Citing Con Edison's failures which led to last summer's disastrous nine-day blackout in Western Queens, that area's lawmakers roundly blasted the giant utility's latest rate hike request, which would swell its revenues by $1.2 billion over a three- More...
Community Meetings Associations May 10, 7: 30 p. m., sharp, Dutch Kills Civic; St. Patrick's School Hall, 39-28 28th St., LIC; 718.786.2049. Boards May 9, 7: 30 p. m. More...
T here is nothing mythological about the fine Hellenic cuisine served at Mythos on Northern Blvd. on the Bayside/Flushing border. The flavorful, authentic cuisine is there for all to see, smell, taste and enjoy, seven days a week. More...
A second West Queens lawmaker, state Senator George Onorato, has declared his strong opposition to the reported closing of the St. Mary's Church senior center in Long Island City. More...
Preventing Falls
Dear Savvy Senior, Do you have any suggestions to help keep my 78-year-old mother from falling down? She fell three times last year, without serious injury, but I'm very concerned about her safety. More...
At a hearing before the Public Safety Committee chaired by Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr., witnesses offered both statistical and anecdotal evidence in support of a bill to strengthen existing laws to increase penalties for public lewdness. More...
People from all 50 states and the District of Columbia have enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Registry, according to Congressmember Carolyn Maloney, who has been waging a persistent campaign to secure federal funds to treat New Yorkers who More...
LaGuardia Community College President Gail Mellow spoke briefly at the May meeting of Community Board 2, as did a woman informing the members about respite care for adults with mental illness. More...
The recently installed new leadership of the Queens Republican Party, which promised it would embark on new initiatives, moved last week to revitalize the borough's Young Republican organization. More...
It's plain from the volume of mail and the record-setting number of restaurant reservations and flower orders that Americans rank Mother's Day as among the most significant holidays of the year. More...
Letter To One Departed
Dear Mom, Mother's Day is coming and this time I promise to visit you, I know, I know, last year I made the same promise, only to disappoint you. You waited patiently for me to show up in vain. More...