For the second time in little over a month, a Queens high school has been revealed as awash in scheduling problems. Queens Metropolitan H.S., 91-30 Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills, opened in September 2010 with relatively few scheduling problems. More...
As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, the American Heart Association wants to provide you with some simple ways to make your big meal as healthy and delicious as possible. More...
In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln designated the fourth Thursday of November as a national Day of Thanksgiving. The tradition became law in 1941. More...
After a recent rash of crimes including an attempted rape, three shootings in one weekend, several acts of groping and numerous automobile break-ins, Astoria residents joined Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. More...
Congressmember Carolyn Maloney, former Congressmember Elizabeth Holtzman and Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh urged the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to take action following a recent report in the American Journal of Public Hea More...
For a special Veterans’ Day project, the first- and second-grade students of St. Pancras School in Glendale each wrote and illustrated a personal thanks using construction-paper cards to be hand-delivered by state Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. More...
The bright future that once stretched out before City Comptroller John Liu, including a good chance to be the next mayor of New York City, appears to be crumbling all around him. More...
By Elsa Housseas, Social Security Manager of Rego Park District
In autumn, animals know winter is coming and take the steps to prepare. Bears grow thicker fur and settle in for peaceful hibernation. Squirrels collect and store acorns and other nuts. More...
Assemblymember David Weprin (D-Queens) held a Senior Health Forum on Friday at SNAP on November 18. This year several senior programs were forced to undergo changes due to budget cuts. More...
seniors any tips for finding a good handyman to do some work around the house? I’m 71 and have had some bad luck lately with handymen who either don’t show up or don’t finish what they start. Searching Senior Dear Searching, More...
Residents of Bayside were treated to a “live” performance by members of the Bayside Historical Society who re-enacted notable figures from the areas past now buried in the Lawrence Cemetery. More...
Rev. Msgr. Joseph A. Funaro and the Sacred Music Society of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs will present their annual Christmas Concert at 4 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, December 11. More...
