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BROOKLYN, N.Y., May 8, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Tanner Fasteners Industrial Supplies is proud to announce it has acquired City Sprint Safety Supply of Long Island City, NY, an industrial fastener safety products distributor that specializes in offering express delivery of contractor supplies to job sites in NYC, New Jersey, Long Island, and Westchester. Tanner […]

To report a typo, correction or buy ad space, E-mail: [email protected]   Last Update: 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, May 8, 2012          Police Blotter Report: Destiny M. Dingle, 21, of 21601 Floral Dr., Lot 37A, Watertown, was charged by Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies at 7:58 p.m. Monday with endangering the welfare of a child. Deputies allege […]

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Almost all of the higher seeds held serve on Monday, May 7th as the opening round of the Public Schools Athletic League’s boys volleyball playoffs got underway. Here’s a round-up of the games. No. 10 Midwood 2, No. 23 Lafayette 1 In an all-Brooklyn battle, Midwood outlasted upstart Lafayette, 25-22, 25-23, 31-29. Three Hornets had […]

Posted: Monday, May 7, 2012 6:03 pm | Updated: 6:15 pm, Mon May 7, 2012. Queenswide: Teachers’ union files lawsuit to stop school closures By Anna Gustafson Queens Chronicle | 0 comments The United Federation of Teachers and the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators filed a lawsuit on Monday to stop the closures and restaffing […]

Bollywood produces the most movies in the world. Hollywood is known as the planet’s entertainment capital. But there is a sleeping giant in the entertainment industry — New York City. Being the biggest city in the world, New York was the setting of a multitude of shows, but not their home: Seinfeld, Friends and Everybody […]

Enlarge image Citigroup Pays $41 Million to Sponsor NYC Bike-Sharing Program Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images New York will share any profits from the bike rentals with Portland, Oregon-based Alta Bicycle Share, chosen as its operator in September. New York will share any profits from the bike rentals with Portland, Oregon-based Alta Bicycle Share, chosen as its […]

LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y., May 7, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Steinway Sons, makers of the world’s finest pianos, announced today that acclaimed singer songwriter and composer Rufus Wainwright has been named as a Steinway Artist. He joins a distinguished international roster of musicians  including Billy Joel, Diana Krall, Harry Connick Jr., Lang Lang and past music […]

Leaving glamorous sideshows on the periphery where they belong, there’s been some speculation as to whether Frieze New York, based in a tricky location on an out-of-the-way island, will be a problem. Frieze gamely made a video in which they asked New Yorkers on the street where Randall’s Island was, and whether they had ever […]