The luck of the Irish gave hundreds of thousands of revelers an early dose of spring along Fifth Avenue during the 251st annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on March 17. Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. marched the route, which started at St. More...
Councilmembers Karen Koslowitz and Peter Koo recently joined City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and other colleagues on a visit to Israel. Sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council, the 10-day trip explored a diverse range of topics More...
Average citizens chosen each year to sit on grand juries are often charged with making difficult decisions, judging if someone accused of a crime should face criminal charges.
Media coverage of grand jury decisions often leads viewers to wonder, & More...
Time Warner Cable has announced the addition of 26 local channels to the robust programming lineup of the TWC TV app for iPad, iPhone and TWCTV.com. More...
It was 3 p.m., March 14, when Community Board 1 Chairman Vinicio Donato, was walking up 37th Street towards his doctor’s office for an appointment and noticed something alarming. More...
With spring nearly here we ventured out on the first warm evening of the season to the borough of Manhattan to the quaint West Village to visit Agave, purveyors of southwestern cuisine and fine tequilas. More...
By Elsa Housseas Social Security Manager of Rego Park District
If you didn’t sign up for Medicare Part B medical insurance when you first became eligible for Medicare, you now have an opportunity to apply — but time is running out. More...
Dear Savvy Senior My wife and I provide a lot of financial support to my elderly mother and are wondering if any of it is tax deductible. What can you tell us? Stretched Thin Dear Stretched, More...
One hundred ninety-one years ago, Greece declared her independence from the Ottoman Empire on Mar. 25, 1821 and shook off the yoke of Eastern domination that had held the world’s first democracy in thrall since 1453. More...
Eight Queens high schools identified by New York state as “persistently low-achieving”— Flushing, William Cullen Bryant, Long Island City, Newtown, Grover Cleveland, August Martin, Richmond Hill and John Adams — in September 2 More...
On March 16, the Queens College Business Forum had as its topic: “It’s Not Just TV Anymore: Changes in the Industry and the Effects on Hiring”. More...
The Close to Home Community Forum, a panel traveling the city to inform the public about New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s efforts to reform the juvenile justice system, came to Queens on March 14, speaking to and taking many inquiries from an a More...
State Senator Joe Addabbo Jr. co-sponsored a free tax lien assistance outreach event along with Assemblymember Mike Miller and Councilmember Elizabeth Crowley. More...
Police last week released a photo of an armed stickup man who has been targeting food cart vendors in Western Queens.
Cops said the suspect began his robbery spree on March 2, when he approached three food vendors near the Queens Center Mall, flas More...
Twenty suspected members of a Woodhaven-based heroin ring were indicted in Brooklyn Federal Court on March 13, wrapping up a nine-month probe by the NYPD, Nassau County Police, Suffolk County Police, the FBI and the U.S. More...
The 40-year-old Queens mom who snatched her infant daughter from a hospital on March 14 told investigators she snapped and took the child because the baby’s foster parents are African-American, police sources said. More...
Queens residents wrestling with the current bedbug plague may now obtain information and advice on offing the pesky critters from one city source. More...
