1 min ago | Urban Music News Network
Patti Labelle & Sanchez Added to Groovin in the Park's Star Line Up at Roy Wilkins Park on Jun 30
ADDRESS: Merrick and Baisley Blvd, Queens, NY 11434 GATES OPEN: 12pm AGES: All TICKETS: GA $49.99, VIP $99 / GA $69.99, VIP $120 MORE INFO: www.groovininthepark.com / Ph: 347-980-2252 The annual New York City music festival Groovin In The Park is pleased to announce that the legendary soul diva Patti LaBelle and reggae crooner Sanchez have been ... (more)
4 hrs ago | HipHopDx
[News] Craig G & Da Beatminerz To Release A Collaborative EP
Juice Crew-meets-Black Moon as Craig G confirms an upcoming project with his previous production collaborators, Evil Dee & Mr.
8 hrs ago | The Gleaner
Ja-born broadcaster honoured in Georgia
Jamaica-born Pat Baccas-Bowen, founder, CEO and host of Atlanta-based Future Movement Radio , has been appointed lieutenant colonel aide de camp by the governor of Georgia, the Honourable Nathan Neal.
12 hrs ago | South China Morning Post
Google Maps leads abducted Chinese boy home to family 23 years later
Amy Li began her journalism career as a crime news reporter in Queens, New York, in 2004.
Nassau and Suffolk county officials are pushing Gov. Cuomo to allow slot machines on Long Island as part of his plan to expand legalized gambling in the state.
Vantage point from New York to the Front Range
Mornings are great for morning people, and you know who you are. You're ready with or without the two shots of espresso that everyone else needs- to just pull out of the driveway.
A former member of Mayor Bloomberg's security detail admitted yesterday on the stand that he shot at his then-girlfriend's ex - and that he didn't report the shooting out of fear that it would "bring attention" to him and his high-profile unit.
Five Boroughs' Day Care Centers Filled With Health Violations, According To State Senate Study
A new report by two state senators accuses city day care centers of being unsafe, unregulated and filled with numerous health code violations.
Sources: Union Leader's Son Charged In Connection With IPad Theft From Sandy-Damaged School
Sources tell NY1 that the son of a construction union vice president became on Thursday the sixth suspect arrested in connection with the alleged stealing of iPads from a Queens school badly damaged by Hurricane Sandy.
Mets Prospect Performance Meter, Mid-May
Midway through the second month of the season and the headlines are -- predictably -- dominated by top tier pitchers.
Willow Lake a festering craphole
Good morning. For 15+ years, the willow lake trail, and 55 acres of parkland right in the middle of Forest Hills, has been closed to the public.
QUEENS park advocates are giving a yellow card to Mayor Bloomberg's plan to take part of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park for a soccer field - and then "replace" the lost greenspace with a new park several miles and neighborhoods away.
City Council Members Joining Citi Bike: The Tally Grows
Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer is no stranger to bicycling. Now he's joined Citi Bike.
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.
Token booth clerk arrested in inside-job heist
A token booth in the New York City subway system. Token booth clerk Tracy King, who worked at the 111th St.
Brownstoner Queen's New Editor Is Not Moving To Queens, But He's Thinking About It
A few weeks ago, word got out that Brownstoner, the real estate blog that has not only chronicled, but embodied so many of the things that have transformed Brooklyn in the last decade , would be launching a new site: Brownstoner Queens.
NY corruption: FBI raids Ramapo Town Hall, seizes documents, hard drives
In Nassau Cnty road construction. two lanes closed on The Northern St Pkwy WB between Post Ave/X32 and The Grand Central Pkwy In Nassau Cnty road construction.
Gilroy Boxer Guerrero Admits Disorderly Conduct In Gun Case
A Bay Area boxer who was arrested at a New York City airport on gun charges has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct.
Young Guns 2013: Meet the Eater Young Guns Semi-Finalists: Jason Wang
Worldly eater and Bizarre Foods host Andrew Zimmern calls New York mini-chain Xi'an Famous Foods the "ultimate immigrant story." David Shi, the father of Eater Young Guns semi-finalist Jason Wang opened a hole in the wall food stall at the Golden Mall in Flushing, Queens almost ten years ago.
It's been said that dogs do speak, but only to those who listen. So when I heard there was someone who could possibly listen to my dog Oslo, I had to see and hear for myself, though, admittedly, I was It is not every day that a prince shows up to play a little baseball in Harlem, but that's exactly what happened Tuesday afternoon as Britain's ... (more)