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Man, 32, dies in Queens motorcycle accident
Highway officers investigate a fatal motorcycle accident on Vernon Blvd. at 31st Ave.in Astoria, Queens early Wednesday morning.
Bareburger opens in Great Neck
At Bareburger, burgers are made from free-range, pasture-raised meat that is antibiotic and hormone free.
Cady Huffman Set for Sonnet Project Launch, 5/20
New York Shakespeare Exchange is thrilled the announce the 12 sonnets that will launch the year-long interactive SONNET PROJECT on at The Museum of the Moving Image .
Astoria candidates try to become first non-Vallone in City Council seat in decades
As term-limited Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. runs for Queens Borough President, a growing number of hopefuls are vying to be the first lawmaker not named Vallone to represent the district since 1974.
APAC's Sacramone Honored at New York State Senate 16th Annual Women of Distinction Ceremony
The Astoria Performing Arts Center has announced that Executive Director Taryn Sacramone is being recognized for her hard work and dedication to the arts and the community.
Elizabeth Jakubiak, of Astoria, N.Y., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jakubiak, of Astoria, N.Y., married Paul Iaconetti, of Rockaway, son of Mr.
The Great Gatsby's New York City, in ten different scenes, from the...
Times Square at night, 1921 BOWERY BOYS BOOK OF THE MONTH Each month I'll pick a book -- either brand new or old, fiction or non-fiction -- that offers an intriguing take on New York City history, something that uses history in a way that's uniquely unconventional or exposes a previously unseen corner of our city's complicated past.
Astoria Brewery Says Bike-Share Expansion Would Be a Boon to Businesses
Not everyone is happy about Citi Bike. Residents of a co-op building on Bank Street sued on the city on April 25, 2013 after a 31-bike City Bike Share dock was installed on their block the day before.
A 20-year-old woman was raped in Ozone Park early yesterday by a motorist who had offered her a ride home in exchange for gas money, authorities said.
For the 62-year-old sister of the mayor of Salt Lake City, it was a death-bed adoption by a senile 85-year-old man in order to claim rights to his Queens apartment and its $100-a-month rent.
Nobody Asked Me, But... No. 101 - By Stanley Turkel, MHS, ISHC
Hotel History: The Pierre Hotel ; Nothing Like Home: Designing the Hotel Experience; My Service as an Expert Witness; Quote of the Month Did you read that the penthouse triplex at the Pierre Hotel in New York City was for sale for $125 million, the highest price ever listed for a New York hotel residence? At 13,660 square feet, that works out to ... (more)
108th Precinct in Queens Gets New Commanding Officer
The 108th Precinct in Queens is getting a new commanding officer, as Deputy Inspector Donald Powers moves on from the post he's held for the last three years.
Blood Brothers Begins at Astoria Performing Arts Center Tonight
The Astoria Performing Arts Center has announced Willy Russell 's BLOOD BROTHERS, musical staging by Christine O'Grady , musical direction by Julianne B. Merrill, and directed by Tom Wojtunik .
Hundreds March in Manhattan for May Day Protests
Ringed by metal barricades and dozens of cops, the protesters chanted - "We stand for justice! The people united will never be defeated!" - as some pounded on drums and others waved signs denouncing student debt and advocating immigrants' rights.
Carlos D. Quinones Appointed as Sales Manager for the 187-key Glen...
Carlos D. Quinones Appointed as Sales Manager for the 187-key Glen Cove Mansion Hotel and Conference Center on Long Island, New York The I.A.C.C .-certified Glen Cove Mansion Hotel and Conference Center has appointed Carlos D. Quinones sales manager for the historic property.
Twin projects could revamp 'desolate' stretch of Queens waterfront
' height='382' itemprop='associatedMedia' alt=' The Hallets Point development, proposed by the Lincoln Equities Group, ' width='635' src='http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1331523.1367358753!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_635/hallets1q-2-web.jpg' /> The Hallets Point development, proposed by the Lincoln Equities Group, ... (more)
LIC/Astoria development site hits market with $11M price tag
A corner in Queens that has 78,000 buildable square feet has hit the market with an asking price of $11.25 million, according to Ariel Property Advisors, the commercial brokerage marketing the site.
Another major project coming to Hallets Point in Queens
While Lincoln Equities Group has been trying to drum up support and money for its Hallets Point redevelopment project on the Queens waterfront, a new developer has risen to be a contender, the New York Observer reported.
5 Upscale Mother's Day brunches
The Waldorf Astoria New York's famed Sunday Brunch is known as one of the nation's finest.
Crossfit Dynamix in Astoria is turning fitness into family
Crossfit Dynamix isn't your average gym. There are no treadmills, no large set of weights and no guy who constantly stares at himself in the mirror.