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A bill that would allow New Yorkers to file for a no-fault divorce based on grounds of irreconcilable differences has been filed in Albany by state Senator Malcolm A. Smith. More ... Parker Jewish Institute, a leading health care and rehabilitation center for older adults, has begun training its medical emergency response team in the use of new automatic external defibrillators (AEDs). A demonstration of the equipment and a training session were scheduled for May 27. More ... At the fourth annual Firefighter Christopher Santora Scholarship Fund dinner-dance at Riccardo More ... Time Warner Cable of New York & New Jersey was named a winner in two categories at the 2005 Beacon Awards competition, More ... Western Queens building owners who are concerned about investigating and finding ways to remediate lead hazards in their multiple dwellings may find some of the help they need through HANAC, a local non-profit organization providing a variety of services to local residents, according to state Senato More ... The city Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is holding a major multi-agency field exercise, called PODEX tonight and tomorrow night, June 1 and 2, in Kew Gardens, Rego Park, Jamaica Estates and Hollis, the agency announced. More ... The 2005 Astoria-Long Island City Kiwanis Scholarship Luncheon was a huge success, according to Scholarship Chairman Tony Siano. The luncheon at Ponticello Restaurant in Astoria followed interviews with prospective scholarship winners held at the 30th Avenue branch of Astoria Federal Savings Bank. T More ... Approximately 250 incoming freshmen in the Class of 2009 reported to Christ the King Regional H.S. on May 21 to be fitted, measured, photographed and processed for the 2005-06 school year starting in September. The process helps ease the transition for students from grammar school 8th graders to hig More ... New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Robert Walsh hosted the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) at an event honoring four New York City small businesses named by More ... Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX) will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its Frappuccino More ... Continuing her efforts to repair the crumbling and dangerous portion of the Queens seawall along the East River in Astoria, Congressmember Carolyn Maloney has secured another $175,000 from Congress to advance the repair project. More ... Sanitation Commissioner John J. Doherty has announced that the Department of Sanitation, in conjunction with Compost Project staff at the Queens Botanical Garden, is giving away free, high-quality compost to New York City residents and community groups on Saturday and Sunday, June 11 and 12, from 10 More ... Assemblymember Brian McLaughlin visited the South Queens Boys and Girls Club to present a check of more than $11,000 for after-school programs. In making the check presentation, McLaughlin said: More ... |
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