On November 6, The Community House, 15 Borage Pl., in Forest Hills Gardens held its Taste of Forest Hills 2010 benefit for children’s programs. More...
A Queens traffic agent with a reputation for giving questionable tickets, last week filed a Notice of Claim stating his intention to sue the city, a Queens City Councilmember and his former aide $2 million, for ruining his reputation.
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On Monday, November 15, America Recycles Day, sponsored by Keep America Beautiful will be celebrated across the country. Recycling began in New York City as a voluntary program in 1986 and became mandatory three years later. More...
Members of the Holy Cross H.S. Foreign Language Club, headed by Department Chairperson Ms. Ana Diez, met with Br. Joseph McDonnell, CSC to help create a project called, “Ojos de Dios”. More...
On November 3, Borough President Helen Marshall welcomed Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg to the 10th Anniversary celebration of the FDA program at York College in Manhattan. More...
Ever since Flushing born Dennis Latos was a little kid he dreamed of making movies. “I always loved going to the movies and would always ask my dad how movies were made,” Latos said. More...
If you need a laugh, hurry to Astoria’s Greek Cultural Center to catch their zany revival of Charles Ludlam’s “The Mystery of Irma Vep” before it sells out. More...
David Mills, a 2010 finalist for poet laureate of Queens, has written a poem dedicated to Astoria. Mills received a Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude from Yale University and his master’s degree from New York University. More...
Last Tuesday’s voting created a situation that no political pundit or observer speculated upon in advance, but which nonetheless will be a fact if the results of the congressional and state legislative elections are officially accepted: Queens More...
Touchstone Health, one of New York’s fastest growing Medicare Advantage insurers, and HealthCare Partners (HCP), one of the area’s largest and most successful Independent Physician Associations (IPA), announced a long term agreement that More...
The city Department of Education (DOE) and the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) have set a November 24 court date to determine whether ratings that identify more than 12,000 teachers by name and school will be released to the public. More...
On November 3, Lillian Bernstone, a resident of the Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation, in New Hyde Park, celebrated her 108th birthday. More...
Veterans’ Day is an American holiday honoring military veterans. The day is both a federal and a state holiday and is celebrated on the same day as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day as it is called in other parts of the world. More...
Greece is a global society with diverse nationalities and languages. The Pan Arcadian Federation of America (POA) continues to hold the beacon of Hellenism alive. The Arcadians have an inner drive to immigrate for economic advancement. More...
Queens Borough President Helen Marshall and the Queens Preservation Council hosted a reception on October 28 for new Borough Historian Jack Eichenbaum at Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Boulevard in Kew Gardens. More...
City Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. organized and hosted a meeting on November 3, on saving and transforming the Steinway mansion, a landmarked property currently for sale on the open market, into a community facility. More...
Kids delight in blowing up a balloon and letting it go. The air inside is under mild pressure, and when a youngster lets go of the neck of the balloon, air rushes outward. The escaping air propels the balloon forward like an erratic jet. More...
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