New Report Proves Need For Maloney’s Overdraft Protection Act
Congressmember Carolyn Maloney is calling for the House to consider legislation she introduced to end abusive overdraft fees after a new report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) found that, in lending terms, certain overdraft fees are tantamount to a 17,000 percent annual percentage rate (APR). “The evidence in the case against excessive overdraft fees continues to pile up,” […]
Stavisky Endorses Schneiderman For Reelection
State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky (District 16) announced her support for Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s reelection campaign. Stavisky praised Schneiderman’s work protecting families in Queens and throughout New York state, getting illegal guns off the streets, keeping families in their homes, and fighting for gender equality. Stavisky pointed to a number of ways that Schneiderman has represented the priorities and […]
Local-Express
Chris T. MargaritisChris T. Margaritis was born in Queens of Greek parents. He grew up in Bayside and attended Bayside H.S. Upon graduating, he worked for his father’s fur company thinking he would take over the family business. Unfortunately, the fur business died and Margaritis decided to go back to school for computer and electronics engineering at New York Institute of Technology, […]
Leng Thai
Now is the best time to visit Leng Thai on Broadway, while you can enjoy their lovely outdoor patio. Summer breezes waft through the bamboo trees and across the wood plank patio while you dine like a king or queen on Leng Thai’s legendary, authentic cuisine. The tradition began in Bangkok in 1942 when a man named Leng Siricharoen opened […]
CALDC: On The Waterfront
The Regulars Central Astoria Local Development Coalition (CALDC) invites everyone to come out and enjoy the final performance of their 2014 Waterfront Concert Series with The Regulars, a rock & roll band who proudly and defiantly stand up to trends and fads and make the fist-pumping, lighter-waving music we all can’t live without. On Thursday, August 14, 7:30 p.m. head […]
25th Annual 5k Run/Walk To Fight Drug Abuse
Every July, hundreds of people flock to the Federation of Italian American Organizations of Queens’ (FIAO) annual 5k Run/Walk race in the hopes of not only competing against locals from the neighborhood, but also to help fight drug abuse. Run by President and long distance runner Joe DiPietro, the July 20 race is about a 3.1 loop on 20th Avenue […]
