Mar. 3 The Doll Festival; Mar. 17 St. Patrick's Day; Mar. 21 Naw Ruz, India's New Year's Day Community Meetings Associations Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m., Kew Gardens Hills Civic; Rabinnical Seminary of America, 76-01 147th St.; 718.268.5960 or 718.263.1760. More...

Just as the fight for control of the state senate in Albany crept into the headlines again, Queens Republicans elbowed their way in by announcing a challenge this year to incumbent Democratic Senator Toby Ann Stavisky in the Flushing/Whitestone area. More...

Armondo's Italian Restaurant epitomizes the neighborhood Italian restaurant, occupying a prominent corner on 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights. More...

Elected city and state officials, joined by senior citizen advocates, have called upon the city Department for the Aging (DFTA) to delay a plan to change the way senior services are delivered and which may involve the closing of some senior centers. More...

Last Friday, February 22 (allowing for adjusting to the switch from the Julian to the Gregorian calendars, which took place in his lifetime), was the birthday of the man known to many as the Father of the United States, George Washington. Washington married a widow, Martha Custis and raised her two children, John Parke ("Jacky") and Martha ("Patsy") Custis. More...

Three Whitestone community organizations last week received Sovereign Bank "Quality of Life" grants to support their work in this Queens neighborhood where the bank has recently opened a new office at 149-37 14th Ave. More...

The New York Mets announced on Sunday that former Met All-Star outfielder Darryl Strawberry will return to the club. More...