During the past two years, car owners from Pennsylvania have ignored parking tickets that amount to $24 million in nonpayments, according to a state Department of Investigation report. More...
Nothing changes like the weather, especially during the winter season. Meteorologists agree that severe weather should be taken very seriously, since it can be dangerous to both persons and property. More...
Last Wednesday, December 20, at approximately 7 a.m. a 46-year-old Asian woman had just opened a business on 71st Street in Jackson Heights. Almost immediately, two Hispanic men armed with a knife entered and confronted her. More...
Overwhelming everything in its path, the awesome Democratic Party sweep into power on the national and state levels in the November 7 elections was clearly the story of the year 2006 in the world of politics. More...
Sean Moore, creative arts teacher at P.S. 151 in Woodside, and 103 performers from kindergarten through fifth grade put on their 2006 holiday show on December 15 with the help of John Bono Jr. More...
MTA Long Island Rail Road Acting President Ray Kenny, LIRR Commuters Council Chairman Gerard Bringmann and Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee Associate Director William Henderson were joined by New York Cares Executive Director Ariel Zwang as the More...
The College Board named three students from The Mary Louis Academy in Jamaica Estates to the National Hispanic Scholar Recognition Program, based upon their outstanding scores on the PSAT/NMSQT. Shown (l. to r. More...
The mother of a mountain climber missing during an ascent to the summit of Mount Hood spoke to a national audience recently, thanking rescuers who tried in vain to locate Jerry (Nikko) Cooke through life-threatening conditions on Oregon More...
Since June 2004, the Long Island City Cultural Alliance (LICCA) has produced a free guide to local arts and culture, and is now distributing 50,000 brochures quarterly at events and venues citywide. More...
Among the 3,843 homeless people counted as living on the streets of New York City last year only 66 were found in Queens, making it the borough with the fewest. The city More...
The city Department of Homeless Services is seeking volunteers to participate in its annual Homeless Outreach Population Estimate (HOPE 2007) on January 29. More...
Quick action by City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. saved store owners along Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria from losing precious holiday shopping business last Monday as he got City Hall to cancel a movie shoot on the busy block. More...
By one estimate, there are 263 nightclubs and bars within the 114th Precinct. But Precinct Commander Inspector Brian McCarthy is hopeful there will be one less in the New Year. Club Phenomenon, on 30th Ave. More...
Monday, December 18: A 29-year-old Asian male was charged with criminal possession of stolen property and petit larceny after he was observed opening DVDs and placing them inside his jacket, then passing all points of sale to exit a store at 50-01 More...
The former Immaculate Conception Folk Group featuring Peter Vallone Jr., at right with bass, and his brother Paul, in hat, plays Christmas carols for the residents of United Cerebral Palsy Home located at 21 St. More...
Ready for the fresh crunch of a green salad? Join the club. Following an indulgent holiday season, most of us welcome a return to health ful eating as our main New Year More...
The national and local real estate markets are made up primarily of five sectors, Residential, Retail, Industrial, Commercial and Investment, which all overlap on their fringes. More...
The choir at I.S. 10, Astoria, including Deanna DuPre (front row, third from l.) daughter of Gazette General Manager Vinny DuPre and his wife, Janine, serenaded the school More...
Kally Konstantinidis, an eighth-grade student at Saint Demetrios Greek American School, Astoria, represented the school at a national student leadership conference in Washington D.C. during the week of October 9. More...
The National Geographic Education Foundation has awarded The Renaissance Charter School in Jackson Heights a $200,000 Model Program grant as part of a national campaign to promote geographic literacy for all students. More...
Area resident Joan Hanson (c.) crocheted an American flag and presented it to the New York City firefighters of E n g i n e Company 262, 30-89 21st St., during the Thanksgiving h o l i d a y . More...
When one is in rural America at Christmas time, one glimpses the past. The crisp, cold, country air and quiet atmosphere make one remember an era that is gone in one More...
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