Nov 15th, 2008 · Worksman Cycles in Queens, N.Y., is the oldest existing maker of industrial bicycles, tricycles and vender carts in the country. Worksman makes everything from pizza delivery bikes to carts and tricycles for use at companies such as Boeing and General Motors.
Oct 23rd, 2008 · A New York City man is convinced the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh appeared to him in his backyard as a purple flower. The 4-foot tall plant sprouted up between concrete slabs in Sam Lal's backyard in Queens. He says the plant began to resemble an elephant's head and trunk. Lal, a Hindu, told the New York Daily News the plant has healed his back pain. Adding,"They say God comes in many forms. I figure this has taken the form of a plant to come into my yard and bless me."
Sep 22nd, 2008 · How do you spell New York? Apparently, you use tow trucks. A procession of 292 tow trucks rumbled through New York City over the weekend to set a new world record for the largest parade of its kind. The fleet started at Shea Stadium, home to the New York Mets in Queens, and finished at an abandoned airport tarmac. There, they spelled out: New York. The feat smashed the previous tow truck parade record: 83, in 2004 in Washington state.
Sep 19th, 2008 · Maybe there is some symbolism for Wall Street in this business story. Police in New York say a young bull escaped and was running free on the streets of Queens. Sadly, the bull died Wednesday. With all the bear market headlines this week, Wall Street traders could surely use every bull that's out there.
Apr 25th, 2008 · Three NYPD detectives have been found not guilty in the shooting death of Sean Bell. The officers fired 50 shots at Bell and his companions who were unarmed. NPR's Robert Smith has an update on the emotional reaction at the courthouse in Queens, N.Y.
Apr 25th, 2008 · A New York judge has found three police officers not guilty in the death of an unarmed black man who was hit by a barrage of bullets and died hours before his wedding. Along with two friends, Bell was shot after a bachelor party at a Queens strip club on Nov. 25, 2006. Bullets struck Bell 50 times.
Jan 28th, 2008 · Some call them garage-rockers, but the Fleshtones, who actually got their start in a Queens basement, don't stop there. They add in overtones of R&B, rockabilly and even surf to create a sound they like to call "Super Rock." Fresh Air's rock critic takes a good look at their latest album, Take a Good Look.
Oct 8th, 2007 · The story of Jordan Belfort, the former meat salesman from Queens who built a $100 million fortune by selling artificially inflated stocks to investors, is slated to be made into a movie with Leonardo DiCaprio. In the famed Stratton Oakmont scandal, Belfort spent 22 months in prison. He now says that he has changed; he has written a memoir about his boiler-room days.