Armed with e-mails from parents and students fed up with the Department of Education's cellphone ban, Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum called upon Mayor Michael Bloomberg to allow students to take cellphones to school. More...
C o n g r e s s m e m b e r Anthony Weiner (DQueens, Brooklyn) grabbed a sign and joined a neighborhood protest in Jackson Heights November 9 outside the home of a former Nazi SS death camp guard who was stripped of his United States citizenship in 2 More...
Borough President Helen Marshall recognized six New York Police Department officers for outstanding work in the case of Genesis Regalado, who was murdered last July in Corona. More...
At the Long Island City Business Development Corporation Annual Luncheon & Trade Show for 2006, held once again at Terrace on the Park in Flushing, one attendee remarked to another, who was just arriving, that the trade show was jam-packed and LICBDC More...
Aceremony to rename the Woodside Post Office Building in honor of the late Thomas Manton, by Congressmember Joseph Crowley and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, will be held next week before a crowd of 150 invited guests. More...
At the first Thanksgiving in 1621, Pilgrims and Native American Indians sat down to a feast of geese, ducks, deer, corn, oysters, fish and berries, giving thanks for a successful harvest. More...
On Sunday, December 10 at 3:00 PM, The Amy Marshall Dance Company brings their enthusiastically received composition "A Klezmer Nutcracker" back to the Queensborough Performing Arts Center for an encore performance. More...
Despite an agreement signed by the major developers of the Long Island City waterfront four years ago to build a public library, no work on a library has begun at the site. More...
Margaret Tartaglione, a resident of Queens Boulevard Extended Care Facility, 61-11 Queens Blvd., Woodside since March 1999, celebrated her 100th birthday with her family at the facility on September 18. More...
For most Queens residents, Thanksgiving and the holiday parties that follow represent a season of eating and socializing with family and friends. More...
At 3 p.m., on Saturday, December 16, Ballet for Young Audiences, a professional children's theater group, will perform "The Nutcracker" ballet at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center (LaGPAC). More...
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio President and Founder Joanne Oppenheim reports on the notable (and forgettable) high tech toys for this holiday season. "High tech toys are a strong category once again. More...
Lutricia "Pat" Edwards, vice president and director of community relations for Citibank North America in Long Island City, was the speaker at the November luncheon of the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce, held at Dazies Restaurant on Queens Boulevard. More...
Tempers flared inside Queens Supreme Court on November 8 as the family of a Long Island City dry cleaner, shot to death during a botched payroll heist in October 2004, learned that one of five people accused in the murder turned state's evidence for More...
After a brief lull in Governor George Pataki's effort to remove state Comptroller Alan Hevesi from office, during which incoming Governor Eliot Spitzer said he intends to remove Hevesi, Pataki has stepped up his probe by giving his attorney in the ca More...
On Wednesday, November 15, the 114th Police Precinct Uniform Patrol responded to a dispute involving a traffic agent. The perpetrator, a 48-year-old white male, was arrested and found in possession of a live round on his person. More...
One of the most recognizable symbols of Thanksgiving is the cornucopia, also called horn of plenty. It is a decorative motif, originating in ancient Greece, that symbolizes abundance. More...
Five years after the second worst air disaster in U.S. history, family and friends gathered on November 12 to dedicate a memorial to the victims of American Airlines Flight 587. More...
Human trafficking, "a modern form of slavery", is a crime and the state legislature must pass laws saying so and also provide services for victims, the City Council stated in a resolution passed recently and sent to Albany. More...
Residents, staff, families and volunteers at Queens Boulevard Extended Care Facility enjoyed a fun-filled celebration during Halloween Week. Special events included a pumpkin decorating contest in which many departments in the facility participated. More...
On February 11, 2007 P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center will present the first solo exhibition of Norwegian photographer Tom Sandberg in the United States. More...
"Shangri La", a new '60s girl group musical, has its world premiere at Queens Theatre in the Park on Thursday, November 30. The show runs through Sunday, December 10. More...
Officials at the city Department of Education (DOE) have established a process whereby students with medical problems can apply for approval to take their cellphones to school. More...
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