Honoring the top businessmen of Queens for their outstanding leadership and their contributions to the community, the 2012 Kings of Queens: A Champions Breakfast Awards & Networking Event will take place on Thursday, November 15 at 8:30 a.m. This event, which will be held at Terrace on the Park, is the ultimate networking opportunity and [...]
As the season transitions from summer to autumn, it is very important that the Department of Parks & Recreation prune many of the trees in the city’s parks and along its streets. While every single tree cannot be pruned, there are those that are in serious need of pruning to reduce the risk of injury [...]
The Muslim world is afire with outrage over images of the Prophet considered to be derogatory. Yet their outrages against other religions are despicable, horrendous, horrible and barbaric. What other religion demands killing those of different beliefs? Worldwide Muslims number over a billion and assuredly not all are terrorists, extremists or insisting upon forcing their [...]
“Prohibition All Over Again: Board of Health approves beverage ban” (Billy Rennison, September 21) is doomed to failure before it even starts. New York City residents will be jealous with envy as neighbors in Nassau County, Westchester County and New Jersey down large “Big Gulps” at the numerous 7-Elevens just minutes from the city line. [...]
Greetings to The Queens Courier team, just wanted to check in and say we enjoyed your Best of the Boro spread, and plan on trying out the Agra Indian restaurant at some point soon. Our only concern is that there is no “vegetarian” category in the restaurant listings. Millions of people are now transitioning toward [...]
Queens, particularly Long Island City, could be the “Silicon Valley of the East.” With this in mind, The Queens Courier, together with TD Bank, will present “The Future of LIC: How the tech boom will affect you & your business!,” a power breakfast networking event on Thursday, October 11. The event will be led by [...]
Brooklyn, Queens Locals Clean Up Damage From Two Tornadoes Cleanup efforts continue in Brooklyn and Queens after tornadoes roared through parts of both boroughs yesterday morning, but residents are relieved to know that no one was reported injured by the twisters. Read more: NY1 Queens teen calls cops, then her brother is found stabbed [...]
THE SAD . . . We at The Queens Courier extend our sincerest condolences to the family and friends of William Bateman, a local homeless man found dead just steps from the Bayside LIRR station. The loss of a loved one is undoubtedly very difficult, and losing someone who was so well-liked in the community [...]
The sands are shifting in the extensive world of elder law, but industry experts say the key to security in the changing winds is to “plan, plan and plan.” “With all this going on, you can’t afford not to plan. Make sure you secure your future,” said elder law attorney Ronald Fatoullah during a Courier-hosted [...]
Neighbors in Little Neck say a rotted tree rooted on a popular pathway is on its last leg and poses a danger to pedestrians passing beneath its falling limbs. “I walk on the street. I’m so afraid of walking under this tree that I make a detour,” said Vicky Cosgrove, 61, pointing to a problematic [...]
