The federal Office of Travel & Tourism Industries recently released a report showing New York City as the number one port of entry into the United States for foreign visitors. While the report shows that visitation to the U.S. More...
On Thursday July 10 at approximately 7:37 p.m., two officers from the 114th Police Precinct were called to 20-5 Shore Blvd., where they found a man armed with a large knife inside. The man ignored repeated warnings by the officers to drop the weapon, and one officer discharged pepper spray at the suspect. More...
Reports persist that Mayor Michael Bloomberg is trying to take over the state Republican Party as part of a plan for him to run for governor on the Republican line in 2010. More...
(718) 898-6686 www.jjchansgarden.com J.J. Garden Seafood Restaurant was recently voted in the Top 30 Chinese restaurants in New York, according to Asian Restaurant News publication. Certainly, this honor is well-deserved. More...
Pharmacists Blast Cuts In Reimbursements, Say They Hurt Seniors
Seniors who rely on the Medicaid and EPIC programs will be hit hard by "the harshest cuts ever enacted on the pharmacy sector" in the recent state budget that was passed in Albany, the Pharmacists Society of the State of New York (PSSNY) charged last week. More...
Most of the 14,000 people who attended the first of the summer's Central Astoria Local Development Coalition Waterfront Concerts in Astoria Park last Monday night did more than enjoy the Big Band sound of the Glenn Miller Orchestra and the spectacular Grucci fireworks display. More...
Windmuller Park Concerts A summer-long series of outdoor concerts in local parks, made possible by a $125,000 state grant received by Assemblymember Margaret Markey (D- Maspeth), will be launched tonight at 7 p.m. in Windmuller Park in Woodside, 39th Drive and 54th Street. More...
In its first year, the 2008 Gioia-YMCA Girls Basketball League program served 40 young women between the ages of 10 and 15. Almost half of the players had little or no basketball experience, but all were extremely excited about having a league of their own and worked hard to improve play with each passing practice and game. More...
Mayor Chats About NYS GOP Politics With Former Upstate Senator