Under heavy pressure from the public, his opponents and members of his own party, Governor Eliot Spitzer announced his resignation Wednesday, March 12 at noon. Spitzer’s resignation will be effective Monday. March 17 in order to give his successor, Lieutenant Governor David Paterson, time to put to... More...
Area political figures lost no time in weighing in on Eliot Spitzer’s resignation and Lieutenant Governor David Paterson’s succeeding him as the 55th governor of the state of New York, effective Monday, March 17. Many expressed sympathy for the Spitzer family, and most said they looked forward to w... More...
Mar. 17 St. Patrick's Day; Mar. 21 Naw Ruz, India's New Year's Day; Apr. 6 national Tartan day; Apr. 8 Vesak- Buddha's Birth; Apr. 14, Sinhala/Tamil New Year Community Meetings Associations Mar. 13, Apr. 10, May 8, United Forties Civic; St. Teresa's Parish Center, 50-20 44th St., Woodsid... More...
Ten members of the Queens City Council delegation are leading the opposition to Mayor Michael Bloomberg's congestion pricing proposal, the highly controversial and most important policy initiative on his agenda as he nears the end of his career in City Hall. More...
Dear Savvy Senior, My question is in regard to the government's stimulus rebate check. I'm 75 years old and live primarily on my Social Security and have not been required to file income taxes for many years. More...
Free antibiotics? How could it be? How can an independent community pharmacy be able to give away medication for free, while large local corporate chain drug stores do not offer such incredible promotions? The answer at Harpell's Ditmars Pharmacy is simple. "It's a no strings attached way of givin... More...
This year, thanks to the vagaries of the Gregorian calendar, St. Patrick's Day falls on the Monday after Palm Sunday- the start of Holy Week for the Roman Catholic Church and the Protestant churches that broke off from it after Martin Luther published his 95 Theses and the Protestant Reformation b... More...
Despite the official and popular support it has gained, at the request of the owner of Water Taxi Beach, a special meeting was held in early March to air and answer charges that the ferry terminal and summer resort on the shore of the East River in Long Island City is a public nuisance. More...
On Saturday March 8, the Red Storm faithful filled the lower stands at Madison Square Garden to support the St. John's University basketball team (11-19, 5-13) in their final game of a dismal regular season against Big East rival West Virginia (22-9, 11-7). St. More...
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