Among the comments heard at the Queens Green Business Summit at Queens College January 23 was one that conversion to biodiesel in vehicles would be much more profitable than congestion pricing could ever have been. More...
"Economic instability, fluctuating oil prices and the harsh winter weather are reasons why every person should make energy-efficient improvements to their homes," Assemblymember Catherine Nolan declared. More...
Photo Olympic Camera Paul Halvatzis of Amorelli Realty (l.) and Michael Serao, Washington Mutual Ditmars Financial Center assistant vice president and financial center manager, were named Kiwanians of the Year by the Kiwanis Club of Astoria/Long Isla More...
Through the TD Charitable Foundation, TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, recently donated $50,000 to the Queens Museum of Art (QMA) to support its "New New Yorkers" initiatives for local immigrants. More...
The Learning Resource Network (LERN), an international association that provides leadership, information, resources and technical assistance to lifelong learning programs, recently presented the LaGuardia Community College Division of Adult and Con More...
It used to be you would go to visit your dentist with some trepidation about the pain you would have to endure. You would sit in the waiting room bored, staring into space, dozing, or reading last year's magazines. More...
Rocco Vendome, who served hundreds of thousands of free meals to September 11 volunteers from his family business, Nino's Restaurant on Canal Street, just north of Ground Zero, died at his home in Astoria on Jan. 13, 2009. He was 86 years old. More...
108th Precinct Road Rage Arrest Police arrested a Woodside motorist on January 10 after he struck another driver with a metal rod when the two got into an accident. More...
The mother of a two-year-old Flushing girl last month filed suit, charging the city Housing Authority failed to maintain and repair a heat pipe in the family's apartment in the Pomonok Houses. More...
As Mayor Michael Bloomberg ripped into a member of Governor David Paterson's staff who trashed Caroline Kennedy as she ended her quest for a U.S. More...
Hearings on the proposed MTA fare increases and service reductions were held at the Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel in Flushing—on Tuesday, January 20, "the same day that a new chapter is being written in the pages of our nation's history", Bor More...
Photo Tony Barsamian New York City firefighters set up a perimeter around a manhole emitting smoke on 51st Street between 31st and 32nd Avenues in Astoria on January 22. Precautions were necessary because a vehicle was parked on top of the manhole. More...
Acool, refreshing drink of water is something many people take for granted. But what if we didn't have access to safe drinking water? Up until 100 years ago we did not. In fact, it was often dangerous. More...
Yes, you can do something about a deadly problem that seems worlds away. Click. Visit americanchemistry. com/100years and take the Clean Water Challenge Quiz. More...
Photo Vinny DuPre Police from the 114th Precinct and Emergency Service Unit personnel converged on a stretch of Shore Boulevard between 21st Drive and 21st Road in Astoria on Friday, January 16 at about 5 p.m. More...
Police officials are praising cops on patrol out of the PSA9 Ravenswood Housing Police Satellite and detectives at the 114th Precinct for the pursuit and arrest of a pair of teens and questioning of the perpetrators that led to the arrest of two mo More...
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