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Assemblymember Brian McLaughlin, tending to personal as well as official obligations, had the usual busy but happy holiday season. More ... Continuing his offensive against U.S. aid to Saudi Arabia, Congressmember Anthony Weiner has appealed again to President George W. Bush not to bypass congressional restrictions banning such aid. More ... City Councilmember Hiram Monserrate interceded with a phone card company to get rebates for some of his constituents. Councilmember John Liu also went to bat for some constituents who he charged were scammed, but as yet they More ... There are an estimated 335 homeless people living on the streets of Queens, according to a survey conducted by the city Department of Homeless Services. Jay Bainbridge, who represented DHS, told the Queens Borough Board at its December meeting that the survey, in Queens conducted in Astoria, Jamaica More ... Assemblymember Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria), a graduate of P.S. 84, the Steinway School, 22-45 41st St., Astoria, secured $2,000 from the New York Power Authority (NYPA) that will provide students at his alma mater an outdoor literacy garden and classroom. The garden will give students a unique lea More ... (L. to r.): Borough President Helen Marshall, the Reverend Timothy Mitchell of Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church and Assemblymember Mark Weprin (D- Little Neck) joined in a ceremony in Flushing held in a 1950s-era bus to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Rosa Parks More ... The New York State College Aid Awareness Network (CAAN), a program to provide detailed information on all aspects of college financial aid, was announced last week by state Senator Toby Ann Stavisky (D More ... New York City will not be able to go through with plans to build 23 new schools if the state does not deliver what it owes to the city from a court-ordered award several years ago, Mayor Michael Bloomberg stated recently. More ... Noting that many shoppers are using gift cards and gift certificates as holiday gifts, Assemblymember Mark Weprin issued an information advisory explaining that consumers are now protected from both hidden fees sometimes charged for these items and from undisclosed conditions that can be costly. More ... The United Spinal Association will mark its 60th year empowering, renewing, and enhancing the lives of individuals with spinal cord injury or disease in 2006. Launched in 1946 by a small group of World War II veterans paralyzed on the battlefields of Europe and the Pacific, this member-based organ More ... St. Jacobus Lutheran Church in Woodside welcomes all persons to their Christmas worship services, to be held at 72-01 43rd Ave., just off Woodside Avenue across from P.S. 12, on December 24 and 25. A traditional service of lessons and carols with Holy Communion will be held Christmas Eve at 7:30 p.m More ... Neighbors Caring About Neighbors (NeighborsCAN!), a training and capacity-building program of Citizens for NYC More ... The SFA Carolers of St. Francis of Assisi School, Astoria, spread some holiday cheer to neighboring businesses on Friday, December 16. The group, consisting of the school More ... Ci ty Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria) and the law firm of Vallone and Vallone held the firm More ... City Councilmember Eric Gioia recently joined advocates and concerned parents to urge shoppers and parents to exercise caution when buying video games this holiday season. Gioia presented a list of the 10 most violent games currently on the market, as well as a list of buying tips for parents and sh More ... Christmas carols are a tradition during the holiday season. For generations, these songs have fostered the holiday spirit and entertained the world. With the countless classics such as More ... A tradition, a friend of mine used to opine, is anything done more than once. He just may have something there. I love tradition, however, many people turn their noses up at the word as though it was a bad thing. I More ... New York Mets Vice President for Corporate Relations James Plummer helped motivate super star closer Billy Wagner to sign with the Mets over other baseball clubs. Plummer has been a Corona resident for many decades. More ... Exciting multi-media artist Chang Lishan invites the viewer to experience a transcendence linking one world to another, via the metaphor of window frames linking life events in 2005 and morphing into the realm of the new year, 2006. More ... City Councilmember John Liu assisted the new Starbucks at Douglaston Plaza, 242-02 61st Ave., Douglaston in celebrating its grand opening on Wednesday, December 14. With Starbucks More ... |
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