For the 25th year Joe Ricevuto of Jackson Heights was a clown in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. “I was awake and waiting at 3 a.m.,” Ricevuto said. “I was in the beginning of the parade, so everyone was up for the fun. More...
Police Officers Andrew C. Dickson and Jeremy Brandenburg joined the New York Police Department a year apart. Both Dickson and Brandenburg were appointed to the 114th Precinct in the month of January, Dickson arriving in 2007 an Brandenburg in 2008. More...
T he Queens Health Coalition (QHC) recently participated in a community dialogue entitled: Creating an Inclusive Society-Revisiting the American Dream sponsored by The Queens More...
Citing a recent incident in Corona in which a father allegedly killed his wife and 14-year-old son, Assemblymember Jose Peralta has called for creation of an Assembly Task Force to analyze and review existing domestic abuse laws whenever someone is More...
When a teenager is asked what high school they attend and they reply, “John Bowne”, you would probably think it is just another high school. This is not true if that student is an “Aggie” at John Bowne H.S. in Flushing. More...
As it has done for the last 20 years, the Greek American Homeowners Association of Astoria served more than 1,500 free Thanksgiving meals this year. Between 500 and 600 people sat down to Thanksgiving lunch at GAHOA headquarters, 23-49 31st St. More...
For the eighth successive year, Paul Halvatzis, a licensed real estate broker with Amorelli Realty of Astoria, and his friends have assisted St. Andrew Avellino Roman Catholic Church with the church’s annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. More...
Tony Vaccaro will present a retrospective of his photographs on Friday, December 4 through Sunday, December 13 at The Buzzeo Building Gallery, 31-16 36th Avenue, Long Island City, NY, 11106. More...
The November meeting of the 108th Police Precinct Community Council was an occasion for lessons in police power or the lack of it, and of citizens’ anger expressed to an agency that didn’t create the problems that bother those angry citi More...
Citing reports that more New Yorkers went hungry in 2008 than the previous year, Congressmember Anthony Weiner and 27 colleagues called on the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to end the practice of fingerprinting Food Stamp applicants. More...
Blessed Sacrament School will be home to a new District 30 elementary school while another district school, P.S. 111, may have its grade configuration altered. More...
New York Cares offers hundreds of ways for Queens residents to get involved in their community through rewarding, conveniently scheduled projects. Becoming a New York Cares volunteer is easy. More...
For the past several years the Long Island City Business Development Corporation (LICBDC) has staged its annual luncheon and trade show on the ground floor of Terrace on the Park in Corona, in facilities it has seemingly outgrown, since each year it More...
The Board of Trustees of Christ the King Regional H.S. has announced that the school will honor all existing financial scholarship commitments of any Stella Maris H.S. student who decides to attend Christ the King. More...
Under pressure from Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr., soon roll down metal security gates will gradually be disappearing from city storefronts under Vallonesponsored legislation which passed the council on Monday. More...
State Senator Hiram Monserrate and City Councilmember Julissa Ferreras announced that they had established a fund to help surviving members of the Herrarte family of Corona who were involved in a murder tragedy on November 21. More...
Imagine being a homeless gay teen in New York City and walking into a welcoming church basement with 16 beds, hot showers and a kitchen full of food. More...
Second graders from the VOICE Charter School, located within P.S. 111 in Long Island City, took part in a gumbo cook-off on Wednesday, November 18. More...
Anyone in search of an evening of stand-up comedy, sketch and cabaret need look no further than “The News in Revue”, now playing at Queens Theater in the Park located in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. More...
On November 3, seven women friends gathered for lunch at a Bayside restaurant— not an unusual occurrence, except that while the women had met many times before, this was their first face-to-face encounter. More...
Faced with mounting demands by city officials calling for major repairs at the 5 Pointz building in Long Island City, the owner of the graffiti-covered property has decided to shutter the site and walk away for good. More...
Flushing House, one of the first notfor profit retirement communities to offer independent living with supportive services on the premises, will hold a holiday flea market December 19, between 10 a.m. More...
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