A ceremonial ribbon-cutting and reception was held in the lobby of Queens College’s Colden Auditorium to mark the official reopening of four arts venues within the Selma and Max Kupferberg Center for the Visual and Performing Arts: the Godwin-T More...
Representatives of Queens Library Guild Local 1321, library supporters including Borough President Helen Marshall and members of the community rallied at Queens Library in Jamaica today to support restoring proposed cuts to the library budget More...
Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. visited P.S. 122 on June 8 to celebrate the school’s new playground with students and faculty in Astoria. Vallone joined Assemblymember Aravella Simotas and P.S. More...
On June 3, Assemblymember Aravella Simotas marched in the 20th Annual Queens Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Parade in Jackson Heights. More...
On June 9, Ann Kean was honored at a retirement party held at Ponticello Ristorante in Long Island City. Kean has completed 41 years of service as a teacher. Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. More...
They had a closet that would make Martha Stewart proud.
It took state investigators just two weeks to uncover evidence leading to the arrest of two Jackson Heights men who stashed nearly $70,000 in cash, cocaine and drug paraphernalia at their home More...
Assemblymember Phil Goldfeder came out on June 10 to support the Orioles, his sponsored team, which is part of the (Woodhaven, Ozone Park, Richmond Hill, Kew Gardens) W.O.R.K.S. Little League. The game was played on Victory Field No. More...
Assemblymember Mike Miller presented a citation to Reverend John Fullum, pastor of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Glendale. “Father Fullum has been a long time servant of the people,” Miller said. More...
The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying and locating the following two individuals wanted in connection with a grand larceny that took place within the confines of the 114th Precinct. More...
At a well attended business forum breakfast in the Student Union at Queens College, the first Hank Auffarth Scholarship, named for the late executive known as “Hank from the Bank” and sponsored by the Queens Chamber of Commerce, was confe More...
Employee Busted In Cash Grab
FBI agents last month arrested an airport employee who swiped $20,000 in cash from a computer bag left in a baggage cart at JFK Airport, officials said. More...
Queens police officials last week issued a reminder to parents who double park on local streets when picking up youngsters at the end of the school day.
“Move on, do not block streets and avenues to oncoming traffic—and do not idle your More...
The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum announced last week that Time Warner Cable has been named an official sponsor of Space Shuttle Enterprise’s 2012 arrival into New York City and of its Space Shuttle Pavilion home currently being built on More...
Police last week released a photo of a knife-wielding suspect who allegedly attacked three young women in Forest Hills over a three-week period.
Cops identified the suspect as Ibrahima Ragis, 20, who struck first on May 19, when he sexually abused a More...
The June meeting of Community Board 2 opened with Mitchell Bass of the city Office of Emergency Management (OEM) reminding board members and area residents that the hurricane season is already here, even though it is commonly associated with August a More...
Make dad to Manor Oktoberfest for Father’s Day, which is this coming Sunday, for generous portions of steaks, ribs, roasted pork and German specialties. More...
In 2007, three areas within Bayside were considered for landmark declaration. They included Bellcourt, Lawrence Montauk and Weeks Woodlands. It never happened. More...
As elected officials struggle to finalize the City's budget for the 2013 fiscal year, children in Douglaston who attend the Best Out of School Time program at Queens Library at North Hills wrote letters to City Hall in the hopes that their library More...
Time Warner Cable is bringing back a summer favorite this year that will help New Yorkers to stay cool and support museums throughout the city. More...
On June 9, a group of more than 30 confirmation students and their parents from Blessed Sacrament Church in Jackson Heights joined Councilmember Daniel Dromm for a clean-up of the 37th Road Plaza and all of the surrounding streets in the lower 70s fr More...
Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. attended the Queens Botanical Garden’s Green Jobs Training Graduation on June 4. Vallone, who was a guest speaker, greeted graduates and presented them with City Council Citations. More...
Assemblymember Phil Goldfeder came out on June 10 to support the Orioles, his sponsored team, which is part of the (Woodhaven, Ozone Park, Richmond Hill, Kew Gardens) W.O.R.K.S. Little League. The game was played on Victory Field No. More...
Assemblymember Mike Miller sponsored a mobile breast cancer screening event via mammography van on May 19. This event provided no-cost mammograms to uninsured women in the Queens community. More...
A Queens motorist found himself behind bars last weekend after he drove his car into a Forest Hills grocery store. Cops said the man was intoxicated when he got behind the wheel of his 2007 Lexus at about 2:30 a.m. More...
Hidden from the daily hustle and bustle that is the Queens Library’s Central Branch, there is a quiet, tranquil place that serves as home to one of the city’s most extensive and diverse collection of historical documents. More...
A service for the Korean War, known as the Forgotten War, will be held at noon on June 23, the anniversary of the start of the war, at the monument in Kissena Park, entrance at Rose Avenue and Parsons Boulevard. More...
Despite this week’s “too-cool-for-June” temperatures, hot summer months are approaching, Con Edison reminds customers to continue to learn more about reducing their energy usage and saving money by visiting the company&r More...
I Remember My Father To The Editor: June is the month we honor our fathers and memories of my dad bring many to my mind. My father’s name was Frederick and he was 59 years old when I was born. More...
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