104th Precinct
Gunman Nabbed In Woodhaven Heist
Police at the 104th Precinct arrested two hapless thieves after they were captured on surveillance video robbing a Woodhaven gas station. More...
The Bayside Historical Society (BHS) is seeking artists to exhibit their work in their 11th annual juried art show, A Celebration of the Arts 2012, which will run for two weeks, from January 15 through January 29, 2012. Entry forms are availabl More...
Members of the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association (WRBA) gathered in front of their office on December 3 to watch the annual Woodhaven Christmas Parade. More...
State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, Congressmember Joseph Crowley, Assemblymembers Ed Braunstein, Phillip Goldfeder, Grace Meng, William Scarborough, Michael Simanowitz and David Weprin, Councilmembers James Gennaro and Dan Halloran, stood outside the U More...
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer is filing legislation that would make it a federal crime to engage in prescription drug price gouging when drugs are in short supply. More...
Assemblymembers Michael Simanowitz and Grace Meng, state Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, Councilmembers James Gennaro and Karen Koslowitz, and other Queens elected officials stood united with elderly residents of Pomonok Houses in protest of the New York More...
Following reports of alleged unnecessary strip-searches of two elderly women at Kennedy Airport by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers, state Senator Michael Gianaris (D–Astoria) asked TSA head John Pistole for an immediate and More...
On December 8, Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer joined Teresa Mendez in celebrating her newly cleaned, mold-free home in the Woodside Houses Development. Not long ago, the same apartment was covered in mold and had become unlivable. More...
Young patients from Cohen Children’s Medical Center used magic and the gift of imagination on December 3, to power a jet from LaGuardia Airport to the North Pole. More...
Friends and family members of persons whose funerals were held through Thomas M. Quinn & Sons Funeral Home placed ornaments on the annual Christmas tree in memory of their loved ones. More...
As the long season of darkness sweeps over the country, it’s a natural time to think about lighting – and how dependent we are on electricity during this dim time of year. More...
Each year the Free Synagogue of Flushing, 41-60 Kissena Blvd., presents the oratorio “Judas Maccabeus” by Handel as a holiday season gift to the wider community. More...
On November 18, there was a fatal fire on 61st Street in Woodside. Several families with children had to evacuate their homes and are in need of clothing, food, toys and diapers. More...
A proposal is currently on the table calling for the transformation of the forgotten and long abandoned Long Island Rail Road Rockaway Beach branch into a greenway that would compete with Manhattan’s popular High Line. More...
Law enforcement sources said the crazed husband who shot and killed his stepdaughter and critically wounded his estranged wife at their Astoria home on December 5 opened up to investigators during questioning by detectives.
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Federal officials are offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspect who fired one shot in a busy Long Island City bank during a failed December 7 robbery attempt.
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The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Rocco Landesman announced on November 29 that the agency will award 863 grants to organizations and individual writers across the country. More...
Queens Symphonic Band Music Director Dr. Bernard Rose and Concert Master Dr. Julius Kornberg accept the Citation of Honor from the Office of Queens Borough President Helen Marshall. More...
Councilmember James Gennaro presents Deputy Mayor Cas Holloway with the Alley Pond Environmental Center’s Green Leadership Award at the center’s 2011 gala and silent auction on December 8. More...
Several struggling music students will be able to struggle a little less, thanks to the generosity of the late Beatrice Schacher-Meyer, who left Queens College’s Aaron Copland School of Music (ACSM) a surprise gift of $1.6 million for student s More...
New regulations ending the use of Nos. 4 and 6 heating oil over the next 20 years will reduce fine particles in New York City air from all sources by five percent. More...
Each day, more than seven million Americans visit the post office. But the volume of first class mail is declining and the United States Postal Service (USPS) lost $5.1 billion last year. More...
The 32nd annual Homeric Awards Ceremony was held at the Hellenic American Cultural Center by the Chian Federation on December 3 in Astoria. This year’s recipient was a decorated Lt. General of the U.S Army’s 101st Airborne Division. More...
Fred Puglisi was honored at the Salah M. Hassanein Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens on December 8 for his 50 plus years of service as a board member. More...
The story of Chanukah begins in the reign of Alexander the Great. Alexander conquered Syria, Egypt and Judea, but allowed the people under his control to continue observing their own religions and retain a certain degree of autonomy. More...
The Woodhaven Business Improvement District’s Forest Parkway Tree and the Sunnyside Holiday Tree have both been named number four in NYC’s Top Ten Holiday Trees by the New York Daily News. More...
Flushing Town Hall, built in 1862, was one of six historical houses on the annual historical house tour of Flushing. For 50 years it was the political, cultural and social center of the village of Flushing. More...
The holidays aren’t just for indulging children; family pets could use some pampering, too. In fact, a poll conducted by Petside.com reported that 53 percent of U.S. More...
Just as Governor Andrew Cuomo sprung his new tax and finance plan in Albany about a week and a half ago, Assemblymember Phil Goldfeder (D–Rockaways) sent him a little note reminding him to fully fund the federally-funded programs that aid senio More...
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