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There will also be vendors selling crafts, clothing, art & food at the event. We continue our tradition of live music that spans various diverse cultures from the community.

Riders of the grimy G train finally have something to cheer about. Four years of subway construction -- normally a straphanger's worst nightmare -- will actually improve service on the line.

One of two food carts that operate at 86th St. and 5th venue has neighbors and local businesses upset.

Opened trunk of a the 1954 Jaguar drophead coupe. This fully restored 1954 Jaguar XK 120 drophead coupe was auctioned Monday morning, along with a 1995 Porsche 911 convertible, left, as a result of a court judgment more... This fully restored 1954 Jaguar XK 120 drophead coupe was auctioned Monday morning, along with a 1995 Porsche 911 convertible, ...

Owner Vindon Sharma with his Wife and Master Chef Charu with some chicken specialties at Seva Indian Restaurant.

Tonight at sundown are fireworks in Astoria Park . Bring your friends, a blanket, some snacks, and enjoy the show! Afterwards, continue the celebration at a number of places nearby - on 24th Ave, the Beer Garden , of course, will be rockin' with the crowds, probably with a long entry line to boot.

The 161 aspiring artists said they were awed by both Bennett and Willis. "I loved it.

Tony Bennett sings about leaving his heart in San Francisco . But when he talks, it seems to have remained in Astoria , the western Queens neighborhood where he grew up.

I can hardly believe that it's going to be a hot, sunny weekend. There are tons of fun indoor--and outdoor--goings-on to enjoy: Shop for some cool art this Friday at Socrates Sculpture Park 's Makers Market Preview from Unique products such as ceramics, glassware, jewelry, furniture and even motorcycles will be on sale.

Same-sex advocates from left Jeremiah Frei-Pearson, Chris Blair, Kristen Plylar-Moore, Sarah Wolf and Brendan Fay seen outside Senator George Onorato office in Astoria Queens.

A 250-year-old historic site on the Canadian border, three New York City synagogues and several upstate churches are among 24 properties recommended for the State and National Registers of Historic Places.

While the seed of gentrification has sprouted throughout Queens A- in neighborhoods such as Long Island City and Astoria -- Sunnyside remains relatively unsown.

Troopers charged three motorists with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated in separate traffic stops last night and early today in Putnam and Westchester counties, state police said.

Rendering of the proposed waterfront of the Halletts Point project. A gritty stretch of waterfront in Astoria is slated to get a radical facelift, with a proposal for seven mixed-use residential towers, some as tall as 32 stories.

On Thursday evening, Lift Hair Studio is holding a charity event from 6 to 9 p.m. Bring in your gently used blow dryers, flat irons, and curling irons and they will donate them to a women's shelter through Seeds of Love .

The cure for what ails the downtrodden Astoria waterfront might just be Hallets Point , a proposed seven-tower development that would bring housing, retail and a pulse in general to the isolated nub of Queens jutting into the East River.

John Vanderslice @ MHOW last night NS=Northside Festival If you missed John Vanderslice and Tallest Man on Earth last night, you have another chance tonight at Bowery Ballroom.

RIP is machined from a solid block of aluminum. Price: $2,295 ; $1,395 While the Red Digital Cinema Red One camera continues to garner kudos for its unique modular design, certain choices - such as the use of some nonstandard I/O connectors - have given makers of add-on gear a chance to show their own innovative chops.

Rain, rain go away! It will this weekend, in time for you to check out a couple of restaurants, a museum, and even a cool music festival.

With 49,000 loans a month, the Queens Library at Broadway is a busy place in the busiest public library system in the nation - circulating more books, tapes and videos from its 63 branches than its Brooklyn counterpart or the combined branches of the separate New York Public Library .