More than 80 children who lost a parent on 9/11, as well as sons and daughters of 9/11 first responders, learned on August 8 that baseball is more than just a game. More...
You Can Join Astoria’s Neighborhood Watch!Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. is working with police at the 114th Precinct to establish a Neighborhood Watch comprised of area residents that will act as the eyes and ears of the NYPD. More...
Dear Savvy Senior,Do you know of any golfing gadgets or equipment that can help senior golfers? My 78-year-old dad loves to play golf, but arthritis in his hands makes gripping the club difficult. More...
Continuing their work to promote voters’ rights as this fall’s elections approach, Assemblymember Aravella Simotas and state Senator Michael Gianaris are calling on the New York City Board of Elections to review the redistribution of polling sites, w More...
Triple R Events (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) presents free ping pong in Astoria Park on Sunday, August 19, from 1p.m. until 6:30 p.m., during Astoria Park Shore Fest organized by the Astoria Park Alliance and Green Shores NYC. More...
The sign says it all, as it shouts out the news that the Pathmark Super Center at 42-02 Northern Boulevard in Long Island City is about to close.Empty shelves and few bargains awaited shoppers who recently ventured into the store that has served the More...
By LIZ GOFFPolice arrested a 29-year-old mother of six on Friday night, who is facing charges for allegedly strangling her 2-year-old son in their Kew Gardens Hills apartment.Cops said Afriyie Gaspard called 911 at about 8:30 p.m. More...
By LIZ GOFFNothing changes like the weather, especially during the hurricane season when strong winds and flash flooding can wreak havoc on neighborhoods. More...
By LIZ GOFFA Jamaica teenager last week was indicted on attempted murder charges for allegedly shooting the wife of a Sudanese diplomat in Astoria on April 20. More...
The 22nd annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival took place in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park on August 4 and 5 in celebration of the Year of the Dragon. The race started at 9 a.m and lasted throughout the day until about 5 p.m. More...
Congressmember Joe Crowley hosted a back-to-school drive with Woodside on the Move for children attending summer camps at P.S. 11 and P.S. 153 in Woodside. More...
The Steinway Astoria Partnership’s Street Fair on August 12, a huge success due to cooperative weather and a wide variety of merchandise, summer food and children’s activities, drew a lar More...
Social promotion, the policy whereby students are promoted to the next grade without demonstrating proficiency in literacy and math, was gradually eliminated by the city from 2004 to 2010. Less than two years later, it is back. More...
The New York Landmarks Conservancy has announced 23 Sacred Sites Grants totaling $294,500 awarded to historic religious properties throughout New York state including four Robert W. Wilson Sacred Sites Challenge Grants to the Church of St. More...
Police arrested a 29-year-old mother of six on Friday night, who is facing charges for allegedly strangling her two-year-old son in their Kew Gardens Hills apartment.Cops said Afriyie Gaspard called 911 at about 8:30 p.m. More...
Federal investigators are trying to determine how a stranded Long Island jet-skier, seeking help managed to breach the Port Authority’s $100 million, state-of-the-art security system at JFK Airport on August 10. More...
Students and faculty members at LaGuardia Community College received an email notification on August 2, warning of a potentially dangerous outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease at the school’s Long Island City campus. More...
Assemblymember Phil Goldfeder announced that in response to his request, the mayor has agreed to fund $8 million to repair the deteriorated bulkhead (bay wall) that is located at Beach 108th Street. More...
Queens Library at Forest Hills, 108-19 71st Ave., will be closed on Monday, August 27 and Tuesday, August 28. During that time, an exterior 24/7 materials return kiosk will be installed. More...
TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank, announced that TD Bank, TD Insurance and TD Ameritrade raised more than $1.1 million for Special Olympics through the fourth annual “Be A Fan” campaign. More...
A vivid reminder on Woodhaven Boulevard of what the Jamaica Avenue J Line elevated train looked like 25 years ago before it was painted last year.Woodhaven’s beautiful newly painted “Forest Green” J Line, that runs along the Woodhaven Business Improv More...
By LIZ GOFFThe drunken, off-duty cop who was thrown out of Citi Field in the middle of a May 16 Mets game struck out last week when a Queens judge banned him from the Mets Queens stadium for a year. More...
By LIZ GOFFA plainclothes NYPD sergeant this week is recovering from gunshot wounds he suffered in an August 8 shootout on a Jamaica street corner.Sgt. More...
The New York City Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in locating an individual wanted in connection with the attempted Homicide of an NYPD Sergeant at 167-12 Union Hall Street, in the confines of the 103 Precinct. More...
It seems as if just yesterday we were contemplating the long, lazy stretches of summer that lay ahead of us. There seemed no end to the days that we could fill with all the things we wanted to do— or with nothing at all. More...
I am proud to report that once again, Resorts World Casino New York City has broken revenue records reporting $59.8 million in the month of July and, as a result, more than $26 million has been sent to the state education fund, according to the New Y More...
