A second hearing on the variance application to erect a 25'-tall cell phone antenna atop a home on 72nd Place in Maspeth scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 19 has been postponed. Assemblywoman Margaret Markey announced that the hearing before the Board of Standards and Appeals has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 18. More...

A Howard Beach man recently indicted along with several other reputed members and captains of the Gambino crime family faces the death penalty for his role in the 1996 murder of a 30-year-old man outside a Woodhaven bar, More...

Toyota drivers Kyle Busch and Tony Stewart finished 1-2 in Sunday's NASCAR road course race at Watkins Glen. It was Busch's eighth Cup win of the season, but the real story of the race was about Marcos Ambrose, a modern-day David, who finished third against the big racing giants. More...

It was mostly housekeeping at the Aug. 6 meeting of Community Education Council District 32 at I.S. 291 in Bushwick, but attendees did hear news on summer school promotions and engagement initiatives. According to Superintendent Lillian Druck, superintendents across the city will be entertaining appeals from Aug. More...

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Welcome to the world of nickel-and-dime airlines. It seems that each week brings a new charge to passengers by the major American air carriers. An extra piece of baggage—that translates into another charge. Want a pillow or a blanket? More...

The other night I went to see the legendary R&B group Earth, Wind and Fire at Radio City Music Hall. More...

Smoke billows from a grocery store at the corner of Gates and Cypress avenues in Ridgewood during a fire that broke out on Monday, Aug. 11. Fire Department sources said the one-alarm blaze started inside the shop at around 2:50 p.m. and spread to apartments on the second- and third-floors of the structure. Members of Engine companies 218, 271, 277 and 291; Ladder companies 112, 124, 135 and 140; Squad Company 252; Rescue 4; and Battalions 28 and 37 responded to the scene under the direction of Division 14. Officers from the 104th Precinct and EMS units also arrived at the location. No injuries were reported. Using three hose lines, an FDNY spokesperson said, the blaze was brought under control at around 3:30 p.m. (photo: Allen Epstein) More...