(L. to r.): Assemblymember Grace Meng, City Councilmember Peter Koo and state Senator Toby Stavisky join exercise teacher Ernest Young (far r.) and neighborhood youngsters in calisthenics at Meng’s first Healthy Kids Activities Fair August 12. More...
City Councilmembers Elizabeth Crowley (D- 30th District, far l.), Karen Koslowitz (D- 29th District, second from r.) and Eric Ulrich (R- 32nd District, far r.) welcomed the Honorable Kamla Persad-Bissessar, newly elected Prime Minister of Trinidad an More...
A New Jersey man is suing the New York Mets and two players for serious injuries he suffered in 2007, when Luis Castillo’s shattered bat flew into box seats at Shea Stadium and struck him in the face.
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Mets reliever Francisco Rodriguez apologized on August 14 to team management, teammates and fans for allegedly pummeling his girlfriend’s father after an August 11 game at Citi Field.
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One out of 10 people surveyed on Steinway Street last weekend believe frenzied JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater should be able to return to his job with the Queens based airline. More...
Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a suspect wanted in connection with 10 gunpoint robberies of commercial locations in Queens between July 9 and July 24. More...
On Tuesday, August 3, more than 1,000 people from the Elmhurst/Corona area attended the 110th Precinct Community Council’s 27th annual Night Out Against Crime event. More...
9/11—We Will Never Forget Sep. 4-14, Queens College, Chee Wang Ng, September 11 Memorial Installation; Godwin- Ternbach Museum, Kissena Boulevard, Flushing; 718.997.4747 or www.qc.cuny.edu/yearofchina. Sep. More...
In commemoration of the 9/11 tragedy, the Godwin-Ternbach Museum of Queens College will display a memorial exhibit by Malaysian-born Chinese artist Chee Wang Ng in the lobby of the Student Union building from September 4 – 14, 2010. More...
aMovies Are Success To The Editor: Our first ever Movies Under the Stars last weekend was a huge success! Over 600 people came out to enjoy the free outdoor movie. More...
“What is responsible energy?” The expected answer: renewables. Translation: “wind” or “solar”. These “renewable” fuels are written about in the press as if they were the saviors of America. More...
Congressmember Anthony D. Weiner (second from l.) visited the Woodhaven Business Improvement District (WBID) on Friday, August 13, and walked Woodhaven’s Jamaica Avenue. Accompanying Weiner were (l. More...
On August 11, City Parks Foundation held its ninth annual CityParks Track & Field Citywide Championships, bringing more than 2,000 New York City youth to Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island for a day of healthy competition in a wide ran More...
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Queens detectives are searching for a young woman who last week robbed a Ridgewood bank while talking on her cellphone. More...
Part two of a new state law went into effect on August 9 requiring anyone with a DWI conviction to install a breathalyzer device in their car to start their engine.
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Queens detectives are seeking help from the public to identify and locate a team of thieves who have been breaking windows and swiping items inside vehicles parked overnight in Astoria and Long Island City.
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Officials at the city Department of Finance have discovered a new way to make motorists pay outstanding parking tickets.
City officials have started adding tickets issued for running red lights to parking violations without notifying the registere More...
City Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer joined Museum of the Moving Image Director Rochelle Slovin last Friday for a sneak peek of the construction work on the museum’s expansion and renovation project. More...
State senate leaders finally gave their approval last week to Genting New York to establish a racino with 4,525 video slot machines at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, leaving only the final OK to be made by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo a More...
Congressmember Anthony Weiner last weekend expressed high praise for a new law signed by President Barack Obama that will add $600 million to increase security along the U.S. southern border and set the stage for comprehensive immigration reform. More...
City Councilmember Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone) joined state Senator Frank Padavan (R-Bellerose), officers from the 109th Police Precinct, a representative from the city Department of Transportation, a representative from nearby St. More...
Regarding the August 11 news about a new facility at JFK International Airport, American Airlines wants first to congratulate Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s leadership team, including Susan Baer, Ant More...
On September 12, Alexis Kaloyanides and Peter Lodola, two Astoria residents, will walk up to 26.2 miles along the historic route of the Boston Marathon® in the 22nd annual Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk. More...
