Lieutenant Wade Kern, a 23-year veteran of the New York City Police Department, has been hospitalized with multiple facial fractures sustained when he was attacked by several men as he and Police Officer Joseph Morabito from the 114th Precinct tried More...

FDNY Instructors Are Heroes Instructors at the New York City Fire Department's Fort Totten Training Facility are being hailed as heroes after they saved the life of a recruit who went into cardiac arrest during routine exercises. More...

One in seven New Yorkers say they suffer from frequent mental stress, according to the city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. That's greater than the one in 10 people nationwide reporting the same problem. More...

Four years ago, during his 2003 State of the City Address, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a sweeping reform to centralize the New York City public school system, creating 10 regions while trying to abolish the 32 community school districts. More...

The cafeteria at St. Francis Prep will be the scene of a return to the glorious years of disco Saturday night, February 10 when the Grammy Award-winning disco group the Trammps appears in person at the St. More...

The voices on the tape are clear. One is the unmistakable squeak of a prepubescent boy, the other is clearly that of a grown man. More...

Coat Distribution Welcomed An assortment of winter coats collected through the effort of Assemblymember Jose Peralta (D- Corona) will be distributed tomorrow at the Corona- Elmhurst Center for Economic Development, 39-13 104th St., Corona at noon. More...

On January 16 legendary entertainer, and native Astorian, Tony Bennett launched Time Warner's gala opening of their "Home to the Future" exhibit with a set of seven songs at Columbus Circle in Manhattan. More...

Toula Katrakis and James Brennan are pleased to anounce their wedding engagement. Katrakis and Brennan, who both hail from Astoria, were officially engaged on Christmas Eve. The happy couple plan a 2008 wedding. More...