Assemblymember Jose Peralta defeated former state Senator Hiram Monserrate in a special election yesterday, according to incomplete and unofficial returns. More...
Queens detectives are seeking help from the public to identify and locate a suspect sought in connection with a series of holdups at banks throughout the borough. More...
Police in Queens are searching for a team of brazen thieves in connection with a series of armed commercial robberies.
Cops said the three thieves enter commercial locations where they remove cellular phones on display by cutting security card More...
108th Precinct
LIC Car Dealer Charged In
$1.2M Sales Tax Theft
A Long Island City car dealer is facing 25 years in prison for allegedly bilking New York state out of $1.2 million in state sales tax, authorities said. More...
In March, after its February hiatus, the Community Board 1 cabinet meeting was again convened in a third floor conference room of Kaufman Astoria Studios. More...
A Long Island City man last week was charged with obstructing justice and identity theft after he swallowed a flash drive containing personal financial information he swiped from ATM machines at banks throughout Queens.
Authorities said Florin More...
Community Meetings Dates & times are subject to change, call to confirm. Associations Mar. 18, 8 p.m., FDR Dems; Chabad of NE Queens, 212-12 26th Ave., Bayside; 718.460.8285. Apr. 8, May 13, 7 p.m., United Forties Civic; St. More...
Psari, which simply means “fish” in Greek, offers a new wave in seafood restaurants. Psari is a total redux of Greek Captain, the establishment that preceded it. The humble owner, John (Yanni) Vullis, closed the eatery for three More...
The 48-person student body at Queens Lutheran School poses with a specimen check in the amount of $565.25 to be sent to Haiti for earthquake relief. More...
The 48-person student body at Queens Lutheran School poses with a specimen check in the amount of $565.25 to be sent to Haiti for earthquake relief. More...
March 29, April 5 and April 26 QSAC (Quality Services for the Autistic Community) will be holding a talent competition and the winner will be selected by a live audience of online community and industry professionals at the VIG 27 Lounge, 119 E. More...
The Mets faithful gathered outside Citi Field earlier this month to vie for a chance to sing for the Queens boys of summer.
Aspiring vocalists came from neighborhoods throughout the five boroughs and New Jersey to audition for the Mets’ More...
The announced settlement last week of cases pending in federal court only underscores the need for long-term medical care and compensation for 9/11 workers made sick by their work at Ground Zero, New York’s Washington lawmakers maintained. More...
The Community Board 2 meeting for March was brief. There was no land use issue due for a vote, and the Sunnyside resident who might have provided one after his appearance last month was not present. More...
A community affairs officer from the Department of Sanitation was the speaker at the March meeting of the Dutch Kills Civic Association, and was both informative and entertaining. More...
New York City is facing a huge budget deficit in a proposed $63.6 billion budget proposed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, but three of Queens’ leading officials are calling for more funding in the next fiscal year. More...
BAN SALE OF NOVELTY LIGHTERS SAYS PHEFFER: Citing fire hazards by juveniles, Assemblymember Audrey Pheffer (D–Ozone Park) is supporting legislation to ban the sale of novelty lighters in New Yor More...
Wants More Oldies To The Editor: I enjoyed the picture you showed recently of a store awning on 28th Avenue and Steinway. Now I forget the name— Something Ann [Gazette, February 17]. More...
Boys and Girls H.S., Brooklyn, came from behind to win 55-50 over Bayside’s Cardozo H.S. to take PSAL boys basketball title at Madison Square Garden (MSG). More...
On March 14, Christ The King H.S., Middle Village faced Bishop Loughlin Memorial H.S., Brooklyn in the CHSAA Boys Basketball Tournament Championship. The game was held at Fordham University in The Bronx before a full house. More...