January 11, 2006 RSS feed / Features

Traffic Signal, Street Renaming Are Board 2 Issues

Some contentious issues and an instructive lecture on disaster survival were features of Community Board 2 More...

Hail Manton As ‘Kingmaker’ In Quinn’s Election As Council Speaker

Queens Democratic Party Chairman Thomas Manton emerged last week as possibly the strongest county leader in New York City after being credited by opponents and neutral observers as having led in forming the coalition that won the City Council Speaker More...

McLaughlin Helps Seniors Celebrate New Year With Van

Assemblymember Brian McLaughlin (second from r.), Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Rosenblut (r.) and Briarwood Senior Center Director Eva Kadish and Associate Director Mary Jay More...

Road Clearing Rules Aired

At the Community Board 1 cabinet meeting for December, held last Thursday morning at the commissary of the Kaufman Astoria Studios, Bill Doak, a Department of Sanitation supervisor, spoke early and in a timely fashion. More...

‘King Kong’ Conquers All

Gazette on film a movie review

Di rector Peter Jackson has done it again. If you thought Jackson More...

OK Gianaris Sexual Predators Bill

The names of sex offenders would not be removed from the state Sex Offender Registry, created as a part of Megan More...

Christ The King Defeats Molloy, 67-65

Christ The King Freshman Dashaun Moye led all scorers and put up the final points with only 10 seconds left in the game to give Christ The King a 67-65 victory in a contest that saw the lead frequently switch from one team to the other. More...

Friday The 13th Superstition Is Rooted In History, Myths

Just the thought that January 13 will be falling on a Friday already has some people nervous and anxious. More...

Graffiti Vandal Indicted On 30 Counts, Faces 7 Years

The graffiti vandal whose tag of More...

Vallone Blasts Sony For Graffiti-Like Wall Scribblings

City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. blasted the Sony Corporation yesterday for More...

114th Pct. Officers Stop Woman’s Suicide Attempt

Police officers of the 114th Precinct stopped a young woman More...

Addressing Queens: You Say Flushing, I Say Woodside By Diana Sanders

For those living in Queens, addressing and receiving mail can be a bit frustrating. Astoria is often referred to as Long Island City, Forest Hills as Flushing and so on. More...

Lawmakers Help Low Income Families Cope With Medicare Part D

Congressmember Joseph Crowley expressed concern last week about the troubled start of the new Medicare prescription drug program, calling special attention to some definite problems low income beneficiaries are having getting benefits to which they a More...

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Catholic Charities BFFY Hillside Senior Center: More...

All Aboard The Seven Line

Many Cultures Join At Juntion Blvd.

Ou r next stop on the No. 7 train brings us to Junction Boulevard, the continuation of Corona Plaza. Built under the train tracks on Roosevelt Avenue it is a premier shopping center that offers a variety of products at discounted prices. More...

Tony Bennett Honored

Crooner Tony Bennett, Astoria More...

Norton, ‘Boom-Boom’ Mancini Honored

Former Heavyweight Champion Ken Norton and Former Lightweight Champ Ray More...

Immigrant Students Compile Stories For Book, Exhibit

The Queens Museum of Art opened an exhibition of photos and interviews of immigrant workers in New York City on Saturday, January 7 as part of the release of the student written book titled More...

Pistilli Realty Group Holds Holiday Party

The Pistilli Realty Group celebrated the holidays December 23, starting in its offices and moving to Astoria World Manor. The annual holiday party at the Astoria catering facility began at 6 p.m., lasted until 11 p.m. More...

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