The Central Astoria Local Development Coalition (CALDC) Waterfront Concert Series is in full swing. The 25th anniversary celebration continued with the Platters, on Thursday, July 5 at 7:30 p.m. More...
There's nothing better or healthier to eat than fresh fruits and vegetables, and three Farmers' Markets will open for the season in Queens the weekend of July 6-8. More...
Gertrude M. Murray, nee Holden, died June 28. She was 91 years old. Born Aug. 26, 1915, she was a resident of Astoria since 1940. She moved to Newton, New Jersey in 2004. Her husband, William, predeceased her in 1997. More...
109th Precinct Hunt Bank Bandit Queens detectives are seeking help from the public to identify and locate a brazen bandit who held up a Flushing bank on July 5. More...
NYC Sales Tax Ended Governor Eliot Spitzer has signed into law legislation which eliminates the New York City portion of the sales tax on all clothing and footwear purchases made in the city, the bill's sponsor, state Senator Frank Padavan, announ More...
Residential and multifamily building customers of Con Edison electric service can turn in old, working room air conditioners at 48th Avenue and Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City on Saturday, July 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. More...
Love. Aphrodite. These words conjure the image of Paphos, Cyprus, where Aphrodite, goddess of love, was born from the sea foam. The famed and widely acclaimed Temple of Aphrodite is located there. More...
At a luncheon marking the end of the school year, St. John's Preparatory School saluted three faculty members and one staff member on their retirements as well as celebrating significant milestones of four members of the faculty. More...
Administrators at Queens College of the City University of New York (CUNY) selected Capstone Development Corporation to work with them on the design and construction of the proposed, on-campus, residence halls. More...
Discovery Channel Seeks Troop Photos Officials at the Discovery cable channel are urging family members to submit videos and photos of relatives and friends serving in the Iraq conflict for broadcast in an upcoming documentary. More...
As New York City moves into the season of hurricanes and blackouts, Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum has called on New Yorkers to take simple steps to prepare themselves. More...
With summer in full swing, state Health Commissioner Richard F. Daines, M.D. recommends a number of steps New Yorkers can take to ensure a healthy swimming season. "Swimming is great family fun and great exercise," Daines said. More...
Sanitation Worker Ed "Shevy" Shevlin of Queens East District 14 will drive his Harley Davidson motorcycle cross country and back starting July 14 from Rockaway Beach, New York, to Rockaway Beach, Oregon, to help raise awareness for cystic fibrosis, More...
Identity theft is a serious crime that is widespread and costly for those who have had their identities stolen. Money, months, and years, can be spent cleaning up the mess thieves have made of one's good name and credit record. More...
With rising temperatures and higher humidity expected, Con Edison will continue to have extra crews available to respond to any service problems. More...
City Councilmember Eric Gioia cut the ceremonial ribbon to open a new greenmarket at Torney Playground on Skillman Avenue in Sunnyside on July 7. More...
Maureen R. Rizzo, a long-time resident of Astoria, died June 25 at White Plains Hospital surrounded by her family. She was 73 years old. Born Dec. 5, 1933 to Walter and Mildred (Campbell) Tierney, she married Rocco A. Rizzo in August 1952. More...
Queens County Republican Party Chairman Phil Ragusa presents Fresh Meadows resident Jagmohan Dilawri with the Party's Award for Outstanding Citizenship on July 2. Dilawri defended a Francis Lewis H.S. More...
Funding was passed recently to expand library hours to at least six days per week in all libraries and for more new books and other library materials. Cambria Heights and Long Island City branches began Saturday hours on July 7 from 10 a.m. More...
Officers of the 114th Precinct executed the 28th search warrant and made the precinct's first publicized fireworks arrest of 2007 on Monday, June 25. More...
Artisan Baking Center in Long Island City, dedicated to education in the food industry, was honored as Not-for-Profit of the Year at the New York Industrial Retention Network's (NYIRN ) annual breakfast in Manhattan in late June. More...
The Queens Council on the Arts (QCA) invites Queens artists and nonprofit organizations providing cultural services to apply for funding. Grants range from $1,000 to $5,000. More...
Crews are tearing down a long-shuttered building that housed a lumberyard at 32nd Street and Astoria Boulevard to make room for a sprawling residential development at the site. More...
An attorney from Queens who worked for Manhattan Legal Aid was charged last week with aiming a camcorder disguised as a clock at female co-workers to catch images of the women as they changed in and out of their courthouse attire. More...
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