Boys & Girls Club will host "Bring A Friend Week" so all club members can bring their friends and relatives to the club for free the week of April 3 to 8. Join us in celebrating National Boys & Girls Club Week. More...
Our journey on the "International Express" is coming to an end, with two stops in Queens remaining after the 45th Road--Court House Square Station. More...
The latest trend - a splash of color! Victorian lilac, pink sorbet or striking navy; pure tradition is out. Adventure is in for brides who dream in color! More...
To commemorate World Water Day and raise awareness for the more than 1.1 billion people worldwide who lack access to clean drinking water, Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ: SBUX) through its Ethos Water brand invited partners (employees) and customer More...
Funeral arrangements for April Lao, the 14-year-old Stuyvesant High School student killed in the tragic March 17 crash on the New York State Thruway, were announced yesterday by City Councilmember John Liu. More...
City Councilmember Hiram Monserrate is mapping a city, state and federal campaign to hold a major Queens landlord accountable for repairing thousands of violations that force his tenants to live under unsanitary and often dangerous conditions. More...
The New York City Office of Emergency Management (OEM) last Sunday, March 26, hosted a major multi-agency field exercise designed to test the city%27s response to a weapons of mass destruction incident on a rail line. Sponsored by the U.S. More...
At a meeting in Washington between Congressmember Joseph Crowley (D-Queens-The Bronx) and Israeli Ambassador and Consul General Arye Mekel, the pair discussed the latest events in the Middle East, including the recent Palestinian elections. More...
First Central Savings Bank celebrated Greek Independence Day Saturday, March 25 at their 30th Avenue Astoria Branch, located at 35-01 30th Ave. More...
Reverend George Nicholson and I used to have coffee, or ice cream, together at the neighborhood Jahn%27s Restaurant after the Living Room Dialogues at our two churches, St. Joan of Arc Roman Catholic and Community United Methodist. More...
Yet another City University of New York (CUNY) school, York College, opened in 1967 has been educating mostly local Queens residents ever since. More...
On April 2 Frank Arcabascio, owner of Saloon, 36-17 30th Ave., will kick off the first of many Astoria events supporting the first annual Relay For Life of Astoria. Arcabascio will host a CutA-Thon beginning on Sunday at 11 a.m. More...
1. Be sure to set aside time with your fiance that you are not talking about your wedding, wedding reception, honeymoon, or anything related to it--just like the "old days." Have some great dates, and keep getting to know each other. More...
Tony Orlando, a veteran superstar entertainer who recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of his recording, "Tie AYellow Ribbon %27Round The Ol%27 Oak Tree", will headline at the Queensborough Performing Arts Center Sunday, April 23 at 3 p.m. More...
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