At its annual Opening Service, Martin Luther School inducted ten new members to its chapter of the National Honor Society. A list of the students inducted, their year and hometown follow. More...
No official or unofficial results of last week’s huge upset by Republican Bob Turner over David Weprin in the 9th CD election have been issued yet, but a press report states that the 70-year-old challenger had scored a very narrow six percent v More...
Occasionally I’m guilty of just a tiny bit of cynicism about people and their motivations. And sometimes I grow weary of news reports about the nasty behaviors of which some folks are capable. More...
Three public schools from Queens have been named 2011 National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education. Early Childhood School for Science & Technology P.S. 130, P.S. 159 Queens Elementary School and P.S. More...
The average wedding in America costs around $29,000, according to The Wedding Report, Inc., a wedding industry research company. Not surprisingly, couples are looking for ways to save money on their special day. More...
On Wednesday, Astoria will see its first Contemporary Art Affair, called Art ALIVE Astoria, at Veslo Café and Bar, 32-11 Broadway, from six p.m. to 10 p.m. More...
Full funding allotments scheduled this year, totalling almost $4 billion, to complete two major New York City transit projects, the Second Avenue Subway and the East Side Access project, have been approved by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on More...
After holding discussions with an Astoriabased power company, Assemblymember Aravella Simotas (D–Astoria) declared she is still convinced that the company could not guarantee that a proposed project would not increase pollutants in Western Quee More...
She was born in Naples, Italy, October 1, 1911 as Rose Fauceglia, the oldest of four sisters, along with her parents and grandparents, settled in Manhattan’s Upper East Side when they first came to America. More...
Members of the Steinway Astoria Partnership, elected officials and local community leaders attended a ribboncutting celebrating the new benches now lining Steinway Street. More...
On the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy, residents, their families and staff of Parker Jewish Institute in New Hyde Park celebrated national Grandparents Day. More...
The Seventh Annual National Preparedness began on September 1. Ready New York is the city’s educational campaign to help residents prepare for all types of emergencies. More...
Whether it's an engagement party, bridal shower, the reception or post-wedding brunch, professional event planner Alison Hotchkiss knows a thing or two about creating memorable bridal celebrations. More...
On October 18, the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce and Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District (BID) are joining forces to host the 2nd Annual Taste of Sunnyside. More...
By one estimate, 83 percent of New York City residents are affiliated with one organized religious group or another and some 6,000 Christian churches and more than 1,000 Jewish synagogues are located throughout the five boroughs. More...
Stanley Cogan, former Queens Borough Historian, passed away on September 12 at the age of 86. Cogan, a former teacher and assistant principal, was a prolific authority on the history of Queens serving as its official historian from 1999 until 2010. More...
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