Summer vacation is a wonderful thing when you are able to take time off from work and take a break from major responsibilities. When you are not able to get away, however, you are lucky enough to live in Queens. In addition to its many exciting activities, Queens has an envy-inducing, infinite variety of food – truly, Manhattan cannot even […]
Letters to the Editor
Refugees ARE Scrutinized To The Editor: To be an American means anyone can say anything, regardless of truth or reality. Trump has won the Republican primaries based upon claims that cannot be supported by the facts. Shamefully, many of his supporters accept Trump’s proclamations as factual without independently checking his claims. Trump would have Americans believe there is an existential […]
Real People, At Work
Op-edBY DENNIS M. WALCOTT PRESIDENT AND CEO, QUEENS LIBRARY It seems like the news is filled with more and more stories about automated customer service. Virtual assistants, apps that answer your questions, chatbots that designers swear act and sound like humans – there’s a large premium being put on building artificial intelligence that can answer questions, and mimic the experience […]
Murders, Gun Violence Take A Nosedive At 114th Precinct
Murder and gun violence took a holiday in the 114th Precinct during the month of June, officials said. Police officers from the Astoria Boulevard stationhouse arrested 22 suspects in connection with 30 felony assaults that occurred in the command between June 1 and 28, 14 of which were classified as domestic violence crimes, officials said. Dep. Inspector Peter Fortune, Commanding […]
Officers, Local Youth Honored For Heroism
Quick, life-saving action taken by Rocco Lymberopoulos last March was applauded at the June 28th meeting of the 114th Precinct Community Council, held at Riccardo’s by the Bridge. Police Officers Matthew Locasio and Sean O’Neill were selected for May Cop-of-the- Month honors, presented by 114th Precinct Commanding Officer Deputy Inspector Peter Fortune, but Inspector Fortune followed his customary descriptions of […]
Crystal Windows Featured On ‘Home Free’ TV Show
Crystal Window & Door Systems is the exclusive featured fenestration supplier for the second season of “Home Free,” the FOX Network home building hit television show where contestants compete to win the best built quality home for their personal heroes and $100,000 for themselves. “Home Free” is hosted by professional contractor Mike Holmes and former NFL player, Heisman Trophy winner, […]
Gunmen Rob Broadway Massage Parlor
A pair of gun-toting bandits burst into an Astoria massage parlor on July 1, where they robbed three women and made off with their cash and an iPhone, police said. Cops said the gunmen entered the massage parlor at 37-16 Broadway at about 3:40 a.m. on July 1st, waved a firearm and forced the women into a rear room. The […]
Crowley Hails Supreme Court’s Health Care Ruling
CROWLEY HAILS SC RULING UPHOLDING WOMEN’S HEALTHCARE: Congressman Joseph Crowley (D–Queens, the Bronx), Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus, released the statement below on the announcement of a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Whole Women’s Health v. Hellerstedt,” a lawsuit challenging a Texas law that undermined a woman’s constitutionally protected right to make her own […]
Markey Kicks Off Reelection Drive
Assemblywoman Margaret Markey, who represents the 30th Assembly District (Maspeth, Middle Village, Woodside, Sunnyside, Dutch Kills, Astoria, LIC) kicked off her reelection campaign at a gala event at Dazies Restaurant on Queens Boulevard on June 27th. Hosted by IBEW Local 3’s Christopher Erikson, a member of the Executive Board of the NYC Central Labor Council, the event was emceed by […]