East-Elmhurst News

The Queens Library announced on Monday that beginning next month, 14 library branches in Queens will no longer serve customers on the weekends.

Manhattan : I am writing to strongly protest your biased and one-sided editorial about President Obama 's handling of the recent terror plot.

A Queens man is facing charges that he kidnapped and robbed an 18-year-old man in Freeport late on New Year's Day, Nassau County police said Saturday.

Keith David Williams was born in Harlem on June 4, 1956, but raised in East Elmhurst, Queens, where he developed an interest in acting after playing the Cowardly Lion in a grade school production of The Wizard of Oz.

East Elmhurst : We constantly hear that the MTA wastes money. Then we hear it has to cut service.

The 24-hour Buccaneer Diner offers a wide variety of dishes at reasonable prices in a classic a 60s diner setting.

Supporters of gay marriage and LGBT equality will march on State Sen. Hiram Monserrate 's office on Saturday.

Members of the gay and lesbian communities protested against politicians who voted against gay marriage bill in the state Senate.

A man looks at a Cyber Monday advertisement on his laptop computer in Los Angeles.

Marllorie Santiago and husband, Robert Solomon, load their car with 42-inch flat-screen TV bought at Kiss Electronics in Harlem.

State Sen. Hiram Monserrate may have had some inappropriate contact with his manhandled gal pal during his trial, according to a report.

Anyone who knows me, even just a smidge, knows this time of year has me all cranked up.

Smooth jazz saxophonist Najee has returned to the neighborhood where he grew up in New York to perform workshops and to talk to young people about following one's dreams, being a musician and getting into the industry.

A self-proclaimed "Prince of Darkness," John S. Katehis, was due back in Kings County Supreme Court on Friday.

Najee grew up in Jamaica, Queens, and he recently released Mind Over Matter on Heads Up International.

Bill Thompson was making the rounds at Casa Boricua Senior Center on East 172nd Street in the Bronx today, beaming.

Originally published October 24, 2009 at 9:27 a.m., updated October 24, 2009 at 11:34 a.m. NEW YORK a ' Sheryl Toque settled into her seat in the East Elmhurst branch of the Queens Library, her children playing nearby.

Three people have been killed in separate motorcycle accidents in Queens and Manhattan, police said Friday.

Two Bronx men were killed when their motorcycle crashed into a car in a horrific accident in the East Elmhurst section of Queens.

Two dining guides are out today for those who want to be well-fed even if they're not well-off. In the Village Voice's annual Best of NYC issue, Robert Sietsema and Sarah DiGregorio weigh in with their choices for the Best Foie Gras , the Best Fish Heads and other favorites.