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Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said the investigation of an illegally subdivided singlefamily home in Elmhurst where three young children and an 87-year old man died in a fire last December is under way. "Sixteen people were living in what was basically a one-family home," Brown said. "Wheth More ... The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) has developed school safety maps for 1,471 schools throughout the city. Schools currently in the program are primarily elementary and intermediate schools with an enrollment of at least 250 students. More ... Nassau County Executive Thomas R. Suozzi is challenging the seemingly unstoppable Eliot Spitzer for this year's Democratic Party nomination to be governor of New York. More ... Community Board 2's April meeting was held on the third floor of the Citibank Tower in Long Island City and was concerned with the issue of the Silvercup Studios project. More ... Reacting to the latest stray voltage incident, which hospitalized a man in Manhattan, City Councilmembers Peter Vallone Jr. and John Liu have introduced legislation to impose explicit accountability on public utilities when their equipment and infrastructure endanger pedestrians. More ... "Are you sure you want to work at Fresh Direct?" is a question Dean Furbush asks his new workers, both as inspiration and warning. He means to tell them that a job at Fresh Direct can be a fine opportunity, but it requires hard work-occurring, as he says, "at night, in the cold and on weekends." More ... Members of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Color Guard of Kings Point, NY, made their first-ever appearance in the 75th annual Greek Independence Day parade in New York this year, organized by Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York. They marched along Fifth Avenue in a wave of blue an More ... Following weeks of turmoil in Congress over immigration bills, one of which would deal harshly with some illegal aliens and U.S. citizens who hire them, tens of thousands of immigrants and their supporters staged a huge rally at City Hall on Monday aimed at getting fair legislation passed. More ... In an effort to protect his constituents and consumers statewide from identity theft, state Senator George Onorato (D-Long Island City) is sponsoring new legislation (S6363) that would prohibit credit card companies from mailing "convenience checks" to their customers without their prior knowledge o More ... Assemblywoman Margaret Markey (D - Maspeth) and State Senator Serphin Maltese (R - Middle Village) met with Vietnam Veterans Association National President John Rowan and VVAQueens Chapter 32 President Pat Toro Jr. to discuss Queens and national veterans issues. Pictured from l. to r. are John Rowan More ... Addressing a group of New York City corporate leaders last week, New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly criticized the low starting salary for beginning police officers, saying, "The last thing we want to do is compromise our ability to recruit and retain the best and the brightest." More ... Last Wednesday, April 5, the New York City Department of Education learned that the New York City School System was one of five finalists being considered for the 2006 Broad Prize for Urban Education, an annual $1 million prize given to urban school districts that have made the greatest increases in More ... The New York Junior Tennis League (NYJTL) has announced that all New York City boys and girls, ages 18 and under are welcome to enter the organization's annual New York Junior Tennis League Arthur Ashe Essay Contest. Presented by Con Edison, the contest is run by the NYJTL's Arthur Ashe Educational More ... It used to be you would go to visit your dentist with some trepidation about the pain you would have to endure. You would sit in the waiting room bored, staring into space, dozing, or reading last year's magazines. More ... A new stadium is set to rise on the site now occupied by a parking lot east of the present Shea Stadium, home of the New York Mets National League baseball team, according to announcements made by the Mets, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Borough President Helen Marshall and Governor George Pataki last wee More ... Easter is approaching, heralded by an array of colored eggs and pink, blue and yellow bunnies. But while Easter has become the secondbiggest day for candy consumption, exceeded only by Halloween, the day is the most sacred in the Christian calendar. Christians all over the world will celebrate the R More ... In early 1939, during the construction of the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair, Robert Moses, who was then both Triborough Bridge Authority Chairman and City Parks Commissioner, posed for a publicity photograph with Grover Whalen, then President of the 1939 New York World's Fair Corporation and Mayor More ... The New York State Consumer Protection Board is warning parents that bringing home baby chicks or ducklings this Easter could expose their children to salmonella poisoning. More ... A new con game has been brought to our attention via a complaint report (made on April 4, 2006), so we would like to let the community know to be on the lookout for a potential telephone call stating the person being called has won money. Once convinced, the "winner" is informed that they must send More ... Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr announced that the Department of Youth and Community Development through the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) is providing seven weeks of entrylevel work experience for New York City youths ages 14 to 21. More ... On Monday, April 10, The Variety Boys and Girls Club (VB&G) of Astoria and the South Queens Boys and Girls Club in Richmond Hill were the focus of the NBC/Donald Trump hit show "The Apprentice". The clubs were the setting for two competing teams of the show as they were challenged to make improvemen More ... The third season of the Gioia-YMCA AllStars Youth Basketball League ended on Saturday, April 8 with a victory. After improving all season the Yellowjackets beat the previously undefeated Lakers in an overtime thriller, 26-25, to capture the Novice Division Championship. Caleb Bowen led the way for t More ... On Tuesday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m. Crystal Window & Door Systems and Crystal Foundation Art Gallery will launch the New York/New Jersey area exhibit of Coca-Cola Presents "Art of Harmony: An Art Competition". More ... The warmer months of the year are approaching, and while not quite warm enough to indulge in beaches or fun-in-the-sun, Queens has just about everything for families to enjoy no matter the season, for example: More ... Former New York Mets First Baseman Ed Kranepool signs autographs for young visitors at the New York Hall of Science in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. Kranepool was at the Hall of Science to help kick off "Far Out Science" a monthlong event celebrating the 1960s. More ... Our journey on the "International Express" comes to an end at our final stop in Queens, Vernon Boulevard/Jackson Avenue. Only five minutes away from Grand Central, it is the closest stop to Manhattan. With the Queens Midtown Tunnel, the ferry and the Long Island Expressway also nearby, the Vernon-Ja More ... The works of Ostor Glorig will be on display in the lobby of Regal Heights Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, 70-05 35th Ave., Jackson Heights, during the month of May. The one-man exhibition will open and Glorig will discuss his works on Monday, May 1 in the center's first floor recreation room, starting at 2:30 p.m. More ... |
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