BY JON CRONIN Staff Writer Woodhaven’s historic Neir’s Tavern, built in 1829, will be holding a rally on May 7 to create awareness for their cause and just maybe convince the City’s Landmark... Read more
BY ESTER R. FUCHS For the first time in decades, New York voters were part of a competitive and contentious presidential primary process. We got to see Republicans bake matzo in Brooklyn and... Read more
Courtesy Greater Astoria Historical Society This postcard, submitted by the Greater Astoria Historical Society, shows Grace Church in Downtown Jamaica. This church is the oldest Episcopal Ch... Read more
By Yvette Brown North Corona is mainly known for the jazz legend, Louis Armstrong, who would fill the area with his music when he lived there. Armstrong lived at 34-56 107th Street right off... Read more
By Yvette Brown Long Island City is geographically the largest area in Queens, housing many residents, businesses, shopping centers and plenty of entertainment including some popular museums... Read more
BY DOMENICK RAFTER For most people who aren’t from Queens, Kew Gardens Hills is just another extension of Flushing. In fact, maybe people who live there identify their community as “Flushing... Read more
BY LYNN EDMONDS Staff Writer Delta Airlines is committed to engaging with and giving back to the Queens community, Senior Vice President Gail Grimmett said at a business forum breakfast at Q... Read more
BY YVETTE BROWN Staff Writer Mayor Bill de Blasio and the Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office for International Affairs, Penny Abeywardena, welcomed the inaugural cohort of New York City Juni... Read more
SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK CHINESE NEW YEAR TEMPLE BAZAAR Flushing Town Hall’s second annual Chinese New Year Temple Bazaar returns! For centuries, people in China have celebrated the Lunar New Y... Read more
BY JON CRONIN Staff Writer Richmond Hill Public Library will be receiving some major work in the near future and may close for a up 14 months. At the Community Board 9 meeting last week, Edu... Read more
The Holiday Inn LI City Manhattan View is a perfectly located and fantastically appointed full-service hotel. We are located within trendy Long Island City with majestic views of the histori... Read more
BY MICHAEL STOLER It is a place which is considered to be the fastest growing neighborhood in the city, at the geographic center of NYC, just a few minutes from Midtown Manhattan. One of the... Read more
BY YVETTE BROWN Staff Writer On Jan. 28, elected officials joined the Big Brothers, Big Sisters of New York City for a ribbon cutting ceremony, which was part of National Mentoring Month, an... Read more
BY MICHAEL STAHL I grew up in an Upper Ditmars-area, two-bedroom rental. It was the first space my parents occupied together beginning back in the mid 1970s, and the apartment they’d continu... Read more
Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a week, most City services and departments can be reached by calling 311. If you have a query regarding any city services and it is not an emergency, first try... Read more
SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK: Join certified yoga instructor Stephaine for Gentle and Restorative Yoga for Beginners. (see below) FRIDAY 1/22 Quintet of the Americas Presents Crystal Winter Program... Read more
BY LYNN EDMONDS Staff Writer Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Bayside) and Assemblyman Ed Braunstein (D-Bayside) are urging the City Department of Transportation’s Office of Management and Budget... Read more
SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK – NEW YEAR’S EVEN AT RESORTS WORLD, THURSDAY 12/31 (see below) FRIDAY 12/25 Christmas at the Mari Rose international House of Dolls Come and celebrate Christmas with th... Read more
By Yvette Brown Staff Writer Last week, before the turkeys and plates of food, Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray released ThriveNYC: A Mental Roadmap for all. “ThriveNYC is... Read more
Do you think you’re paying too much in property taxes, but don’t know where to start in order to prove this? Compare how much other similar properties are paying to what you are paying and d... Read more
By Yvette Brown Staff Writer City Parks Foundation has come up with an innovative program that inspires teenagers to excel as environmental scientists, media artists and stewards of New York... Read more
“We want seventh graders to think about the United Nations and international issues.” – Penny Abeywardena, Commissioner, Mayor’s office of International Affairs BY YVETTE BROWN Staff Writer... Read more
BY MICHAEL STOLER Sales volume and sales price for residential housing increased in the third quarter and especially in the outer boroughs. John Banks, President, REBNY, said “the growth in... Read more
BY JON CRONIN The Citizens Committee for NYC is offering up to $3,000 in neighborhood and block beautification grants. Saleen Shah, director of communications for the Citizens Committee for... Read more
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio should have read “NYC Part Of Traffic Safety Pilot Program” (Lynn Edmonds – Sept. 17) concerning receipt of yet another Federal Department of Transportation grant... Read more
By Jon Cronin Staff Writer Like flies to honey, consumers were drawn to the intoxicating aroma of the borough’s buffet at the Atlas Park Common that kicked off the 12th Annual Queens Restaur... Read more
Is Queens the next Brooklyn? Just like in Brooklyn, in Queens we can also talk about “A Tale of Two Cities.” As you can see in the map, the borough appears to be strikingly divided into two... Read more
SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK – INTOASIA: TBA FESTIVAL 2015, SATURDAY 10/3 (see below) FRIDAY 10/2 ALAIN BÉDARD – AUGUSTE QUINTET Alain Bédard Auguste Quintet has performed modern jazz, origin... Read more
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