Congressmember Joe Crowley and Councilmember Daniel Dromm called on the MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) to reopen the Elmhurst Station, a move that will help to further revitalize Elmhurst and the surrounding area. More...
Democrat Congressmember Carolyn Maloney (Queens/Manhattan) found President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address “magnificent”, but Republican colleague Bob Turner (Queens/Brooklyn) criticized it as “more rhetoric than rea More...
Nothing about Earth history is static or unchanging. That’s particularly true of climate, and thereon hangs more than one interesting tale including recent news of a scientific advance in understanding how past climate has changed. More...
President Obama taught constitutional law at University of Chicago Law School and thus one would expect him to be a seasoned public speaker as, evidenced at his recent, well written, State of the Union Address. More...
The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League (NFL), the highest level of professional American football in the United States. It culminates the season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. More...
Former City Comptroller Bill Thompson, Free Synagogue of Flushing Rabbi Michael Weisser and NAACP President Kenneth David Cohen are pictured here at the synagogue’s Martin Luther King Jr. More...
On January 25, Target Corporation announced the names of the 50 recipients that were selected to receive a $100,000 grant to purchase much needed resources and improve their learning environments. More...
The Queens Intergency Council for the Aging (QICA) is holding its monthly community meeting on February 8, from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. at Queens Borough Hall, Room 213, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens.
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At a meeting January 24 in the auditorium of Long Island City H.S. in attendance believed they were fighting for the school’s existence, as they know it. More...
Congratulations are in order to Assemblymember Aravella Simotas and her husband, Community Board 1 member John Katsanos, who are expecting their first child in July. More...
Community District Education Council 30 (CDEC 30) has jumped on the bandwagon in support of a resolution to create a “Safety Hazard Advisory Review Program (SHARP)” for school bus variances proposed by Queens Panel for Educational Policy More...
Congressmember Joe Crowley (D-Queens/The Bronx) was joined by Queens community advocate and Woodside Houses Tenants Association President Ann Cotton Morris, for President Barack Obama’s State o More...
On January 23, Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. attended the one year anniversary of the Arab Spring in Egypt hosted by the Civilizations Bridge organization in Astoria. More...
Celebration of the Lunar New Year at Flushing Town Hall (FTH), 137-35 Northern Blvd., began with a press conference on Wednesday morning, January 25. More...
Queens Centers for Progress will be hosting their annual Evening of Fine Food Event, honoring “Chefs of the Year”. Linda De Sabato, president, Vallo Transportation, and Hon. More...
Every day is a good day to tell someone how much they are loved, but Valentine’s Day is a good day to show someone how much they are treasured. And many people choose to do that with a lovely piece of jewelry. More...
As the weather warms, pet owners nationwide are bracing themselves for flea and tick season. If you have ever dealt with a flea infestation, you know how important it is to protect your pets from these pesky critters. More...
Dora the Explorer is about to acquire a new, New York City accent. The new voice of Dora Marquez, the popular, adventurous, bilingual eight-year-old cartoon character is that of Fatima Ptacek, 11, who hails from Queens. More...
State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, Assemblymember Grace Meng and Councilmember Peter Koo called on MTA Executive Director Joseph Lhota to reschedule No. More...
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