Assemblymember Mike Miller hosted a thank you party for people who assisted in his re-election campaign and those who volunteered in the cleanup efforts after the tornadoes and microburst struck Glendale in September. More...
Queens Garden Center, 154-10 Cross Island Pkwy., in Whitestone, held it’s 2nd annual Christmas and toy train festival. The event, which ran from December 12 until the 19, featured a miniature version of Whitestone built out of gingerbread. More...
Two Hearings On Reducing Truck Traffic In Maspeth Assemblymember Marge Markey (D–Maspeth) announced that two hearings are scheduled in January on the plan to keep truck traffic off Grand and Flushing Avenues in Maspeth. More...
There are currently 1.3 million New Yorkers 60 years of age or older. That population is expected to grow by half a million, to 1.8 million people, by 2030. More...
Fairly new to the community, Divalicous Gifts and Morpheus Home Textile are offering up to 50 percent off on jewelry, home goods, textiles and décor. In the spirit of the holidays, several Christmas- and holiday-related items are on sale. More...
On Friday, December 17, the Clinton Democratic Club held their holiday party at the law firm of Vallone & Vallone located at 25-59 Francis Lewis Blvd., in Flushing. More...
On December 9, Queens Library CEO Thomas Galante reviewed the layout of the new $44 million Children’s Library Discovery Center at the Central Library in Jamaica with Borough President Helen Mar More...
Sick of being packed like a sardine in the Manhattan bar scene every New Year’s Eve? At London Lennie’s, Naked New Year’s Eve Party, guests can eat like kings in Queens. More...
In Astoria, as in many communities in Western Queens, patronizing small, local businesses is something we do effortlessly every day of the week and, as a result, enjoy the best in value and choice. More...
Meeting with Mayor [Michael] Bloomberg and other supporters of the 9/11 health care legislation, Congressmember Carolyn Maloney stated that the Zadroga Act is closer to becoming law than it has ever been. More...
In the holiday frenzy of shopping and gift giving, Holy Cross H. S. students remain committed to giving back to their community. Student Council Moderator Magaly Lopez-Lohnes rallied students for two very important causes. More...
During October and November, Community Board 1 transitioned from temporary offices in a construction trailer outside the Kaufman Astoria Studios (KAS) on 35th Avenue to permanent quarters at 45-02 Ditmars Blvd. More...
Public School 254, The Rosa Parks School, 84-40 101st St., Richmond Hill, has been recognized by the United States Department of Education as a 2010 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. More...
On December 15, Councilmembers Elizabeth Crowley (D-Queens) and James Vacca (D-Bronx), along with a legion of city workers, rallied outside the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) headquarters at 347 Madison Avenue in Manhattan where they cal More...
Testifying on Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr.’s (D–Astoria) bill prohibiting pet owners from restraining animals outdoors for longer than a three-hour period, an ASPCA official stated that chained dogs can become aggressive due to c More...
Gloria D’Amico, the Queens County Clerk and Clerk of Courts, political and community leader in Astoria, passed away on December 21. Details of her death were not available, except that she died in a hospital sometime in the afternoon. More...
A jazz trio played at the 100th anniversary celebration of the Woodside branch of the Queens Public Library on December 16, and enough people, young and old, were in attendance to pack the lower section of the building and the children’s libra More...
On December 14, state Assemblymember Ann Margaret Carrozza, cut the ribbon at the grand reopening ceremony for the newly expanded computer learning/multi-media center at Flushing House. More...
Responding to Astoria public officials’ request for a traffic calming device along 21st Avenue, which has become at times a dangerous speedway, the city Department of Transportation (DOT) has responded by installing a series of speed bumps to More...
Parker Jewish First To Utilize New Service On November 8, Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation, 271-11 76th Ave., New Hyde Park and Long Island Jewish Medical Center implemented the first electronic medical transfer using th More...
Deputy Inspector Stephen Cirabisi, commanding officer of the 114th Precinct, has sent the following holiday message to folks that live and work within the 114th command: “I would like to take this opportunity to wish all members of the Weste More...
Hundreds of Time Warner Cable’s East Region/NYC area employees participated in the company’s annual holiday event on December 17 that benefited Volunteers of America’s “Toys for the Holidays” campaign. More...
T he holiday known as Christmas arose in the fourth century A.D. as the Christian religion, still in its infancy, struggled for supremacy with the official Roman state religion, Mithraism. More...
More than 1,000 people lined up along Roosevelt Avenue and College Point Boulevard on the night of December 11, for an exclusive sneak preview at the new Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar restaurant in Flushing. More...
On December 12, the Italian community from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Astoria came together to celebrate their annual dinner dance and Christmas party at Riccardo’s. (L. More...
On Sunday, January 16, the Free Synagogue of Flushing, 41-60 Kissena Blvd., in Flushing, will host a celebration of the life and legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. More...
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