Elmhurst News

All right tri-staters, it's time to put your creative juices to the test. Each day we'll select an image seen on CBS 2 News or WCBSTV.com and give you the chance to come up with a witty caption for it.

Fernando Ferrer, the 2005 Democratic mayoral candidate, will join Hiram Monserrate in opposing Michael Bloomberg's plan to redevelop Willets Points.

WESTPORTBy STEVE KOBAKHour Staff WriterThree suspects were arrested with a cache of counterfeit currency after allegelly trying to pass one of the bills at a local Wallgreen's on Tuesday.Sonny Patino, 19, of ...

A 20-year-old first-time diver was in fair condition Saturday after losing consciousness in the water at Dutch Springs, officials said.

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STROUDSBURG &#8212 Farhad Ahmed, 25, of Elmhurst, N.Y., was taken into immigration custody Monday after being paroled for a sexual offense.

A man from Bogota, Colombia, won the Delaware Marathon in two hours, 33 minutes and 35 seconds.

Four women -- including a 68-year-old -- were arrested Friday in stings of illegal massage parlors in Lynbrook and Levittown, Nassau police said. via Newsday.com

“We have a lot of different problems in the neighborhood but we don't get complaints about loud music except from this place”

Larry Forgione, 94, who said he has lived down the block for 52 years, holds sign critical of cafe Maspeth residents who want a pub that opened last year to hush up are now making their own noise outside the ... via New York Daily News

Community boards are the little City Halls of the city, dealing with local issues, involving city agencies, and serving an advisory role in zoning and other land use issues. via New York Daily News

Off the Beaten Track in... Rego Park, Queens quick facts: location: Central Queens bordered by Elmhurst and Forest Hills subway stop: 63rd Drive, Rego Park [V and G lines] Brief history: Basically farmland ... via Metroblogging NYC

“It is difficult to imagine the pain and suffering that this infant must have suffered during the few short weeks of his life”

An infant boy, who had allegedly been brutally assaulted by his mother, was declared brain dead late Thursday and was removed from life support at Elmhurst Hospital Center Friday. via 7Online.com

The Queens district attorney on Friday upgraded the criminal charges against the mother of an infant who was declared brain-dead on Thursday, more than three weeks after the authorities said the woman beat him ... via New York Times

The AARP Bulletin's "What I Really Know" column comes from our readers. Each month we solicit short personal essays on a selected topic and post some of our favorites in print and online. via AARP The Magazine

By day, Arte Vino's postage-stamp storefront on Manhattan's Upper West Side attracts laptop-bearing solitary patrons with espressos and muffins. via Bloomberg.com

“When the social circuit no longer provides any scandalous news, they find that great celebrity can appear out of thin air.”

Douglas Carter Beane's Mr. & Mrs. Fitch, Gina Gionfriddo's Becky Shaw and a 20th anniversary production of Howard Korder's Boys' Life will be part of Second Stage Theatre's upcoming season. via Playbill

“It is hard to tell in today's market”

Twin 17-story condominium towers proposed in 2005 in Elmhurst that would have been the neighborhood's tallest buildings have been scaled back because of the tightening credit market and local opposition, the ... via The Real Deal

The letters of jailed Cosa Nostra boss Bernardo Provenzano are full of insights into his leadership style. via The Taipei Times

American Opera Projects, the Brooklyn-based company "known for bringing cutting-edge vocal productions to the masses" , presents the world premiere professional production of Lee Hoiby's This Is The Rill ... via Huliq.com

“I ask that you immediately protect the important part of history of the Upper West Side and landmark these buildings”

In October 2006, a Manhattan preservationist, Virginia Parkhouse, got up at a public hearing and announced that she would read a letter from the borough president, Scott M. Stringer , in support of giving ... via New York Times