The NYC Bridge Centennial Commission celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Queensboro Bridge on Sunday, May 31, starting with a parade on the upper level of the bridge that featured marching bands, and vintage automobiles. More...
The group Western Queens for Marriage Equality co-sponsored a rally attended by close to 2,500 supporters on Sunday evening, May 31 in Athens Square Park in Astoria. Jeremiah Frei-Pearson, one of the group More...
Detectives at the Queens Special Victims Unit are seeking help from the public to identify and locate a suspect sought in connection with a rape that occurred in the early morning hours of May 20. More...
Flag Day Jun. 13, 11 a.m., Kiwanis Club of Sunnyside, 40th Annual Flag Day Parade, Greenpoint Avenue from 39th to 48th Street, celebration at Sabba Park; 718.786.4141. Community Meetings Associations Jun. More...
I f you haven't visited Gandhi in a while, or have never been, it is time for you to experience the fine cuisine of Northern India in a comfortable, serene environment. 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...
Continuing their fight to block construction of a garbage transfer station near LaGuardia Airport, Queens Congressmembers Joseph Crowley and Gary Ackerman were successful recently in getting legislation passed that would apply existing Federal Avia More...
Police Officer Georgia Karagiannis was in uniform on patrol duty in a marked police car on April 9 at about 6:50 p.m. when she spotted a young male, about 18 years old, spray-painting the side of a building. More...
City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. warned last week that plans to reduce the number of foot patrol police officers because of the budget crunch could endanger public safety. More...
Sixty-five years ago, an estimated 130,000 to 150,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy in one of the most crucial military operations of all time. More...
Queens detectives are searching for the thugs who shot and injured a five-year-old girl and a 33-year-old man on May 28 at the NYCHA Astoria Houses. More...
According to knowledgeable and reliable sources close to the Queens Democratic Party, City Councilmember David Weprin had most of the votes he needed to win the party's endorsement for city comptroller prior to the endorsement caucus on Tuesday, Ma More...
Dear Savvy Senior, I'm interested in getting my mother one of those emergency call systems with a wearable push-button for her home in case she falls or needs help, but could use some help. What can you tell me? More...
Last month, Supreme Court Justice David Souter, who is about to retire from the nation's highest court, spoke at a conference that focused initially on developing ways to "stick up for the judiciary" in the face of political attacks. More...
I was having breakfast at the Globe Coffee Shop on 51st Street and 31st Avenue when in walked my good friend, Vernon Jackson. He slid into the booth opposite me and opened a newspaper. More...
On Wednesday, May 27, New York Mets relief pitcher Sean Green, Mets Community Outreach Director Jill Knee and Benjamin Baumer, Mets statistical analyst, joined the team mascot, Mr. Met, John Choe, chief of staff for City Councilmember John Liu, More...
Con Edison 2009 Queens Yankee Kids winner Sharon Villar received an on-field welcome from New York Yankees pitcher Alfredo Aceves, No. 91, at a recent Minnesota Twins game. Villar was nominated by Long Island City H.S. More...
