These Voters Only Bet on Ponies
OTB patrons in Maspeth largely support John McCain – but they're not putting any money on him.
OTB patrons in Maspeth largely support John McCain – but they're not putting any money on him.
While fierce rhetoric is flying across the country in the presidential race, the mud is being slung at point-blank range in a corner of Queens where two veteran lawmakers are engaged in an increasing ugly battle for a state Senate seat.
Most Muslims interviewed at city mosques say the are voting for Barack Obama. Their views are in keeping with a national trend: More Muslim and Arab Americans are voting blue than in years past.
Sunnyside senior Carmelo DePrima, 92, survived the Great Drepression – but he worries about the economy's impact on young people: “I’m glad at least I already have one foot in the grave.”
So a politician, a Sikh and a rabbi all sat down in a mosque… This was no…
Pet owners seeking eco-friendly products are gladly spending green to go gr…
Workers at a Bushwick supermarket are pushing for back pay after years of illegally low wages. Meanwhile, there's a push to unionize the workers.
Since she was a little girl in the Dominican Republic, Flor Diaz dreamed of…