When state Senator Hiram Monserrate goes on trial Monday in Kew Gardens Criminal Court his fate, both personal and political, will be in the hands of Supreme Court Justice William Erlbaum. Erlbaum will preside at a non-jury trial, pursuant to a request made by Monserrate. More...

I f you haven't visited Plum Restaurant and Bar in Bayside, you're missing out on something very special. Plum is nicely situated on the corner of Bell Blvd. and 48th Avenue with a curved glass facade that exposes the sleek, modern, European interior. More...

Deeply concerned that there will be no cost of living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security recipients' benefits for the next two years, three Queens lawmakers have proposed creating a new regional COLA for expensive areas, such as New York City, where costs regularly increase beyond the average for the entire nation. More...

Once again we have held the commemorative ceremonies, the candlelight vigils, the cemetery visits. Once again we paused at the separate moments that the airliners slammed into the Twin Towers, hit the Pentagon and crashed into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. More...

City Councilmember James Gennaro (l.), accompanied by Principal Kenneth Bonamo, spoke to Townsend Harris H.S. seniors on their first day of school September 9 in the school's library computer lab. Gennaro funded the computer lab, which was installed last year, as well as 34 classroom laptops and more than a dozen interactive Smart boards currently being installed this year. More...