Whitestone News

Grace Episcopal Church of Whitestone, Inc., a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island, will pay $192,500 to settle a sex harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission , the agency announced today.

The public is invited to come and meet Brooklyn and Arthur, two babydoll lambs during the Prospect Park Zoo's Fleece Festival May 18-19. The sister and brother were born in March to proud mama Ginger.

The scene where Michael Lewis, 28, of the Bronx was shot, near Park Ave. and E. 110th St.

City Councilman Dan Halloran won't seek reelection this year, opting instead to focus on clearing his name in the face of corruption and bribery allegations , the Queens lawmaker said Wednesday in a statement published by Capital New York.

Plans to renovate the historic Poppenhusen Institute in College Point grabbed the most votes in District 19 in the recent participatory budgeting initiative.