Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn are in general agreement on many major 2006-07 budget proposals, but when the council begins hearings on the mayor's spending plan next Wednesday, the focus will be on the discretionary More...
A black man 34 years old was pronounced dead on arrival at Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens last Saturday, May 6, shortly after his arrest for criminal sale of a controlled substance. More...
Elmhurst Hospital Center held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its newly renovated clinic, Junction Medical Center, on Friday, May 5 at 11 a.m. on the third floor of the medical center, 34-33 Junction Blvd. at 34th Avenue. More...
Matilda Cuomo, former New York state first lady, who, with her husband, former Governor Mario Cuomo, and their five children, was a longtime resident of Queens, introduced former First Lady Rosalyn Carter at a mental illness advocacy conference spons More...
Reacting to the New York City Water Board's proposed 9.4 percent water rate increase, City Councilmember James F. Gennaro called on the board to cut the proposed increase and commit to minimizing future rates. More...
The scoutmaster of a Great Neck Boy Scout troop has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing and taking sexually explicit photographs of two 13-year-old members of his troop on numerous occasions over the past several years. More...
The agenda was uncomplicated: a proposal to convert a portion of 102nd Street from two ways to one way and a zoning application for a tax exemption. But following the usual recital of the Pledge of Allegiance at the Flanders Field Post No. More...
The Democrat-controlled Assembly for the first time has come up with a proposal to relieve motorists of some of the pressure created by skyrocketing gasoline prices. More...
During his recent visit to Queens Borough Hall, singer Tony Bennett, an Astoria native, was enlisted by Borough President Helen Marshall in efforts to publicize "Spring Into Queens," the month-long campaign to boost retail establishments and cultural More...
Despite sometimes heavy rain, thousands of New York Cares volunteers cleaned and revitalized 65 parks, gardens, shelters, and schools across the city during the 12th annual Hands On New York Day Saturday, April 22. More...
May is Mastectomy Care Month, and Bonus Drugs, 31-04 Broadway, in addition to the extensive range of products and services offered to mastectomy patients, is holding a special event on Thursday, May 11 for women who have undergone breast removal surg More...
Attendees at the April meeting of the 108th Police Precinct Community Council heard from Hellenic American Neighborhood Action Council (HANAC) members, who spoke of crime victim compensation and lead removal. More...
On April 28, the William Spyropoulos PTA of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Flushing honored their past presidents at their 29th Anniversary Dinner Dance held at Terrace On The Park in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. More...
My mother has my number. My daughter does, too, though she seems to have a different extension. I used to feel squeezed between these two vivid women, but not any more. More...
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) will highlight recent acquisitions in all areas of its collection in special exhibitions and displayed in the collection galleries during May and June. More...
Cargo was off-loaded from the tractor-trailer rig stuck under the elevated trestle of the N and W train line at 31st Street, Newtown Road and 28th Avenue last Wednesday. More...
The New York Industrial Retention Network annual breakfast for 2006, held again this year at Bridgewater's Restaurant at Manhattan's South Street Seaport, was well attended, probably even better than it was in 2005. More...
Employees of Ridgewood Savings Bank gave a savings lesson to approximately 1,000 junior high school students in various public and private schools in Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island as part of the American Bankers Association Education Foundation's More...
Artists-students from the William Spyropoul os School at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Flushing are currently exhibiting their work at First Central Savings Bank, 35-01 30th Ave., Astoria. More...
Civic and community leaders from throughout the city gathered in front of City Hall to support City Councilmember Tony Avella's introduction of three pieces of legislation designed to reform the little-known Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA). More...
Amboy Lane between Jamaica Avenue and Springfield Boulevard was renamed "Walter Kaner Street" in ceremonies at the intersection of Amboy Lane and Springfield Boulevard last Sunday. City Councilmembers David Weprin (D-Hollis) and Leroy Comrie (D-St. More...
Congressmember Joseph Crowley announced last week that the House had approved comprehensive port security at ports throughout the United States and also track and protect containers en route to the U.S. More...
Part Of Graffiti Law Reinstated A judge's ruling that would have allowed 18to 21-year-olds to purchase spray paint and felt-tipped markers was overruled by a Manhattan federal appellate court judge last week. More...
Assembly member Michael Gianaris (DAstoria) received an award from the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation at a recent State Legislators Appreciation Awards Ceremony for his work in improving parks and the environment, especially his eff More...
On May 5 Flushing Savings Bank opened its seventh location, located at 42-11 Bell Blvd., with a ribbon-cutting ceremony that was attended by city, state and county officials, along with local residents, business owners and senior executives of the ba More...
State Senator George Onorato (D-Long Island City) has announced that the New York City Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) is now accepting applications from local young people who are interested in earning pocket money and gaining valuable work e More...
Nowadays, Mother's Day is celebrated around the world with the giving of cards and gifts in appreciation of mothers of all ages. In the United NStates, 82.5 million mothers enjoy special treatment and acknowledgment on this second Sunday of May. More...
(Walter Kaner wrote the following tribute to his mother, which we reprinted each Mother's Day. Although Kaner passed away last June we feel it is a touching tribute to all mothers on Mother Day and reprint it now in his name.) More...
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