Now that Borough President Melinda Katz has officially become the next Queens District Attorney, the race to fill the borough presidency spot is well underway. There are at least half a dozen contenders, including current and...
The Port Authority is celebrating the 80th anniversary of LaGuardia Airport tomorrow morning in the Marine Air Terminal. LaGuardia Airport Interim General Manager Tony Vero and Deputy General Manager Christina Callahan will be in attendance, as...
Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas honored 35 local children with New York State Assembly certificates for completing the 2019 “Summer Reading Challenge.” Ten students were invited to her Astoria district office last week for a celebration to honor...
State Senator Mike Gianaris is hosting his annual Thanksgiving-themed creative program once again this year. Young people from across western Queens are invited to submit a creative depiction showing what they are thankful for this time...
Astoria Councilman Costa Constantinides, who is running for Queens borough president, received his first union endorsement in the race. UFCW Local 1500 announced their support of the candidate last week in front of a Key Food...
Last week, Sac’s Place hosted a grand opening of their new location at Kaufman Astoria Studios. State Senator Mike Gianaris visited the Sacramone family to mark the occasion with a proclamation in hand. “Sac’s Place...
The inventor of one of the most successful products in the 20th century experimented in and made a major breakthrough at a makeshift lab in Astoria. On October 22, 1938, Chester Carlson, a physicist and patent...
When Catherine Kapphahn was a little girl, she sensed that there were things her mother wasn’t telling her. What she knew was that her mother was from the former Yugoslavia and that she did things that...
The Jackson Heights street where the late State Senator Jose Peralta lived will forever bear his name. On Sunday, dozens of elected officials joined Peralta’s family and hundreds of community members to unveil “State Senator Jose...
Have you ever found a movie so unwatchable that it needed jokes to go along with it? Here’s your chance to see one live with actual comedians. On Friday, October 18 at 11 p.m., Movies R...
Award winning estate planning and probate law in Astoria, NY starts here. Roman Aminov is the recipient of the AVVO perfect 10 award and his track record of success in the estate & elder law field is second to none. Learn more about Astoria Estate Planning.
