Large amounts of federal funding were approved last week by the House of Representatives for two major subway projects, East Side Access and the Second Avenue Subway, Congressmember Carolyn Maloney announced. More...
Learning more about air quality-and how you can improve it-may help you breathe a little easier. Poor air quality can be bad for your health. A sky that seems more brownish than clear blue is one warning sign that air is polluted. More...
(NAPSA)-According to Seven Crown Resorts, one of America's largest houseboat vacation companies, navigating a houseboat is easier than driving a minivan. No experience or special licenses are necessary. More...
The Taipei Youth Folk Sports Group will be making a rare appearance in the United States at the Queensborough Performing Arts Center, 222-05 56th Ave., Bayside, on Saturday, Aug. 4 at 6 p.m. More...
The first wedding garden built in a public botanical garden celebrated its 25th anniversary last week and Astoria Federal Savings Bank marked the occasion with a $5,000 gift to the Queens Botanical Garden. More...
Rabbi Joseph Potasnik officiated at the funeral service of Eleanor Rampell Manheim, 91, on Monday, July 30 at 3 p.m. at Gutterman's Parkside Memorial Chapel, 98-60 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills. Manheim died July 26, on her 91st birthday. More...
107th Precinct Son Slays Mom Queens detectives are trying to determine the reason for a family argument that led to the July 28 death of a 61-year-old woman inside her Fresh Meadows apartment. Cops responding to a 911 call at about 11:15 p.m. More...
Wins Promise Of Air Controller Study Following recent disclosures of a near collision on a La Guardia Airport runway, Congressmember Joseph Crowley (D- Queens/The Bronx) announced he has secured a commitment for a study as to whether there is a ne More...
To control mosquitoes, the city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene will apply larvicide by helicopter to marsh and other non-residential areas of Queens, Staten Island and The Bronx. More...
The final shows of the 2007 Summer Fun Children's Series presented by the Central Astoria Local Development Coalition (CALDC) will be entertaining, interactive song and puppetry concerts for children of all ages. More...
The Central Astoria Local Development Coalition's (CALDC) Waterfront Concert Series is in full swing. The 25th anniversary celebration of the concerts continued with The Elsbeary Hobbs Drifters on Thursday, July 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Astoria Park. More...
Assemblymember Jose Peralta (DJackson Heights), led the Queens Assembly delegation in honoring Mets infielder Jose Reyes Friday, July 27, at Shea Stadium. More...
The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) invites Queens residents, including pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and their families, to visit educational fairs at Elmhurst Hospital Center and Queens Hospital Center to learn more abou More...
Crystal Window & Door Systems Vice President of Manufacturing Jimmy Jin was recently honored by the Asian American Business Development Center (AABDC) as one of 50 outstanding Asian Americans in business for 2007. More...
New 'Satellite Precinct' It's a dream come true for residents in Rosedale and neighboring communities - a new NYPD "Satellite Precinct" located in the southeast tip of the 105th Precinct. More...
Homeowners with risky mortgages, placed in jeopardy by the shaky mortgage market, will have the opportunity to refinance and avoid possible foreclosure under a $100 million program announced on Monday by Governor Eliot Spitzer. More...
Did you know that a faucet that leaks just one drop per second can waste more than 2,000 gallons of water per year? That a leaking toilet can waste 200 gallons a day? Or that an average shower uses 20 to 30 gallons of water? More...
With hurricane and blackout season under way, state Senator John Sabini held a series of workshops on disaster and emergency preparedness in his Western Queens district recently. More...
Once, or so it seems, neighbors spent hot summer nights on stoops and front porches, chatting and trading advice and neighborhood news. National Night Out Against Crime revives that tradition across the country. More...
On Thursday, July 12, Carolyn Fostel, assistant vice president and community relations marketing manager for the Astoria Federal Savings Bank Marketing Department, based in Lake Success, presented a $12,500 check to Queens Library Foundation Associ More...
Until October 2007, the Queens Museum of Art will host "Poets in the Galleries", a cocktail hour, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. followed by a creative exchange within the museum's galleries. More...
"Do not go back to Tseme or Turkey," admonished family relatives. "They will finish off what was left uncompleted in 1922." Not one member of our family has stepped foot in Turkey since the Asia Minor catastrophe. More...
LIC YMCA Youth All-Stars Baseball League Bantam Division Novice Division LIC YMCA Co-ed Softball League Standings LIC YMCA Men's Spring Basketball League A Division B Division More...
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