As the 30th annual Columbus Day Parade sponsored by the Federation of Italian American Organizations of Queens (FIAOQ) wound its way through Astoria and Long Island City from the Kaufman Astoria Studios to its reviewing stand and concluding point at More...
Four homeless men are facing assault and weapons charges this week after a bloody, early morning dispute on Steinway Street.
Police said two of the men were intoxicated when they entered into a dispute at about 5 a.m. More...
P OLLOS A LA BRASA MARIO (pronounced “po yoss a la bra sa Ma ri o”), which describes itself as a typical Colombian restaurant, specializes in serving up deliciously authentic Colombian cuisine. More...
On Thursday, October 8, Queens Theatre in the Park in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, in collaboration with the Museum of the Moving Image, screened the iconic silent film “Metropolis”, directed by German filmmaker Fritz Lang. More...
We do not doubt that a goodly number of our fellow denizens of this fair city are still licking their wounds and recounting their misadventures after last weekend, October 10 and 11. More...
Wednesday, October 7, 2009. While the New York Jets were preparing to face the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night in Florida, New York they announced that they made a trade with the Cleveland Browns for wide receiver Braylon Edwards. More...
The Archbishop Molloy H.S. varsity soccer team earned a three-to-one victory against St. Anthony on St. Anthony’s home field on Sunday, October 11. More...
The topic of the H1N1 strain of the influenza virus was discussed at October’s Community Board 1 cabinet meeting, not for the first and doubtless not the last time. More...
The Long Island City birthplace of sports talk radio is silent this week after the cast and crew at WFAN pulled up stakes and moved to Manhattan. More...
The Queens Supreme Court judge hearing the assault case against state Senator Hiram Monserrate last week tossed two of the six assault counts faced by the Jackson Heights lawmaker. More...
The players came show their support to the work of the Cotchery Foundation and its work with children. The fundraiser was the Second Annual “Tailgate with the Pros,” organized to raise money for the Cotchery’s foundation. More...
Queens Republicans and their Assembly colleagues signaled last week that they will make a major issue of the repealed Rockefeller drug laws in next year’s legislative elections. More...
Citing rising healthcare and prescription drug costs, the senior advocacy organization AARP is calling on Congress to introduce legislation to provide a $250 emergency relief grant to seniors who are struggling in today’s economic climate. More...
As part of his fifth annual Senior Appreciation Week September 20-26, Assemblymember Michael Gianaris hosted bingo tournaments at senior centers throughout his Astoria district. More...
The October 6 meeting of the Astoria Civic Association served as a forum to clarify the confusing information circulating about the H1N1 virus. Former City Council Speaker Peter Vallone Sr. More...