The February meeting of the 108th Police Precinct Community Council had a Cop of the Month ceremony involving five officers and a crime report that moved Precinct Commander Deputy Inspector Thomas Kavanagh to lament the persistence of bank robberies, More...
The Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement House at 10-25 41st Ave., Long Island City, celebrated the rich history and culture of the African-American community at its annual Black Expo on February 21. The theme of this year More...
Get out the guidebooks and take the suitcases out of the attic: American Airlines is putting nearly all its international destinations on sale for travel now through mid-May. More...
Two Queens ice cream vendors last month took a licking from a federal court judge who ruled the pair were selling soft-serve cones from fake Mr. Softee trucks. More...
Community Meetings Associations Mar. 5, Apr. 2, 7:30 p.m., sharp, United Community Civic; Augustana Lutheran Church, 69-05 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria Heights. Mar. 12, Apr. 9, May 14, Jun. 11, 7 p.m., United Forties Civic Association; St. More...
Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend some good resources to help people interested in retiring abroad? My wife and I will be retiring in a few years and have always thought it would be fun, and more affordable, to live abroad. More...
On Tuesday, March 3, City Councilmember Eric Gioia helped Queens resident Burchard Taylor celebrate his 100th birthday at the Woodside Senior Center, where Taylor is an active member. More...
As part of his first budget proposal—a gigantic $3.5 TRILLION spending plan for 2010—President Barack Obama is including a $634 billion plan for healthcare reform over 10 years that will impact Medicare and Medicaid for seniors. More...
The "Junior-Senior Partnership", an intergenerational program created by the Queens Health Coalition (QHC), taps into the experiences and expertise of young and older adults to engage and empower both ends of the spectrum with healthy tips for heal More...
Assemblymember Michael Gianaris has received assurances from the New York Power Authority (NYPA) chairman that the Poletti power plant in Astoria will close as scheduled by next January. More...
The Department of Education (DOE) has begun the 2009 Community Education Council biennial election process by responding to criticisms that parents do not have enough say in matters pertaining to their children More...
The father of a Queens College student left the girl a final voice message last week before murdering his wife and then setting fire to their apartment to take his own life, law enforcement officials said. More...
The knee-jerk reaction when hearing the allpowerful Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver announce he's in favor of tolls on bridges in the city is to say, "It's a done deal." But then on reflection, one realizes that the toll proposal would also requir More...
Stiff opposition from state senate Republicans and less-than-enthusiastic support from Queens and Brooklyn Democratic senators are endangering that house's passage of a bridge toll plan needed to bail out the deficit-ridden MTA and stave off steep More...
NAFTA Is No Good To The Editor: The NAFTA superhighway highway and the North American Union are being blown off as myths by some people in the media and the old guard Bush supporters. More...
Police Officers Jose Velez and Lisaura Mesa were recognized with Cop-of-the-Month honors at the February meeting of the 114th Precinct Community Council. More...
