Technology Brings Interaction to Storytelling
Photo: The Sensory Stories exhibit at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria features multiple installations using the Oculus Rift, a device (shown here) which…
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State Houses Pass Bill Giving Vets Opportunity to Buy Pension Credit
The state Senate and Assembly have passed a bill that would provide all active state public employee veterans with the opportunity to purchase up to…
Goldfeder to Launch Constituent Services Tour
Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Howard Beach) this week announced the dates of his summer mobile office tour across southern Queens and Rockaway during the months of…
NYPD Officer Convicted of Soliciting Prostitute
A city cop on Monday was convicted by a jury of official misconduct, patronizing a prostitute and conspiracy after being caught in an undercover sting…
PAL Program Offers Safe Playspace
The Police Athletic League announced five Queens locations for its Summer Playstreets Program beginning on July 6 and continuing until August 21. The program will…
Unlicensed Contractor Charged with Stealing $10K from Clients
An unlicensed Flushing contractor has been charged with bilking three Queens homeowners out of $10,000 in down payments for air-conditioning and other work to be…
Auto Body Shop Owner Pleads Guilty to Cheating on Sales Taxes
An East Elmhurst auto body shop and its owner have pleaded guilty to bilking the city and state out of collectible tax revenue and agreed…
Editorial: A Memorable Nuisance
“People have short term memory,” said a source for this week’s story on increased airplane noise in Howard Beach. She went on to explain that…
Just Pawfection: It All Comes Down to Good Grooming
Let’s face it: Taking your beloved pooch to the groomer–or anywhere else where they will be out of your sight for a few hours–can be…
De Blasio’s Carriage Horse Ban Losing Support: Report
Photo: Cedar Lane Stables on South Conduit Avenue in Howard Beach. Forum Photo by Alan Krawitz As Mayor Bill de Blasio’s efforts to push through…
Legislators Looking to Aid Volunteer Firefighters, Ambulance Workers
Photo: Agencies such as the West Hamilton Beach Volunteer Fire Department would benefit from the passage of a set of bills currently in the state Legislature….
Pops Partners with Forest Hills Stadium; Kids to get free tickets this summer
Photo: Roland Meier, president of The West Side Tennis Club, which owns Forest Hills Stadium, poses with Steven Reineke, musical director of The New York Pops….
Op Ed: The Striking Statistic: More Men Than Women Die from Cancer Each Year
By Dr. Wayne Kye In life, we have been taught that it is “every man for himself.” Unfortunately, when it comes to taking charge of…
Senate and Assembly Approve Elder Abuse Bill
After gaining approval in both the Senate and Assembly, a bill which authorizes state agencies to conduct a public campaign to draw attention to elder…
Elmhurst Man Pleads Guilty to Collecting and Trading Child Porn
An Elmhurst man has pleaded guilty to promoting a sexual performance by a child following the discovery of thousands of images of children as young…