Hundreds turned out for one of the city’s oldest and longest running children’s bike races on Sunday, May 16, organized by the Astoria Civic Association and hosted by City Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. More...
The ninth annual Christopher Santora Educational Scholarship Dinner Dance will be held at Riccardo’s by the bridge in Astoria, on Friday, June 11 from 7 p.m. to midnight. All are invited to attend. More...
At Big Apple Greeter’s recent 18th anniversary recognition breakfast, city Comptroller John Liu was presented with the organization’s Public Service Award. More...
Schools Chancellor Joel Klein got a Bronx cheer in Queens last week. “Right now, layoffs are based on the reverse order of seniority,” Klein said. More...
On June 1, the Astoria Civic Association will host an award ceremony for 23 high school senior recipients of a Judge Charles J. Vallone Scholarship. The event will be at Riccardo’s, 21-01 24th Ave. in Astoria. More...
A combined middle school and high school, to be built amidst the Hunters Point South residential project as it is also being built, was described by School Construction Authority (SCA) officials at a mid-May meeting at St. More...
Clinton Democratic Club President Paul Vallone, local District Leaders Mary Ann and John Dorsa and more than 75 club members held their monthly meeting at their new headquarters, 25-59 Francis Lewis Blvd., on May 20. More...
Police from the Queens Highway Patrol Unit and Borough Task Force hit the streets this week in the kickoff of an NYPD crackdown on drunk driving. More...
A quick stroll along Astoria’s 30th Avenue will quickly reveal two seeming incongruities: clean streets and sidewalks and many people dining outdoors. More...
City Department of Health (DOH) officials last week issued a warning to city residents to be alert when purchasing food from unlicensed street vendors. More...
Queens Economic Development Corporation (QEDC) hosted the annual “Queens…A Taste of the World” on May 18 at Citi Field, home of the New York Mets. More...
T he music of ragtime legend Scott Joplin was celebrated at his final resting place on May 23 at St. Michael’s Cemetery in East Elmhurst. Joplin was an African American composer and pianist, born near Texarkana, Texas in 1868. More...
Democratic Party officials from throughout the state will end their convention in Rye tomorrow by naming Andrew Cuomo as their candidate for governor with hopes that he will lead their ticket to a sweeping victory in November. More...
Republicans from throughout the state will convene at a Manhattan hotel next week to do battle over who should be their gubernatorial candidate to run against the expected Democratic choice, Andrew Cuomo. More...
On April 30, sixth grade students at Saint Demetrios School in Astoria held their annual international festival at the school’s Petros Patrides Cultural Center. More...
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and City Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) went on a special tour of the Queens Library’s Literacy Zone (LZ) on May 20 at the Long Island City branch. More...
Despina Siolas of Bayside was awarded a degree in the Doctors of Medicine/Doctors of Philosophy Medical Science Training Program (MD/PhD) from Stony Brook University Medical Center on May 18. More...
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