There is an Egyptian proverb that says, “To speak the name of the dead is to make them live again.” In 2004, students of the Aquinas Honor Society of the Immaculate Conception School in Jamaica, under the guidance of their teacher and lo More...
When I was a youngster in the 1960s I had all the shots little kids went through back in the day. And because I’m a klutz and regularly hurt myself outdoors, I’ve periodically had my tetanus immunity updated. More...
Congressmember Joseph Crowley was joined by President of the Korean American Community Empowerment Council John Park (r.) and his wife, Mary, (second from r.) for Korean President Lee Myung-bak’s address to a joint session of Congress. More...
Martin Luther School will open its doors in Maspeth to all current fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grade students and their families on November 3, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., for its annual fall open house.
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State Senator Joe Addabbo Jr. and Assemblymember Phil Goldfeder met Chief Financial Officer at Genting New York Christian Goode (c.) for an update on construction at Resorts World New York. More...
On October 1, state Senator Joseph Addabbo, Assemblymember Mike Miller, and Councilmember Elizabeth Crowley co-sponsored a Safety Awareness event in Forest Park. More...
Assemblymember Aravella Simotas and the New York State Restaurant Association (NYSRA) hosted a free seminar on October 11 at the Greater Astoria Historical Society on complying with New York’s labor laws for local business owners and operators More...
Local youth from Queens teamed up on October 17 with the American Lung Association in New York and the Queens Smoke Free Partnership to lead decision makers and the media on a tour of the rampant tobacco advertising they encounter each day while walk More...
On October 13, the First Lady of the Republic of China, Madame Ma Chow Mei-Ching presented a gift of ten children’s picture books in Chinese to Queens Library at Forest Hills today. Queens Library President and CEO Thomas W. More...
Firefighters and the widows of three firefighters killed in a 2001 Father’s Day explosion at an Astoria hardware store last week faced off with a manufacturer and store owners they blame for their husband’s deaths.
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Offer $2G Reward For Break-In Bandits
Queens detectives are seeking help from the public to identify and locate two brazen burglars sought in connection with five commercial break-ins in Fresh Meadows. More...
Two crewmembers injured on October 14, while working in a shaft at the Long Island Rail Road Expansion project in Long Island City, this week remain in serious but stable condition at New York Hospital.
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Councilmember Mark S. Weprin addressed the students, parents, teachers and alumni who gathered at P.S. 178 (the Holliswood School) in recognition of the school’s 60th anniversary. Weprin is a proud alumnus of the school. More...
Vice President of Quontic Bank and community leader Michael Serao was recently voted onto the board of directors for Quality Services for the Autism Community (QSAC). More...
Speaking at the October luncheon of the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce, Queens Economic Development Corporation (QEDC) Executive Director Seth Bornstein began by stressing that timing is important, using the refurbished Sunnyside Arch on the south sid More...
The Astoria Civic Association (ACA) welcomed guest speaker, city Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott to a large crowd of educators, activists and concerned parents at Riccardo’s by the Bridge in Astoria. More...
A graffiti vandal (or vandals) are at it again, trying out “a new and insidious ploy” against him, says Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr., a leading anti-graffiti advocate who has been targeted frequently by graffiti artists before. More...
This Halloween, Monday, October 31, the United Community Civic Association (UCCA) will holds its sixth annual Children’s Halloween Costume Party at Central Lounge. The festivities will begin at 6:30 p.m. and conclude at 9:30 p.m. More...
To promote Roosevelt Island as an ideal site for a proposed applied sciences campus, Congressmember Carolyn Maloney held a 10 a.m. press conference October 17 in a board room of the MetLife Building on Queens Plaza North in Long Island City. More...
AT&T announced on October 11 the launch of free AT&T Wi-Fi service at an additional five city park locations in Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island. The launch is part of a five-year digital initiative with Mayor Michael R. More...
Halloween haunts lay hidden throughout Queens, in places where scary specters rise to welcome the fearful and those who believe in things that go bump in the night. More...
Early this month, the Greater Astoria Historical Society (GAHS) hosted two special events to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. More...
Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer visited William C. Bryant H.S. in Astoria to meet the new principal, Namita Dwarka, and speak with teachers, including his former educator, Carl Brosnan. More...
The Queens parents that admitted abducting their eight children from a Forest Hills foster-care facility made their first appearance in a Queens courtroom last week.
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The armed bandit who became one of New York’s Most Wanted criminals earlier this year, pleaded guilty last week to numerous charges for his stickups at banks throughout the city.
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The Concert Choir and Mixed Chorus of Martin Luther School (MLS) sang the National Anthem at Citi Field just before the first pitch of the Mets vs. Reds game on September 27. More...
Martin Luther School in Maspeth has expanded its curriculum to include Middle School for grades six, seven and eight. A ribbon-cutting was held last week to celebrate the addition of this new program. More...
On October 1, more than 150 alumni from the classes of 1971, 1976 and 1981 came from as far away as California and Florida and all along the East Coast to gather at St. More...
As most of us know, addresses in Queens consist of numbers with dashes. If you try to Google an address on Google Map, or on a navigation system, an address in Queens will not come up unless it has a dash. More...
On October 12, Assemblymember Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) held an event at the Legacy Center in Glendale to honor the contributions of the local Latino community. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, which occurs from September 15 to October 15, More...
State Senator Joe Addabbo Jr. (r.) is holding mobile office hours at Queens libraries in his district for the convenience of constituents so they don’t have to make appointments to speak with him about their concerns. More...
Cop Impersonator Busted In Sex Assault
Detectives last week arrested a 27-year-old Astoria man who allegedly posed as a police officer to sexually assault another man.
Cops said the incident occurred in June 2010, when Julio Olivarez drove up t More...
New Yorkers are getting a chance to leave their imprint on a part of Queens Plaza by naming the new open space area at the site of the former John F. Kennedy commuter parking lot. More...
Despite an economic crisis that makes the financing of motion pictures particularly difficult, the Greek film industry is experiencing an exciting renaissance. More...
The Steinway Street Sidewalk Sale Days is a local tradition that attracts discerning bargain hunters from 28th Avenue to 35th Avenue. On October 14, 15 and 16 they came for the great deals on an astounding array of items. More...
The 40th annual festival at the Greek Orthodox Shrine Church of St. Nicholas was held from October 6 through 9 on the church grounds in Flushing. More...
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