East Elmhurst

Robert Arthur Mengebier, a long-time resident of Petoskey, passed away on April 26, 2012, at age 83. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Mengebier, of Green Valley, Ariz.; his three children, William Mengebier (Francoise), of Bidart, France, David...

A list of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack victims from data compiled by the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. The overall death toll from the attacks stands at 2,977 -- including 2,753 killed as a result of the attacks at the World Trade Center, 184...

Prosecutors say they've nabbed the so-called pint sized pervert after three victims picked out 18-year-old Jose Hernandez in a line-up as the man who followed them and groped them under their skirts. But six other women couldn't pick him out. During...

Congressman Joseph Crowley was first elected to Congress in 1998 and is serving his fifth term representing New York's 7th Congressional District. The 7th district includes parts of the Bronx and Queens including the communities of Co-Op City, Soundview,...

by Frank James Today was supposed to be Eric Holder's day, with his swearing-in as the nation's first black attorney general. But his historic moment was overshadowed by news that two other choices of President Barack Obama for high-profile......

Fellow Senate Democrats discussed possible defense aid for Hiram Monserrate (D-East Elmhurst) -- an ex-cop who long ago left the NYPD on a mystery psych ruling -- now facing domestic-violence charges buttressed by some pretty repulsive videotape. If...

Standing before news cameras in Albany the other night, Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. (D-Bronx) recalled that his 30 Republican colleagues had asked "many times" in recent months: "Are there some brave citizens and senators on the other side of......