Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. has hired four vendors to help expand the company's targeted demand side management program. More...

Vallone's New Plans For Diving Pool City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. has started discussions with Parks Department officials in hopes of renovating the dilapidated diving pool in Astoria Park next to the Astoria Pool. More...

A 16-year-old former Astoria high school student received a slap on the wrist when she was sentenced on felony robbery charges June 22 for her role in two local bank robberies. More...

Neighbors Warn City: 'Don't Touch Our Tree!" Flushing residents hugged a majestic beech tree as they joined City Councilmember John Liu in a warning to officials at the city School Construction Authority (SCA) to keep their hands - and buzz sa More...

Owners of bodegas and other small shops throughout Queens are calling on Mayor Michael Bloomberg for help in curbing the spike of violence they have experienced over the past few months. More...

Queens Democratic lawmakers in Washington last week were singing the praises of a momentous college tuition aid bill that increases grants for millions of needy college students and reduces by 50 percent the interest they will have to pay on colleg More...

"Greek blood is not shed aimlessly, it irrigates holy soil and remains glorious," recited Rev. Anastasios Diakovasilis from his second book, Poietiki Anthologia ( Poetic Anthology). More...

We hear it over and over again, "Eat your vegetables!" While we understand the importance of including vegetables in meals, we can get bored with the same veggie lineup. More...

Have you eaten enough fiber today? A new survey finds that nearly 70 percent of women polled say they eat enough fiber every day, but research shows only about one of 10 is actually eating enough fiber1. More...

On Wednesday, October 17, the Long Island City YMCA will host its eighth annual Frank J. Tempone Service to Youth Dinner & Dance to raise funds for its youth programs and family services. More...

The Central Astoria Local Development Coalition (CALDC) Waterfront Concert Series is in full swing and the 25th anniversary celebration continues. The Cornell Gunter's Coasters will perform in Astoria Park on Thursday, July 26 at 7:30pm. More...

Jul. 24 KEP (Greek Cultural Center) music from Asia Minor, Rebetika/Entehna folk songs Jul. 31 Skrepetos Orchestra Aug. 7 Gus Ballas music/Holy Cross dancers Aug. 14 GAFS dancers/Athenian Society Aug. 21 DJ Gus/George's Patriotic Band Aug. More...

The City Planning Commission has to hold hearings and the City Council must take a vote, but barring any unexpected snags from either of these two events, Sunnyside Gardens is almost certain to become Queens' largest historic district, probably wel More...

The Queens man who brutally beat two elderly grandmothers last spring in Jamaica Estates and Jamaica has added a new chapter to his criminal history. More...