Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announces the indictment of seven individuals and two check cashing companies in a widespread federal income tax refund check theft scheme. Joining D.A. More...
Giselle, the consummate Romantic ballet will be presented by the Russian National Ballet at the Queensborough Performing Arts Center<http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/qpac/> (QPAC) on March 17 at 3:00pm. A mysterious, gentle, and melancholy story o More...
On March 1, Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer and Delila Hall, Queens Borough Deputy Commissioner for the Department of Transportation (DOT) were joined by Joe Conley, Chair of Community Board 2 and residents of Blissville to unveil the installation of More...
Three young Cub Scouts officially became Boy Scouts at a Cub Scout ceremony on February 24 at St. Anastasia Parish in Douglaston. To celebrate the occasion, St. Anastasia Knights of Columbus Council 5911 Grand Knight Frederick Bedell Jr. More...
DISH Network was proud to welcome elected officials from throughout Queens to tour their state-of-the-art customer service center located on 123rd St. More...
The city Department of Parks and Recreation (DOP) and the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) have completed the acquisition of a 24,600-square-foot asphalt play yard owned by the Garden School, 33-16 79th St., Jackson Heights. More...
Queens Library at Woodhaven will close for renovations at the end of business on Friday, March 8. A temporary library space will open in the lower level of the library in late March. More...
Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer held his third Annual African-American Heritage Awards Night on February 28. The councilmember created the awards ceremony and presented it for the first time at the Jacob Riis Settlement House in Queensbridge Hou More...
Dear Savvy Senior, My income dropped way off when I retired early last year, and I’m wondering if I fall into the so-called “47 percent” of Americans who won’t have to pay any income taxes this year. More...
A 28-year-old Jackson Heights man was charged with shooting his friend during a night of drinking, authorities said. But according to court documents, Noel Morell allegedly told police he picked up the .9mm Beretta pistol used in the shoot More...
A 13-year veteran NYPD officer last week was arrested and charged with patronizing two prostitutes while he was on duty at the 114th Precinct in Astoria, Queens prosecutors said. More...
Police last week arrested a third suspect in a bizarre plot to eliminate residents of a Richmond Hill house that resulted in the death of a 45-year-old tenant. More...
There’s a theme to some upcoming activities. A world famous playwright will debut his new work in Queens. Plus, world famous filmmakers will participate in retrospectives on their careers. More...
Time Warner Cable, as part of a multi-year effort to ensure that New Yorkers have access to computers and the Internet, today announced a $50,000 grant to the Rockaway Development & Revitalization Corporation (RDRC) to open a Time Warner Cable Le More...
A heartless Middle Village man was arrested on Friday and charged with beating his roommate’s 6-pound dog to death, authorities said. An ASPCA spokesperson said Jovani Lozano, 30, was charged with aggravated cruelty to animals and criminal More...
Twenty-five years ago, rookie NYPD Officer Eddie Byrne, 22, assigned to the 103th Precinct in Jamaica, sat along in a police car late at night, guarding the home of a man who witnessed and spoke up against drug dealers who ravaged his neighborhood.&n More...
If you aren’t lucky enough to have an Italian grandmother, then Napoli Pizza and Pasta will satisfy your craving for home style, comforting, Southern Italian cuisine in the humble surroundings of its homey dining room on 35th Avenue in Astoria. More...
Longer daylight hours, milder temperatures and buds on trees and bushes are evidence of the coming of spring. But nothing symbolizes the changing of the seasons more than the beginning of Major League Baseball’s spring training. More...
Rocco Sacramone, popular chef and owner of Astoria’s Trattoria L’incontro teamed up with Mount Sinai Queens and the United Community Civic Association (UCCA) on February 28 in recognition of American Heart Month for a cooking and tasting More...
Love and romance were celebrated at Central Lounge in Astoria as the United Community Civic Association (UCCA) held its second annual “Community Luv-In” in celebration of Valentine’ More...
Significant change is on the horizon in District 30 after parents of children enrolled in gifted and talented programs finally got an answer in their quest for more gifted and talented seats in middle school. More...
The 4th Annual World Green Energy Symposium (WGES.US) is coming to New York City and will be held on March 26, 2013 at Hunter College, the City University of New York (CUNY), located on 68th Street & Lexington Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. More...
Anson Li, a singer/songwriter from Forest Hills, Queens. Queens Library is sponsoring a show for Anson Li on Saturday, March 16, 2-3 pm, at the Flushing Library, 41-17 Main Street, Flushing, New York 11355-3197. More...
A Nissan Altima caught fire on the BQE between Queens Boulevard and the Roosevelt Avenue exit, right under an overpass in Woodside, on Monday, February 25, at around 6:20 pm. There were more than 10 small explosions from the car. More...
Candidate for the office of Queens borough president, Melinda Katz joined the Jamaica Bangladeshi Friends Society’s International Mother Language Day celebration. As a long-term resident of Queens and as a public servant who has dedicated over More...
St. Anastasia’s Leo club held their fifth annual Spaghetti Dinner. They are a youth organization that is dedicated to helping others. The proceeds of this event will benefit the Divine Wisdom Academy and local charities. More...
On February 28, Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer held his third annual Black History Month Celebration and Awards Night at Jacob Riis Settlement House in Queensbridge. More...
At the 108th Police Precinct, it was reported that this year there have been no murders within the confines of the 108th, but there have been four rapes, while the rest of the index crime list shows declines in burglaries. There was no Cop of t More...
Many Queens homeowners were left scratching their heads when they received a notice from the city Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) offering a protection plan for their city sewer and water service. More...
The symposium conducted by the Long Island City/Astoria Chamber of Commerce at the end of February had an unwieldy title, “Place-Making Economic Development and Corporate Real Estate/Social Value Creation Strategies”, but the attending panelists mana More...
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Robert K. Steel, and city Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Mathew M. More...
104th Precinct Ridgewood Bite-Wife BustedCops arrested a 24-year-old Ridgewood woman on February 17 after she attacked her husband in their home on Onderdonk Avenue.Police said Felecia Cooper was at home with her husband at about 6:15 p.m. More...
Horrified shoppers look on in disbelief on Wednesday 27 as a 28-year-old man leaped from a ledge to his death at the Queens Center Mall in Elmhurst. Cops said Devon Powell jumped in an apparent suicide from a third-floor walkway near a Mac More...
A step into the past of Greek culture was experience by all at the Sacred Patriarchal and Stavropegial Orthodox Monastery of St. Irene Chrysovalantou Afternoon Luncheon at the Stathakion Cultural Center in Astoria, New York. More...
Testimony by the estranged wife of NYPD “Cannibal Cop” Gilberto Valle last week shocked spectators at Valle’s trial at Manhattan Federal Court. Kathleen Mungan took the stand on day one of the trial and gave prosecutors a detailed account More...
Melinda Katz attended a Long Island City/Astoria Chamber of Commerce meeting that afforded her the opportunity to meet and hear the concerns of many of Queens’ small business owners. More...
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