All of Queens' congressional representatives were on board last Friday when the House passed a non-binding resolution denouncing President George W. Bush's recent order to send 20,000 more troops into Iraq. More...
Making her way through the community boards and civic groups of Queens, Joan Foley of the New York chapter of the American Red Cross arrived at Dazies Restaurant in mid-February, dispensing information about her organization's recent plans and More...
Gianaris: Notify Parents Of School Bedbug Problems Assemblymember Michael Gianaris (D- Astoria) has filed a bill mandating that all parents with children attending bedbug infested public schools must be notified of that fact and must be provided wi More...
"Our businesses are top notch," Borough President Helen Marshall said at a joint meeting of the Borough Cabinet and th Queens Chamber of Commerce last week at the LaGuardia Marriott. More...
Banking customers who enter the Commerce Bank location at 94-15 Northern Blvd., Jackson Heights will discover a bit of the area's history in a large, colorful wall mural. More...
Queens Boulevard Extended Care Facility hosted a reception to honor James Keane Sr., a resident since June, 2002, on Tuesday, January 30 on the occasion of Keane's becoming a winner in the Visiting Nurse Service of New York 2007 Patient Art Calendar More...
The winter of 2007 is providing culture to all. Exciting programs are presented to the community through the support of Greek-American societies/ There is rebirth. More...
We all know the basic facts concerning famous presidents like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt. What about the lives of our lesserknown presidents? More...
Last December, less than a month after five police officers fired 50 shots into a car outside a Jamaica strip club killing Sean Bell and wounding two other men, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn announced the council would hold a series of town h More...
A contractor, hired by the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), recently installed "Bird-B-Gone" equipment on overhanging edges at the 52nd Street station in Woodside and the 103rd Street station in Corona on the Number 7 line, an agency spokespers More...
Continuing the fight for more dollars for New York City and state to build an effective anti-terror defense and to assure a fairer distribution of funds for these purposes, local lawmakers have introduced bipartisan legislation to establish that the More...
Small business tax breaks to encourage development of new jobs are addressed in separate legislative packages proposed by Congressmember Joseph Crowley and state Senator Frank Padavan. More...
Noting the heavy price paid throughout the United States for youths involved in deadly alcohol related accidents Assemblymember Rory Lancman and City Councilmember James Gennaro awarded citations last week to St. More...
Former City Council Speaker Peter Vallone Sr.'s memoir of his life and career in New York City politics was the center of attention at a book-signing event at Seaburn Book Store on Broadway in Long Island City last Thursday at 7 p.m. More...
Senator Frank Padavan (Queens) presented new Eagle Scouts of Boy Scout Troop 1 with the Senate Medal of Achievement and a Certificate of Merit upon their becoming Eagle Scouts. Pictured from (l. to r. More...
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