The new state of the art Real-Time Traffic Management System designed to reduce congestion in Midtown Manhattan, was unveiled at a July 18 press conference in Long Island City by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg at the Traffic Management Center (TMC). More...
Outrage expressed by Queens parents at the verdict in the Casey Anthony murder trial has encouraged a Flushing lawmaker to draft a bill that would make it a felony to not report the disappearance of a child to police within 72 hours, or the death of More...
UPS Worker Rerouted To Jail
Queens police recently sent a UPS worker to jail after he was caught rerouting shipments of iPhones to his Middle Village home, authorities said.
Cops arrested Alphonse Suarez, 29, at home on June 29 for swiping more tha More...
Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer and Department of Transportation Borough Commissioner Maura McCarthy announced on July 13, the completion of recent resurfacing of a seven-block stretch of Roosevelt Avenue between 51st and 58th streets, totaling 1.4 la More...
On July 16, Assemblymember Grace Meng hosted her second annual Healthy Kids Day to help promote active and healthy living. More than 150 youngsters between the ages of three and 12 attended. More...
Much like New York City itself, Tasty’s Diner is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and aims to give everyone what they want. At Tasty’s Diner, that means really good, home style food, made from scratch using fresh, tasty ingredients. More...
A bill signed into law by then President George W. Bush in 2007, to go into effect in 2012, requires all new light bulbs to use at least 27 percent less energy than standard incandescent light bulbs. As of Jan. More...
Seen here is Ellen Ivanits’ depiction of a proposed artist residence that she hopes to develop in the historic Smallpox Hospital on Roosevelt Island. More...
The new 2011 New York Mary From Dungloe has been chosen. The honor went to Woodside resident Stephanie Burke, a speech language pathologist and graduate of the Mary Lewis Academy, Hofstra University and Queens College. More...
City officials are reminding Queens residents that they have the power to turn down the noise in their neighborhoods, including Mister Softee trucks that park and play their familiar jingle, over and over again. More...
Queens detectives this week were questioning a person of interest in connection with a deadly road rage incident in Kew Gardens, that left one man dead and another in critical condition, police sources said. More...
Probe Alleged Gay-Bash
Investigators at the 114th Precinct are probing allegations of an anti-gay hate crime that reportedly took place on June 30, outside a Long Island City deli. More...
Queens police officials have released a photo of one of two suspects sought in connection with a July 12 home invasion robbery in Forest Hills.
Cops said the suspect pictured and an accomplice burst into the home in broad daylight, bound the hands o More...
Democratic Assembly candidate Michael Simanowitz attended a cocktail reception on July 12 in honor of Nettie Mayersohn’s retirement from the Assembly. The reception was hosted by Local 3 and the Joint Industry Board. More...
Following our report in last week’s column that former Mayor Ed Koch was trying to swing the Jewish vote toward the Republican candidate in the special election for Anthony Weiner’s old seat because Koch was furious with President Barack More...
The failing of most weight loss guides is that they are strict, regimented plans complete with recipes, rules and long lists of do’s and don’ts. More...
I f you find yourself wondering where you left your glasses - again - or struggling to recall a name or a word you've used a million times, you're not alone. More...
Children often come into closer contact with their environment than adults. They put their fingers in their mouths, crawl on the floor, and touch, taste and breathe things without knowing if they are harmful. More...
Youngsters ages seven to 12 from regional and local community youth organizations took part in a special baseball clinic sponsored by Verizon on July 17 as part of its promotional day at Citi Field. More...
