Benjamin Chao, 52, of Maspeth, felt the same way - and hoped the end of the Olympics would bring a new appreciation of China.

Published by New York Daily News on August 15, 2008.

The hearing combined public testimony on Willets Point and two other rezoning projects, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and at south Hunters Point, along the East River in Queens.

Published by New York Times on August 14, 2008.

A hearing by the City Planning Commission on Wednesday combined public testimony on Willets Point and two other rezoning projects, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and at south Hunters Point, along the East River in Queens.

Published by New York Times on August 14, 2008.

It's tough to get a parking spot in Jackson Heights, Queens - unless you are City Councilwoman Helen Sears.

Published by New York Daily News on August 13, 2008.

But the breakfast was nowhere near the 15th State Senate District, which stretches from Ozone Park and Howard Beach to Glendale and Maspeth

Published by New York Times on August 12, 2008.

A large tree toppled onto a house in Astoria, damaging the roof and gutters. Fortunately, no one was hurt.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on August 12, 2008.

The New York State Board of Elections has ruled that Jun Policarpio, a Queens congressional candidate accused of forging petition signatures, will not be allowed on the Republican ballot.

Published by New York Sun on August 8, 2008.

Mr. Vallone, who represented Astoria, Queens, between 1974 and 2001, says term limits cripple the council's ability to counterbalance the mayor's wing of City Hall. He wants to see term limits abolished altogether, but said he would be open to an effort to extend term limits to three terms, up from two.

Published by New York Sun on August 6, 2008.

Lastly, a car was reported stolen from Morgan Avenue, between Withers Street and Maspeth Avenue at around 7:50 am on July 31. The owner was given some good news; that the 113th Precinct in neighboring Queens had found and towed the car. Of course, this came with some bad news: the car was found without wheels and tires, and it was running without keys.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 6, 2008.

At a night out event in Astoria Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said police are doing all that they can.

Published by WNBC on August 6, 2008.

If successful, he could prevent her from getting on the ballot, which would make him the de facto assemblyman in the heavily Democratic Jackson Heights district.

Published by The New York Observer on August 5, 2008.

The first two seasons of Ugly Betty which is set in Jackson Heights were taped in Los Angeles.

Published by New York Daily News on August 5, 2008.

The woman with a mental acuity roughly equivalent to a second-grader left her Sunnyside residence run by a Very Special Place last Tuesday to take a public bus to her Travis day program.

Published by SI Live on August 4, 2008.

He promised he would get in eventually, but I couldn’t stay long enough to find out. I had just received a call from some friends, who, as it turned out, had spent the day at the majestic Astoria Pool, one of the city’s largest public pools, perched on the Queens side of the East River.

Published by New York Times on August 2, 2008.

Mr. Dines, who for five years sold his meat at Greenmarkets in Jackson Heights in Queens; Cortelyou, Fort Greene and Greenpoint in Brooklyn; and Murray Hill, West 97th Street, Tompkins Square, TriBeCa and Union Square in Manhattan, admitted he had on occasion sold meat he had bought from others and has placed his animals in other farms or facilities to be raised.

Published by New York Times on July 30, 2008.

The W, a fairly new subway line that runs from Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria, Queens, to Whitehall in Lower Manhattan, was rated the worst of the 22 subway lines examined because, the Straphangers said, its service was infrequent and irregular, its number of car breakdowns high, its cars dirty and its announcements garbled.

Published by New York Times on July 29, 2008.

"What is so special about Brooklyn?? That's all we ever read about in this rag. Are you telling me the snotty (white) infants in Park Slope will be getting a better slice of life than the (brown/white/asian) kids in Astoria and Jackson Heights??" ["Brooklyn, The Borough: Growing Up New York"]

Published by The New York Observer on July 29, 2008.

"What is so special about Brooklyn?? That's all we ever read about in this rag. Are you telling me the snotty (white) infants in Park Slope will be getting a better slice of life than the (brown/white/asian) kids in Astoria and Jackson Heights??" ["Brooklyn, The Borough: Growing Up New York"]

Published by The New York Observer on July 29, 2008.

Karen Kelly, the developmentally disabled 55-year-old who disappeared Tuesday from her Sunnyside group home, sallied back into the residence run by A Very Special Place this morning.

Published by SI Live on July 26, 2008.

Screw rests in apple pie Julisa Caba bit into at McDonald’s in Astoria, Queens. 'I started freaking out,' she said.

Published by New York Daily News on July 25, 2008.

Hundreds of people lined up outside an Astoria office Thursday morning -- some waiting for two days in horrible weather -- to get an application for a job as a union elevator mechanic.

Published by WNBC on July 24, 2008.

Dr. Stradford began his dental career in 1988, according to Advance records, and has had practices in St. George, Sunnyside and Newark. Prosecutors said he most recently practiced in Berlin Township.

Published by SI Live on July 23, 2008.

"She was trying to help her," Armaza's mom, Rosa, told The Post yesterday from her home in Jackson Heights, Queens.

Published by New York Post on July 20, 2008.

Frank Cilento, president of Innovative Planning Services, a financial planning company in Sunnyside, is advising his clients to take a breather. Cilento said the most important thing investors can do is make sure their portfolios are diversified.

Published by SI Live on July 19, 2008.

The announcement was made at a block party Thursday night, thrown by the cast of ABC’s Ugly Betty in Jackson Heights, Queens, where production for the show has just moved. The party, attended by stars that included America Ferrera, and city officials that included Deputy Mayors Robert Lieber and Dennis Walcott, was intended to thank the community for hosting production.

Published by Crain's New York Business on July 18, 2008.

Life is good on the upper East side - and Astoria, too. As for many other parts of the United States? Not so much.

Published by New York Daily News on July 17, 2008.

Goldman discussed her ordeal after reading in The Post yesterday that Astoria resident John Agnesini is suing Subway for $1 million because he found a serrated 7-inch knife baked into the bread of his 12-inch cold-cut sub June 27.

Published by New York Post on July 17, 2008.

John Agnesini, 27, of Astoria, told The Post he was horrified when he spotted the 7-inch blade inside his lunch.

Published by New York Post on July 16, 2008.

A construction worker was injured when he was knocked from a crane in Astoria, Queens, Tuesday.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 15, 2008.

"To help people, that's my job," said a humble Neljkovic, of Astoria, Queens, who moved to the United States from Yugoslavia in 1995 and works as a doorman at the nearby Level Club.

Published by New York Daily News on July 13, 2008.

Martinez's wild tale began on June 29, 2007, when he bought a handful of tickets at a minimart in Sunnyside.

Published by New York Post on July 10, 2008.

The incident started early in the morning Oct. 21 as Officer Sawyer was driving south on the F.D.R. Drive after spending time at a bar in Woodside, Queens.

Published by New York Times on July 10, 2008.

The first winner from Woodside, Queens will receive a Lotto prize check valued at $65,000,000.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 9, 2008.

Braxton, 52, was treated at a hospital for cuts and bruises. A shelter resident also was injured in the attack, which occurred on one of the main thoroughfares in the Astoria neighborhood.

Published by WNBC on July 9, 2008.

Cops said the man had just left a bar at about 4 a.m. when at least six people jumped him in Jackson Heights.

Published by New York Post on July 5, 2008.

"I been harassed so much, I'm selling my business," said Espinoza, owner of Delicias de Mi Tierra on 91st Place in Elmhurst.

Published by New York Daily News on July 2, 2008.

The three undercover cops - Henry Tavarez, Steven Anderson and Alan Figueroa - could be hit with perjury, official misconduct and filing false documents charges stemming from the Jan. 4 incident inside Club Delicioso, sources said. Video footage from the Elmhurst club exonerated the four men arrested and contradicted the officers' claims that they had purchased two bags of cocaine from the quartet.

Published by New York Post on June 29, 2008.

The latest flap to hit the Organized Crime Control Bureau - revealed in The Post today - involves a botched "buy-and-bust" operation on Jan. 4 in which undercover officers allegedly framed two brothers and their friends at Elmhurst bar and restaurant Club Delicioso.

Published by New York Post on June 28, 2008.

It’s green, it’s playful, and it gives Jackson Heights another bit of distinctive charm.

Published by amNY.com on June 25, 2008.

Time has taken its toll on the funeral market in Elmhurst, Queens, snatching up mortuaries in the community.

Published by New York Times on June 21, 2008.

Christina Elizabeth Szele, 35, of Woodside was advised Wednesday in U.S. District Court of charges of assault and interference with flight attendants.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on June 20, 2008.

A man and his dog on their morning walk were mauled Thursday by two loose pitbulls roaming their Queens neighborhood. Joshua Rosenblatt , 44, and his 1-year-old Chow mutt, Fifi Bear , had walked less than a block from his Astoria home when they encountered the two beasts, both of which had collars, Rosenblatt said.

Published by New York Daily News on June 20, 2008.

The JetBlue flight was diverted to Denver Tuesday, and Christina Szele, 35, of Woodside, was arrested by the feds and charged with assault and interference with flight attendants.

Published by New York Post on June 20, 2008.

Queens Pride, which took place on June 1, also emerged from police inaction. The first march, in 1993, was a response to the brutal murder of Jackson Heights resident Julio Rivera by members of a skinhead gang.

Published by Village Voice on June 17, 2008.

"I'm very happy, I'm very excited. I'm the happiest guy at O'Neil's!" said Brian Lassey, 31, a Con Edison worker playing the ponies at O'Neil's restaurant in Maspeth, which doubles as an OTB parlor.

Published by New York Post on June 16, 2008.

"I'm very happy. I'm very excited. I'm the happiest guy!'' said Brian Lassey, 31, a Con Edison worker playing the ponies in Maspeth.

Published by New York Post on June 16, 2008.

In Jackson Heights, neighbors had to deal with rushing waters that flooded out of basements.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 15, 2008.

"I was really stunned; I thought, this is so racist," said a Sunnyside resident who noticed the bill in her wallet when she was out to lunch with friends last week, musing it could have come from any number of shops or a nursing home where she had made change.

Published by SI Live on June 13, 2008.

I saw that dozens of customers were without power in Maspeth, but then wondered about who was the single customer who had no electricity in Borough Hall.

Published by New York Times on June 12, 2008.

Staten Islanders can catch the "Free Condom Friday" brigade at the St. George Ferry Terminal between 7-10 a.m.. For commuters, keep your eyes peeled in busy areas like Wall Street, Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn and Queens Borough Plaza.

Published by SI Live on June 12, 2008.