Anthoula Katsimatides, whose brother John Katsimatides was killed on 9/11, met President Barack Obama along with other families on May 5 at Ground Zero. More...
Queens Department of Transportation Commissioner Maura McCarthy, addressing the May meeting of Community Board 2, said proposed reconfiguring of traffic on 44th Drive would be a matter of “traffic calming”, adding that making it so vehicl More...
Queens Botanical Garden (QBG) is proud to announce that Astoria Federal Savings President and Chief Operating Officer Monte N. Redman, will be honored at QBG’s 16th Annual Rose Gala on Thursday, June 9 at 6 p.m. More...
London Lennie’s, 63-88 Woodhaven Blvd., Rego Park, held its first annual celebrity chef shuck-off competition, where celebrity guest judge Sue Torres, chef/owner of Sueños and Food Network regular, had the task of crowning New York’s most More...
The citywide Panel for Educational Policy (PEP) has voted to close three more schools, including P.S. 30 in Jamaica, bringing the total number closed by the Department of Education (DOE) so far this school year to 27. More...
The mysticism of Zen Buddhism and the traditions of Christianity were both compared and studied as part of a threeweek lecture series entitled, Christianity and Zen Buddhism, a Journey of Discovery, at Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church in A More...
State Senator Michael Gianaris has voted against legislation that establishes a fast-track process for the siting of new electric generating facilities without providing enough safeguards for overburdened communities. More...
A blessing service was held on May 4 at the Semian Funeral Home in Taylor, Pennsylvania for Harry Gerega of East Elmhurst, formerly of Old Forge. Gerega was the son of the late Condrat and Stefania Dovhaluk Gerega. More...
After much speculation about who would become the next County Clerk of Queens County, a panel of judges of the state’s Appellate Division recently chose Assemblymember Audrey Pheffer of Far Rockaway, a veteran of almost a quartercentury of serv More...
When President Barack Obama visited Engine 54, Ladder 5, Battalion 9 in Midtown Manhattan last week he remembered its 15 firefighters and all 343 FDNY members killed responding on September 11. “We never forget,” he said. More...
Aiming to limit the amount of UV rays emitted by tanning beds and to reduce the time consumers may be exposed to harmful radiation in tanning salons, Congressmember Carolyn Maloney (D–Queens/Manhattan) has introduced bipartisan legislation requ More...
Women who go for Diagnostic mammograms, the treatment called for when a previous Screening mammogram reveals a potential sign of cancer, may sometimes have to wait 50 working days to get it, according to an audit released by City Comptroller John Liu More...
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are a fictional team of four teenage anthropomorphic turtles, who were trained by their anthropomorphic rat sensei Splitter in the art of ninjutsu and named after four Renaissance artists. More...
Green roofs, like the one atop the Con Edison building in Long Island City, can be a cost-effective way to keep water from running into sewer systems and causing overflows, Columbia University researchers have found. More...
Beginning this May, TD Bank will hold its annual Summer Reading Program, encouraging kids from Maine to Florida to keep their reading skills sharp over the summer. More...
The City Council last week passed a bill giving community boards the power to oversee local street cleaning needs and alternate side parking regulations. More...
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