The New York State Pavilion, constructed as an exhibition site at the 1964 World's Fair in Flushing Meadows- Corona Park and largely left to decompose after the fair closed in 1965, has been declared a landmark by the New York State Board for Histo More...
Queens detectives are seeking help from the public to identify and locate a knife-wielding suspect who accosted and raped a 29-year-old woman outside Forest Park on September 23. More...
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand unveiled a plan last week to attack financial fraud against seniors, increase penalties for those scamming seniors, and increase awareness of criminal tactics against seniors. More...
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Vice President Al Gore visited the rooftop of the Long Island City YMCA on Thursday, September 24 to literally paint the town white to commence the start of NYC Cool Roofs, a partnership between the More...
Community leaders in Dutch Kills are up in arms after learning that two 17thcentury millstones, unique to the history of the Long Island City community, are being stored in a mix of construction materials and rubble at a Queens Plaza renovation pro More...
District 30 parents association and parent/teacher associations were welcomed at the first Community Education Council meeting of the school year, amidst some bleak economic news for the class size reduction effort. More...
Reports out of City Hall say City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, looking ahead to a vastly changed City Council following the November elections, may have a tough time retaining her powerful post. More...
Three weeks ago, suspects with ties to terrorist groups abroad were arrested here and in Denver, Colorado. The investigation that led to the arrests continues as we speak. More...
DEP, Spare That Tree To The Editor: At the southeast corner of 31st Road, just off Farrington Street in Flushing, and lying in a morass of muck and decay from a sunken sewer, a brave sapling dares to achieve tree-hood. Alas, it is not to be. More...
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