Governor Andrew Cuomo had been expected on January 31, to perform a routine chore in the business of governing by presenting his first budget as governor to the state legislature. More...
Vallo Transportation, an independent school bus company serving families throughout Queens, today announced that it has applied for a federal grant that will let the company buy seven new buses with advanced low-emissions technology. More...
Nearly a month after Omar Audi, a 10- year-old Lebanese boy living in Astoria with his family seeking treatment for his rare disease, and who faced the risk of being deported on Christmas Day, has been granted a two-year reprieve by the Department of More...
The Credit Ready New York City Fair sponsored by the city and two groups in business and banking, was held on January 26 at the Bulova Corporate Center, home of the Queens Chamber of Commerce. More...
Kristin Burns, Mary Teresa Giancoli, Peter Kileen and Cindy Krikawa of Sunnyside; Spiros Morfovasilis of Astoria; Steve Bornholtz of Woodside; Carl Derrick of Long Island City; Grace Polk of Manhattan; Matt Green of The Bronx, and Jeff Delviscio of P More...
State Senator Michael Gianaris and Assemblymember Aravella Simotas sent a letter to Metropolitan Transit Authority Chairman Jay Walder responding to the MTA announcement of a major, month-long construction project on the N and Q subway lines in Astor More...
Queens fire officials last week dubbed electric space heaters as the “No. 1 Winter Killer”, saying they are the leading cause of fires during the winter months. More...
Federal agents and NYPD officials last week released photos of a brazen bank bandit sought in connection with three Queens bank robberies over the last two months, including a January 19 holdup at a CapitalOne Bank branch at 31-17 Broadway in Astoria More...
Citing the need for a veterans’ hospital that could provide full-range health services and meet the needs of returning Iraq and Afghanistan warriors, Congressmember Gary Ackerman urged VA (Veterans Administration) officials to discard present p More...
There was good news all around for the 114th Police Precinct, according to announcements made at the January meeting of the precinct community council last Tuesday. More...
An angry response to a parking ticket led to officers of the 114th Police Precinct arresting parents of two children attending P.S. 122 outside the school at Ditmars Boulevard and 21st Street on the morning of January 25. More...
Edward Jones Financial Advisor Bill Manolopoulos of Astoria realizes the importance of saving for retirement and is hosting an educational seminar titled “Making Sense of Retirement.” The seminar will be offered from 6:00 p.m. More...
The New York State Public Service Commission on January 21, granted approval to NRG Astoria Power for the construction of a 1,040-megawatt (MW) electricity generating facility that will replace an existing 600 MW facility located at an industrial sit More...
On January 21, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced her nominations of three outstanding Queens residents to the nation’s leading service institutions, the United States Military and Naval Academies. More...
Congressmembers Carolyn Maloney (second from r.) and Jerrold Nadler (l.) celebrated the passage of the Zadroga health bill for 9/11 first responders on January 31 at the New York City Police Museum i More...
Councilmember Julissa Ferreras joined with CUNY Citizenship Now in hosting another successful citizenship drive at the Langston Hughes Community Library in East Elmhurst. More...
Hunt ATM Cash Bandits Police in Astoria are searching for two brazen bandits who accosted the owner of a local ATM business on January 21, swiping $50,000 cash from the victim before fleeing in a waiting car. More...
108th Precinct Commanding Officer Captain Donald Powers told those gathered for the January meeting of the 108th Police Precinct Community Council that in 2010, there was a three percent increase in index crimes, which numbered 1,254, compared to 1,2 More...
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