Apr. 22 Earth Day; May 1 Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, May Day; May 5 Cinco de Mayo; May 8 VE Day, Independence Day (Israel); May 9 Victory Day (Russia); May 11 Mother's Day; May 15 Independence Day (Paraguay), May 17 Armed Forces Day (U.S. More...

An intriguing and interesting story that Mayor Bloomberg is toying with the idea of scrapping term limits so he could run for a third term next year was leaked at City Hall last week. At the same time, City Comptroller William Thompson Jr. More...

"Chi mangia bene, vive bene," is Rocco Sacramone's mantra. Owner and Executive Chef of Trattoria L'incontro, Rocco believes that, "He who eats well, lives well." He has spent the last nine years of his life seeing to it that all the patrons of his premier Italian restaurant eat well and live well while they're under his roof. More...

An announcement last week delaying the issuance of a controversial RFP that was the key to the Bloomberg mayoral administration's plans to perhaps close some centers, phase out some services drew a mixed reaction. Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Linda I. More...

Last week the City Council Transportation Committee castigated Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials for systematic, intentional neglect of the G subway train line. More...

An independent expert hired by the United Community Civic Association (UCCA) said a study on the environmental impact of a proposed 225,000 square foot. Federal Express facility in Astoria does not go far enough. "They could have done a lot more to develop a reasonable worst-case scenario," said Hiram Rothkrug, an environmental consultant, at the UCCA April meeting. More...

On April 5, 19 teams competed in the CYO Girls Olympics at the Nassau County Aquatic Center in Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, Long Island. The TRI-M Girls Swim Team won five gold, three silver and four bronze medals. More...

Get into a conversation with a long-time Queens resident and you're likely to discover a subscriber of the Long Island Star-Journal, a daily paper that informed the community about local and world news until it folded in 1968. More...