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St. Pat’s For All Parade
BY THOMAS COGAN | March 4, 2020
Twenty years, 21 parades. This year, as always on the first Sunday of March, St. Pat’s Parade for All made its way from Sunnyside to...
St Michael’s Beatles Concert A Big Hit
BY TONY BARSAMIAN | February 26, 2020
On Saturday, February 22, St. Michael’s Cemetery proved once again that all you need is love eight days a week to get you through a...
UCCA Holds 2020 Legislative/Executive Breakfast
| February 19, 2020
On Friday, February 14, Valentine’s Day, the United Community Civic Association (UCCA) held its 2020 Legislative/Executive Breakfast with a packed house of guests and participants...
Community Calendar
It’s In Queens! (March 5 to March 11)
It’s Women’s History Month, and females rule the borough! Composers, dancers, Hip Hop performers, musicians, scientists, suffragists, and...
Restaurant of the Week
Biskoti Café
Biskoti adds sweetness to life in Astoria with an impressive array of cakes, cookies, pastries, macarons, homemade chocolates, and more....
Seniors
IRS Introduces A Tax Form Created For Older Taxpayers
Dear Savvy Senior, A couple months back I read that the IRS will be offering a new senior-friendly tax form...
Political Page
I On Politics
CUOMO ANNOUNCES $40M EMERGENCY FUNDS FOR CORONAVIRUS: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced on February 26 a $40 million appropriation for the New York State Department...
Gianaris, Stiller Discuss Support For Refugees
NYS Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris met with actor Ben Stiller to discuss refugee resettlement aid as part of the actor’s recent visit to the...
Maloney’s Opening Statement At Voting Rights Hearing
Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, chair of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released her opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Full Committee Hearing...
Editorials
Banking Enriches Our Lives
Welcome to our Banking and Finance Issue highlighting the community banks of Queens! Every neighborhood has several banks to choose from for help in navigating...
Letters to the Editor
Would Make Jesus Weep To The Editor: How strange it is that anti-Semitism is known around the world and remains an undercurrent within the United...
Book Review
Historic Long Island Aerials Explored By Queens Author
Long Island Aerials Through Time by Richard Panchyk offers a treasure trove of never-before-seen highly detailed aerial photographs of Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties...
Gaspar Recounts Winning Season With ’69 Mets
Rod Gaspar spent only one full season with the New York Mets – it was in 1969. The story of his rookie year with the...
New Book Remembers History Of Shea Stadium
Few remember that Shea Stadium arose out of a dispute between two oversized egos: New York City official Robert Moses and Brooklyn Dodgers owner Walter...
Features
Armed Suspects Wanted In LIC Garage Robbery
Police are searching for two armed, masked men who allegedly attacked and robbed a man inside the parking garage of his Long Island City apartment...
Police Warn e-Bike Riders To Beware Bridge Attacks
Police are searching for a group who are targeting e-bike riders crossing the Queensboro Bridge. Police are warning riders to stay alert and be on...
Homeowners: Beware Springtime Scammers
Police in Queens are again reaching out to homeowners, warning them to remain alert to con artists who pose as home repair contractors each springtime...