Queens District Attorney Richard Brown began his address to the December breakfast of the Long Island City Business Development Corporation by saying he appreciated the occasion, since it gave him More...
Queens Borough President Helen Marshall acknowledged that the report recommending closure of five hospitals in New York City was laudable, but she said, it missed the mark in her borough, where one of the targeted institutions, Parkway Hospital, is More...
While many Americans are drawn to inflatable snowmen and icicle lights for their holiday decorating, consider a fresh alternative by personalizing your decorations using natural items such as dried flowers, evergreens, berries and fruit. More...
City Agency Financed 9,000 Affordable Housing Units Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced last week that the city Housing Development Corporation (HDC) had provided $1.8 billion this year to finance construction or preservation of more than 9,000 affor More...
Hundreds of community-oriented attendees crowded the Grand Ballroom at the La Guardia Marriot in East Elmhurst on Sunday December 10 to join the United Community Civic Association (UCCA) for their holiday champagne brunch. More...
On December 6, a manhole fire at 7:20 p.m. occurred at three locations on 45th Street between Broadway and 34th Avenue, resulting in a power outage to approximately 198 customers. Power to most customers was restored by 3 a.m. More...
On Friday, December 22, Con Edison will be closing two customer resource centers set up to assist customers to file claims stemming from the outage affecting Western Queens this past summer. More...
Assemblymember Michael Gianaris and his new bride, Clare Marie Cusack, celebrated their wedding with a reception at The Boat House in Central Park on Sunday, November 12. The couple was married earlier that afternoon at St. Catherine and St. More...
Cops at the 109th Precinct in Flushing opened their hearts to a baby girl abandoned shortly after birth at a local recycling plant on November 3. More...
There are 1.6 million New Yorkers currently living in poverty. Of those, more than 1 million rely on emergency food at some point during the year, including nearly 350,000 children and more than 140,000 elderly. More...
Scoring a major victory for war veterans, particularly those in New York City, both houses of Congress approved legislation last week allowing veterans to use Veteran More...
The Holy Cross High School Concert Band has been rehearsing since the beginning of the school year to perform for the holiday season. The Holy Cross Christmas Concert on Friday, December 15 at 7:30 p.m. More...
MetroCard buses and vans will make scheduled stops in Queens during the month of December. Senior citizens and persons with disabilities may apply for the Reduced Fare MetroCard on MetroCard buses or may obtain an application from MetroCard vans. More...
After hosting family, community and political gatherings for generations, owners of the Oyster Bay Catering Hall have decided to pack up their utensils and trade them in for high-tech fitness equipment. More...
Clearing the way to honor the late state Senator Leonard Price Stavisky for his long, distinguished career in public service, the United States Senate gave final passage last week to legislation naming the Mitchell More...
With the number of reported bedbug incidents skyrocketing and extermination a difficult process, mandatory notice of these cases should be given to all parents at affected schools not just the family of an affected child, Assemblymember Michael Gia More...
114th Precinct Commanding Officer Inspector Brian McCarthy warns that many robbers are targeting victims who display their iPods (with screens) or T-Mobile Sidekick cellphones in public. More...
A Queens police sergeant assigned to a Borough Anti-Crime Unit shot a 24-year-old suspect in the legs on December 8 after the man aimed a .38-caliber revolver at him and two other plainclothes officers, police said. More...
Chanukah is the Jewish Festival of Lights. But many people, even many Jews, are often at a loss when asked to tell the story behind the holiday. More...
Worried that finding that perfect bottle of wine is as tedious as shopping for that perfect pair of jeans? No chance, say the pros at wineanswers.com. More...
With the holiday season just around the corner, consumers are looking for ideas to make their homes festive and radiant for special entertaining. To brighten this holiday season, the experts at GE offer some illuminating ideas. More...
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