In a speech reminding everyone in state government to fulfill their basic pledge to render uncompromised service and cooperation before seeking personal gain in their daily working lives, David Paterson was sworn in as the state's 55th and first bl More...
The New York state senate today gave final legislative passage to a bill (S.6979), sponsored by Senator Serphin R. Maltese (R-Glendale), that would impose stiffer penalties for physical attacks on senior citizens. More...
Bryant Beats Newcomers In 1st 2008 Girls' Tennis Match
BY VINNY DUPRE
The William C. Bryant H.S. Lady Owls tennis team took to the courts in Astoria Park on Monday, March 17 to open the 2008 tennis season by vanquishing Newcomers H.S. More...
Mar. 21 Naw Ruz, India's New Year's Day; Mar. 25 Independence Day (Greece); Mar. 26 Independence Day (Bangladesh); Apr. 22 Earth Day Community Meetings Associations Mar. More...
Begun as a modest pizzeria in 1974, The Family Restaurant is considered a landmark in its Forest Hills neighborhood. So many locals consider The Family Restaurant their "home away from home" and eat many of their meals here with family and friends. More...
Queens Noir Edited by Robert Knightly ISBN-13: 978-1-933354- 40-8 350 pages $15.95 "Film noir" is defined as "a type of film especially of the 1940s or '50s fatalistic, pessimistic or cynical in mood and often dealing melodramatically with u More...
The creation of a reserve fund to address the long-term healthcare needs of individuals who were exposed to the environmental hazards at the World Trade Center during the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks was announced by U.S. More...
The city Medical Examiner (ME) last week identified bones found in a suitcase in Forest Park as those of a mother of two who disappeared from her Woodhaven home in June 2007. More...
David Weprin, chairman of the of the City Council Finance Committee and representative of its 23rd District in Hollis/Jamaica, was the speaker at the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce's luncheon for March held as usual at Dazies Restaurant on Queens Bo More...
Fort Totten Visitors' Center Opens With Ribbon Cutting
Updated
On Friday, March 14, New York City Parks and Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe was joined by Queens Borough President Helen Marshall, City Councilmember Tony Avella, state Senators Frank Padavan Toby Stavisky, fourth-grade students from P.S. More...
PSC Grants Con Ed 5 Percent Rate Increase
Starting next month, households in New York City, including in Queens, will pay some $4.25 more for power delivered by Consolidated Edison. More...
Vallone Questions Police Officer Cuts At Public Safety Committee Hearings
Updated 3/20/08
The New York City Police Department intends to shed 1,000 positions from its payroll next year, and City Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. wants to know why. At a Public Safety Committee preliminary budget hearing that started at 10 a.m. More...
Is there a faint possibility that David Paterson newly installed replacement governor could be the key to giving Mayor Michael Bloomberg's congestion pricing plan a chance at being passed? More...
Dear Savvy Senior, I've read that the government has created a new food pyramid of dietary guidelines for seniors. What can you tell me about this? More...
The more we hear of the congestion pricing plan proposed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and several colleagues and associates in city government, the more convinced we are that we are on target in opposing it. More...
On Thursday, March 13, the New York Mets and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a wide range of sustainable environmental initiatives at Citi Field, the Mets' new worldclass home opening in 2009. More...
The William C. Bryant H.S. Lady Owls tennis team took to the courts in Astoria Park on Monday, March 17 to open the 2008 tennis season by vanquishing Newcomers H.S. More...
Recently the quarter finals of the 2008 Golden Gloves were held at the Variety Boys & Girls Club, Astoria, and the winners were: Bout 1, Gold, Marlon Charlton, Red Hook PAL Club, (132-N) Bout 2, Blue, Stephen Frank, More...