Straphangers in Queens and the other four boroughs received a reprieve from a threatened fare hike Tuesday when the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced that year-end revenue projections were $220 million higher than projected. More...
Calendar Compiled By Susan Cleary Times and dates are subject to change. Please call event sponsors to confirm. Coming in December: Dec. 2 Advent 1st Day, Dec. 4 Chanukah begins at sundown, Dec. More...
The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), one of the leading seniors advocacy groups, has started a lobbying drive to get legislation passed in Albany to give the many seniors who see cellphones as a safety tool important assistance in More...
The Long Island City Business Development Corporation's 20th luncheon and 17th annual trade show, held at Terrace on the Park in mid-November, was perhaps more crowded than last year's presentation, which is not an easy accomplishment. More...
With school grades in, the Department of Education invited parents to visit schools and confer with teachers last week for Open School Week. This year, the DOE's theme is "Great Public Schools: A Basic Right and Our Responsibility". More...
QSAC (Quality Services for the Autistic Community) has received a $25,000 grant from the Walter Kaner Children's Foundation. The grant will help fund a new adult day program for people with autism. More...
The first major expansion of the New York City subway system in 70 years was guaranteed last week when the federal government delivered $1.3 billiion to city officials for construction of the first phase of the Second Avenue Subway. More...
For more than 10 years, Madison Square Garden has enjoyed a tax subsidy from New York City that has saved that profitable enterprise more than $100 million. More...
Give All Their Daily Bread To The Editor: I just heard on the radio that the food pantries in our city are not well stocked with food, especially for Thanksgiving, and thus so many needy families with children, homeless people and elderly people w More...
St. John's University men's basketball team defeated St Francis College 72-64, in the first of four non-conference games to open its centennial season at Carnesecca Arena. Going into the game St. More...
