On November 22, Assemblymember Phil Goldfeder (D–Far Rockaway) took part in an Assembly Hearing to examine the impact of recent changes in the city’s administration of the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) Program. More...
Councilmember Elizabeth S. Crowley and the Forest Park Trust present Forest Park’s free Holiday Happening on December 3, from noon to 3 p.m., at Oak Ridge, One Forest Park, Woodhaven. More...
By Elsa Housseas Social Security Manager of Rego Park District
Different people have different fears, and often Halloween seems to be a time to talk about them. Children may be afraid of monsters in the closet or creatures lurking beneath the bed. Teenagers may fear not fitting in with the popular crowd. More...
Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about assistive listening devices? My husband is hearing impaired but doesn’t like wearing his hearing aids, so I’m wondering if some of these devices can help. Loud Talking Spouse Dear Loud: More...
Anyone with a computer knows the frustrations they can present. From crashes to viruses to internal issues, the tools that are made to make our lives easier can sometimes make them all the more difficult. More...
Award-winning Queens-based independent film director Jaydee commemorated the tenth anniversary of the second largest aviation accident on U.S. soil. More...
A 39-year-old motorist whose left arm was severed when he drove his Volkswagen Jetta off a Queensboro Bridge exit ramp in April last week filed a lawsuit charging the city with negligence.
Alexander Palacio was behind the wheel of the Volkswagen w More...
According to Governor Andrew Cuomo, the malfunction of the super committee in Washington and its inability to work out a deal on the nation’s debt and deficit last week, could cost New York state at least $5 billion during the next ten years. More...
My Infamous Life:The Autobiography of Mobb Deep’s Prodigywith Laura CheckowayTouchstone Hardcover /Simon & Schuster, Price $24.99303 pages with 16-pages of full color photographs More...
On November 22, Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer joined Principal Anna Efkarpides, parents and students at P.S. 11 in Woodside for a peace march and anti-violence rally at the school. More...
Last year, American Express started Small Business Saturday in cities across the country to give independent retailers a leg up in their competition for shoppers’ dollars. More...
Anger Leads To Revolutions To The Editor: Revolutions are never pretty. They are bloody and foster outrageous acts. Regardless, each side considers itself justified to disobey common decency due to the acts of their opponents. More...
