The holiday known as Christmas arose in the fourth century A.D. as the Christian religion, still in its infancy, struggled for supremacy with the official Roman state religion, Mithraism. Over the centuries, customs and traditions from many different cultures came together eventually to result in the familiar holiday season. The date of the birth of Christ is still unknown. In […]

Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly on December 16 announced the start of construction on a 21st century police academy to train the next generation of New York’s Finest. The new NYPD Police Academy, located in College Point at the former NYPD auto pound, will consolidate training facilities for civilians, recruits and active police officers that are […]

O n Wednesday night, December 16, trendy Ethereal Boutique on Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City produced a Fashion and Trunk Show at Shi Restaurant on the banks of the East River. The event was made possible by the sponsorship of local businesses. All of the models that graced the runway are patrons of Ethereal Boutique. The event was a […]

I often watch movies with subtitles, but it’s not often I go to see a play with supertitles, reading along so that I can follow the action as it unfolds on stage. However, such was the case when I took in Ethos Production’s “A Cuckoo Family” in the lovely and spacious theater at the Hellenic Cultural Center at 27-09 Crescent […]

Pomonok Houses in Flushing, a city Housing Authority development, is set to get an infusion of $700,000 to install closed circuit television cameras in buildings that have been identified by the police department as high crime buildings, two Flushing lawmakers announced. Assemblymember Nettie Mayersohn said she has acquired $500,000 in capital funding for the anti-crime project and state Senator Toby […]