Poesie Café offers more than just food in Forest Hills
There's a new café on Metropolitan Avenue in Forest Hills with a French name of Poesie, where the style of cooking is not about the cream sauces. Instead, owner Alexandra Rodionova, an…
Flushing News
Flushing World Fair showcases best neighborhood has to offer
Marty Markowitz, the vice president of borough promotion and engagement at NYC & Co., kicked off the first day of the Flushing World Fair last Friday at the Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel…
Mets should extend deGrom, not trade him
NewspapersIf you're a Mets fan, you've surely heard the rumors that the team may listen to trade offers for starting pitcher Jacob deGrom. Rather than look to trade him, the Mets should look…
Queens will support its immigrants
President Trump's immigration policy is dehumanizing individuals, ripping children from the arms of their parents and tearing families apart. It makes this otherwise-proud American deeply embarrassed of my home country. The future…
Astoria man sentenced in fatal park shooting
An Astoria man has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison Monday for the murder of his friend, who moved from Italy to Astoria only to be conned by the…
Photos: Jiu-Jitsu fever at York College
At York College, the KASAI's "The Elite Grappling Championships," a day-long series of amateur jiu-jitsu matches, showed off the world's oldest form of hand-to-hand combat. In case you missed it, here's a look at…
New York Public Lawyers for Interest to provide free legal services to immigrants in Queens
The New York Lawyers for the Public Interest in partnership with Catholic Migration Services reopened their immigration hotline this month to help eligible immigrants receive assistance with their naturalization applications, said Annamaria…
Mayor announces new marijuana enforcement policy will begin in September
Starting in September, the majority of New Yorkers caught smoking marijuana in public will be issued criminal summonses instead of being arrested, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner James O'Neill announced…
Vallone secures $20 million budget for District 19
The Bayside councilman has delivered what he calls a record-breaking budget once again. City Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Bayside) has secured a new budget totaling $20 million for District 19, after it was…
Bronx driver pleads guilty to drag racing on Nassau Expressway: DA
A Bronx resident who pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment and other charges for drag racing on the Nassau Expressway in Queens will go to jail for six months, according to Queens District…