The Annual St. Pat’s For All Parade was held on March 6, with members of the lesbian-gaybisexual transgender (LGBT) community and elected officials marching through Sunnyside and Woodside along with hundreds in attendance. The parade was first organized in 2000 after the committee of the official St. Patrick’s Day Parade refused to allow anyone to march in the parade displaying […]
Dromm, Community Usher In Year Of Monkey In Elmhurst
On February 27 Councilman Daniel Dromm and co-sponsors Asian Community United Society, Emblem Health and First American International Bank ushered in the Year of the Monkey at the 6th Annual Lunar New Year celebration at St. James Episcopal Church, Elmhurst. The event featured traditional Korean drumming, Chinese dance, Vietnamese music, a performance by PS 7 students, free face painting and […]
Livery Driver Shot In LIC
A livery driver is clinging to life, on life support, after he was shot in the head early Friday outside a Long Island City club. Cops said unlicensed livery driver Robert Castillo, 37, dropped off a man and three women at Club Purlieu at 36-04 34th St. in the early morning hours of March 4. Castillo agreed to wait for […]
Cops Arrest Astoria Man In Deadly Rampage
A disturbed 23-year-old Astoria man is in police custody at Elmhurst Hospital Center as of Sunday night, following a deadly day-long rampage by the suspect that left a 55-year-old man dead and five other people injured, including two police officials and a police officer who were attacked while attempting to arrest the man. The sound of gunfire erupted outside the […]
Too Late For The RKO Keith’s Theatre??
The RKO Keith’s movie palace of a bygone era in Flushing is getting flipped yet again. The latest plan was for it to be turned into a high-rise with only remnants of its former glory displayed in the lobby, but with the outside bearing not a hint of the original style. The current owner Flushing Square Realty has just put […]
Letters to the Editor
Hints Of Nazi Germany To The Editor: I do not believe Trump is a hateful person. I do not doubt that he will grab any endorsement to achieve the nomination. David Duke needs no definition. He is the Wizard of Hatred. The KKK now has its candidate in Donald Trump. History does repeat itself. It is often said those who […]
Deputy Mayor Delivers ‘State Of Our City’
Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen came to Astoria’s Museum of the Moving Image to deliver a speech at the State of Our City. She began by saying that Mayor de Blasio wants to use government to fight inequality and innovate for the future. Glen continued to say that the mayor believes the gap between wealth and poverty is most acute in […]
Water Overflow A Concern As Boro Infrastructure Grows
In New York’s East of Hudson Watershed, storm waters flow over surfaces impervious to water such as rooftops, streets and sidewalks covering about 72 percent of the city’s 305 square miles of surface area. Flowing into roof drains or street catch basins and into sewers, the runoff generates a significant amount of storm water that can pose a significant threat […]
Dog Fights Continue For Trump-Cruz, Clinton-Sanders
As Donald Trump continued his march last week toward the Republican presidential nomination and a clash with leading Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton for the presidency in November, both have comfortable leads in delegates already won, but still need goodly amounts more to nail their nominations down.Still continuing to keep them in their sights are U.S. Senators Ted Cruz and Bernie […]
Queens College Lacrosse Scores 16-6 Victory
The Queens College lacrosse team moved to 2-0 in the season with a 16-6 victory over Post University last Wednesday afternoon at LaMoy Field. The Knights are 2-0 for the first time since the 2013 campaign. Sophomore Mary Pat Gibble (Whitehouse Station, N.J.) led the Knights with seven points on three goals and four assists in the game. Freshman Patriece […]