Surely the Irish dramatist George Bernard Shaw did not have in mind Anthony Clarke’s students at The Young Women’s Leadership School in Jamaica, Queens when he observed: “Youth is wasted on the young.” More...

The 2012 Hermes Expo International was like a “shot of adrenaline in the arm”. It gave a despondent Greece and Americans of Greek descent a positive uplift in their psyche. We know Greece has problems. More...

When we hear that a plane was hit by a bird strike, we think it is something very serious and extremely dangerous, and it is but it is not as uncommon as we may think. More...

Community District Education Council 30, which oversaw public hearings on the proposed closings of William Cullen Bryant and Long Island City High Schools, two of eight Queens schools slated for “turnaround”, passed a strongly worded reso More...

On April 18, Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. presented Iris Apfel, 90, a longtime fashion icon, who worked for nine presidents and is presently launching numerous accessory, jewelry, fragrance and handbag lines, with a proclamation at City Hall. More...

Queens West Development Corporation President Arana Hankin, first of three speakers at the Long Island City Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon April 19, said that in addition to the many residential towers now standing on the 74- acre Queens West s More...

On April 23, Assemblymember Aravella Simotas joined Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer at his monthly Domestic Violence Task Force meeting to discuss her “Rape is Rape” legislation with survivors of sexual violence, advocates and More...

There is no better time to get married than spring -- the flowers are blooming, birds are chirping and love is in the air. Spring can be the perfect backdrop for your wedding. More...

For about 12 years now, Samir Youssef and his right-hand woman, Kathy Lofgren, have been running a very special program at the American Sports Center, on the corner of 30th Avenue and 44th Street. More...

The Ice Age is my favorite bit of anthropologic history, a time when mammoths, giant beavers and saber tooth tigers reigned. More...

These past few weeks have been very dry to say the least, and with the heat wave that hit the tri-state area in the beginning of this week, a few brush fires emerged because of it. More...

Carmella Marrone is founder and executive director of Women & Work, a program conducted at Queens College and dedicated to free job training for women. More...

On April 21, Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer joined members of the community to co-name the intersection of Queens Boulevard and 49th Street ‘Alejandro Nino Place’ in honor of the late Woo More...