April 13, 2005 RSS feed / Features

Vallone, Miller Host City Hall Greek Celebration

Last Tuesday, April 5, City Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. and Council Speaker Gifford Miller welcomed the Greek-American community to a celebration commemorating the 184th anniversary of Greek Independence Day in Council Chambers at City Hall. More...

Board 2 Considers Rooftop Parking For Catering Hall

Warm weather items appeared on the agenda at the April meeting of Community Board 2: news from Queens Botanical Garden, a move to build a dog run in a playground in Sunnyside and a bid to build a small craft boathouse along the East River or Newtown More...

Community Board 4 Reviews District Manager Resumes

“The [hiring] process is open,” Marshall said after listening to a report of the board’s search committee. “I accept the vote of the [search] committee. More...

Silver Sneakers For Seniors At Astoria Sports Complex

Steve Poliseno, owner of Astoria Sports Complex, offers the Silver Sneakers program for seniors with Oxford or Blue Cross Medicare insurance. More...

Three Area Residents Earn President’s Volunteer Awards

Tony Siano, Will Dionisio and Joe Di Pietro were each presented with a President%27s Volunteer Service Award during a recent quarterly meeting of the 114th Civilian Observation Patrol (Civ-OP) Inc. at the Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens. More...

H.S. Graduation Rate Improves 3.5 Percent In 2 Years

As the first city election since state legislators gave Mayor Michael Bloomberg authority over New York More...

Greek Soldiers Visit P.S. 122

Karmiris explained in response to questions from the students that the skirts worn by the evzones have 400 pleats, representing the 400 years the Greeks were under the domination of the Ottoman Empire. More...

Queens Writers

Inside the Animal Kingdom , Ugochukwu Ikwuakor, illustrations by Tanya Stewart; Vantage Press, New York, $7.95, 34 pp. More...

Archbishop Iakovos Dead At 93

Archbishop Iakovos, spiritual leader of the Greek Orthodox Church in America for almost 40 years, died April 10 at the age of 93. More...

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