City lawmakers from Queens and local housing activists, displeased that the borough was left out of a program that gives tax incentives to builders of affordable housing, are now directing their efforts at Albany to get improvements in the program. More...
P laka Mediterranean Grill in the Jackson Heights Shopping Center, 31st Avenue and 75th Street, offers a taste of sunny Greece for a respite from the winter doldrums. More...
At 1,255 acres, Flushing Meadows- Corona Park is the second largest park in New York City, exceeded in size only by Pelham Bay Park in The Bronx. More...
'Surge' Goes Nowhere To The Editor: The "surge" is the creation of Senator John McCain and his supporters, who believe Iraq can be salvaged after years of Bush mismanagement. Nationwide few believe placing more U.S. More...
Imagine a world in which the concept of "family" is turned on its head, a world in which you are forced to pack your few belongings and move to a new home and a new family. More...
Get into a conversation with a long-time Queens resident and you're likely to discover a subscriber of the Long Island Star-Journal, a daily paper that informed the community about local and world news until it folded in 1968. More...
Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum contended last week that a city agency charged with caring for seniors is swamped with an overload of cases and is neglecting the people it's supposed to be helping. More...
Dear Savvy Senior, Can you direct me to some resources for my hearing-impaired mother? She doesn't realize her hearing has gotten as bad as it has, so I'm looking for some affordable ways to help. Any suggestions? More...
After a weekend where temperatures rose to a record-breaking 72 degrees in New York, heat and hot water complaints seemed an unreasonable topic for discussion. More...
Keeping a promise made soon after they took control of Congress, House Democrats last Friday passed a bill which requires federal healthcare officials to negotiate lower drug prices with pharmaceutical companies, which in turn will lower prices at t More...
The Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce held its first monthly luncheon of 2007, and the first since November, last Tuesday at Dazies Restaurant on Queens Boulevard. More...