Young mother pushing her 6-month-old son in his stroller was pinned underneath an out-of-control car that jumped the curb and slammed into a business on Broadway in Astoria, but not before she pushed the baby out of harm’s way, police sai More...
Detectives at the 114th Precinct Squad are searching for three suspects in connection with a robbery that went bad at the Astoria apartment of an alleged drug dealer.
Cops said four known drug dealers showed up at the victim’s 30th Avenu More...
On November 14, at the Jewish Community Center of Jackson Heights, City Councilmembers Daniel Dromm, Julissa Ferreras and Assemblymember Michael Den Dekker hosted a fundraiser for Victor Mejia de los Santos, a pizza delivery person who was brut More...
The East Side Access, which is being built from Sunnyside Yards to Grand Central Terminal and onward to Pennsylvania Station, was described in detail at the November 9 luncheon of the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce by an official of the Metropol More...
Jerrold “Jerry” Bock, famed composer of such Broadway musicals as “Fiddler on the Roof”, “Mr. Wonderful” and “Fiorello” died on November 3 from heart failure at the age of 81. More...
Ann Buehler Way will soon be coming to the southeast corner of 30th Road and 21st Street by the Variety Boys and Girls Club she supported and served for much of her life. More...
Steinway Moving & Storage, a landmark in Queens for more than 80 years, has decided to give the public a special greeting prominently displayed on the top of their building in Long Island City. More...
The annual holiday Kiwanis Community Food Drive began on November 1 in Astoria and Long Island City with the purchase of 120 Thanksgiving turkeys. More...
Merchants along Astoria commercial strips are hoping to hear cash register bells on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving as consumers plunk down cash and plastic on the first day of the holiday shopping season.
Marketing experts are concerned th More...
The city is offering several options to tenants who do not have heat in their apartments as temperatures drop.
Officials at the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) are urging tenants without heat at the start of the he More...
The Steinway Astoria Partnership is adding sparkle to this year’s holiday shopping season by again sponsoring holiday lights and music along Steinway Street.
Holiday lights, a Steinway Street tradition, have been shining above the shoppi More...
Councilmember Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone) spoke at a press conference on November 19 at Douglaston Manor, an 84-unit co-op building at 241-20 Northern Boulevard in Douglaston. The building has lacked gas service since a leak on October 12. More...
American Airlines and JetBlue Airways announced the launch of a reciprocal frequent flyer agreement that became effective November 18, allowing members of the American Airlines AAdvantage program and JetBlue’s TrueBlue customer loyalty pr More...
On November 9, the Astoria Civic Association held its monthly meeting at Riccardo’s by the Bridge in Astoria. The special guest speaker for the evening was city Public Advocate Bill de Blasio. More...
Steinway Moving & Storage, a landmark in Queens for more than 80 years, has decided to give the public a special greeting prominently displayed on the top of their building in Long Island City. More...
It’s been quite awhile since we’ve seen Mayor Michael Bloomberg under such fire and not just on his major problem concerning the Cathie Black appointment as schools chancellor. More...
In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the fourth Thursday in November as a national Day of Thanksgiving, a decision that must have had many of the people who witnessed or heard about it thinking the 16th president had lost his mind. More...
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