Crime is taking a beating in communities throughout Astoria and Long Island City, thanks to police at the 114th Precinct. Recent statistics released by 114th Precinct Commanding Officer Deputy Inspector Paul E. More...
Upset by Governor David Paterson's proposal to hike tuition in the middle of the year, CUNY students, some of them dressed like life-sized pawns, gathered at the steps of City Hall November 17, to urge the state legislature to stop trading access t More...
With rising rents and fuel costs, many Queens residents are turning to Home Sharing, New York Foundation for Senior Citizens' free matching service and affordable housing option, to help to cope with the cost of maintaining a home or as an alternat More...
With the year-end holiday season upon us and many more people without jobs and facing higher living costs, government agencies and elected officials are pitching in more than ever before to try to extend a helping hand. More...
T hroughout history mankind has celebrated the bountiful harvest with thanksgiving ceremonies. Before the establishment of formal religions many ancient farmers believed that their crops contained spirits which caused the crops to grow and die. More...
Nationally, the response rate for the 2000 census count was 67 percent. In Queens, the response rate was 54 percent. Although Census Day 2010 is more than a year away, representatives of the U.S. More...
The Downtown Flushing Marketing Task Force, led by the Flushing Business Improvement District, announced at their regularly scheduled meeting that their annual Holiday Season Kickoff with Macy's will be held on Monday, November 24, at 5 p.m. More...
Planting trees is one of the most beneficial and cost-effective ways to help ensure that the residents of New York City remain healthy and happy while adjusting to the city's burgeoning growth and accompanying changes. More...
TeamMets, the community volunteerism initiative that uses the appeal of the Mets and their players to encourage fans to join the team in helping others, has teamed up with City Meals on Wheels in an effort to bring attention to the hunger crisis in More...
Expressing concern for women who may face harassment and other hostile acts when visiting reproductive healthcare clinics, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Councilmember Helen Sears have filed legislation to protect access to those faciliti More...
SHAREing & CAREing, the only community nonprofit organization to provide grassroots support services to breast and ovarian cancer patients and their families through counseling, educational forums and advocacy services in Queens and throughout New More...
Townsend Harris H.S. at Queens College held a community-wide celebration on November 21 after the school was named the recipient of the Intel 2008 School of Distinction for Science Excellence award. More...
Workers rescued from a 5-alarm inferno in Long Island City last weekend are calling firefighters at Ladder 216 their heroes, describing how the firefighters climbed through shooting flames and plumes of smoke to bring the workers to safety. More...
City Councilmember Peter Vallone called on Queens District Attorney Richard Brown to seek mandatory jail time for a graffiti writer who allegedly defaced an N-train subway car and was photographed in the act by an alert subway rider using a cellpho More...
An essay on Photo "What the blessings of Christmas mean to me" by Catalina Cipri, an eighth-grade student at Most Precious Blood parochial school in Long Island City, took first prize in a contest that drew entries from schools throughout the D More...
Congressmember Carolyn Maloney held a discussion and book signing, organized by members of Smart Women Lead, for her book Rumors of Our Progress Have Been Greatly Exaggerated… on Monday, November 24 in Manhattan at Barnard College. 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...
'Tis the season of giving at the Queens Zoo when animals receive their holiday presents in a wild way from the generosity of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). More...
The battle of Dutch Kills may be over, but not according to some local residents who believe the threat to the integrity of the neighborhood is as great as it ever was. More...
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