Sixty-three-year-old Mary Peters was just looking forward to a quiet Easter weekend with her son and two grandchildren. But on April 3, that feeling was shortlived as a bullet whizzed into her first floor apartment in Latimer Gardens, a city-owned housing development in Flushing.
The bullet shattered her kitchen’s upper window and narrowly mi [...]
Fear and Loathing At Latimer Gardens
Sixty-three-year-old Mary Peters was just looking forward to a quiet Easter weekend with her son and two grandchildren. But on April 3, that feeling was shortlived as a bullet whizzed into her first floor apartment in Latimer Gardens, a city-owned housing development in Flushing.
The bullet shattered her kitchen’s upper window and narrowly mi [...]
Astoria Sees Spike in Car Break-Ins
A photo composite showing various break-ins over the past few weeks in Astoria (Credit: Donnelly Marks)
Residents of Norwood Gardens in Astoria have been advised to keep a close check on their cars and GPS, after a rash of auto break-ins has made them nervous about leaving anything valuable in their cars.
Residents report that areas around 35 [...]
Google Defies China’s Censors; ...
In the latest episode of the ongoing Google-Beijing dispute, Google’s attempt to bypass Chinese censors by sending Chinese users of its search engine to an uncensored Hong Kong-based site seems to have failed.
Within 24 hours of the rerouting, Beijing has clamped down, restricting mainland users’ access to the uncensored content on the Hong K [...]
Who Is Going To Buy an iPad?
In just a few days from now, Apple will finally roll out its new iPad, that the company touts as a “magical and revolutionary product at an unbelievable price (!)”
But the big question is who is going to buy it? Sure, there will be the fanboys and Apple maniacs who’ll stand in the cold pouring rain to snap up the latest shiny toy [...]
Health Care Reform-What You Should Kn...
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After months of party wrangling that culminated in a Sunday night political spectacle, President Obama has finally managed to push through far-reaching reform to the country’s health care system. The House voted 219-212 for final approval of the legislation, and on Tuesday the President will sign the bill into law.
The new law w [...]
China Censorship: Google’s With...
On Monday, Google is expected to announce that it will formally withdraw all of its services from China after a two-month stand-off with the Communist government over complaints of internet censorship, reports China Business News. For Google, this means not just walking away from the world’s largest internet market but also a loss of bi [...]
Why An Indian Tribe “Dongria Ko...
The wonderful thing about the movies is that, unfailingly, they help provide a context to some of the things that are happening in the world. They can serve as a helpful point of reference– something that we can hold up things against and compare how they stack up against what we have already seen in cinema.
Not all global events can be [...]
Hamara Bajaj No More: Bajaj To Roll O...
What is a scooter? Depends who you ask. For many Europeans and Americans, it is most often the two-stroke Vespa, a bulky two-wheeler that was the vehicle of choice for Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck’s adventures around Rome in the classic “Roman Holiday.”
For an Indian growing up in the eighties–a scooter is a “ [...]
The Internet Gets a Stab at The Nobel...
Gather around all ye LOLcat lovers, YouTube watchers, rabid facebookers and diligent tweeters, for there is good news for you. Our beloved Internet is in the running for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.
The Nobel committee’s decision last year to award the Peace Prize to the freshly elected President Obama was considered by many to be an unusua [...]
Beijing Vs. Washington: Bad Reality S...
Watching China and the United States point fingers at each others “human rights situation” is as painful as watching bottle blondes bicker on a bad reality show. And in the latest edition of “Beijing Vs. Washington – Extreme Foreign Relations,” the finger pointing has morphed to mild jabbing.
It all started this [...]