January 25, 2006 RSS feed / Features

Restoration Work On Steinway St. Bridge To Begin

Members of the Community Board 1 cabinet at the first meeting of 2006 heard about some construction projects that have been either planned or in process for what some people believe is too long a time. More...

Parking Lot In Kissena Corridor Park A Done Deal

Community Board 7 came under sharp criticism from Queensboro Hill and Kissena Park residents, who complained they were shocked last month to find bulldozers in Kissena Corridor Park turning their parkland into parking space for New York Hospital Quee More...

Warrants Yield Contraband, Counterfeit Goods, Cash

Cartons of untaxed cigarettes and $6,281 in United States currency were seized and nine people arrested when police of the 114th Precinct under the direct supervision of Precinct Commanding Officer Deputy Inspector Brian McCarthy executed a search wa More...

Board 3 Members Say ‘No’ To Restaurant Application

Election of officers and land use issues provided Community Board 3 with topics for talk and local protest at the January meeting of Community Board 3, held as usual in the cafeteria of the Louis Armstrong School, I.S. 227, in Corona. More...

Avella Nixes Padavan’s Ideas On Ft. Totten

City Councilmember Tony Avella says he totally disagrees with state Senator Frank Padavan More...

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The Great American Super Bowl: How It All Began

The Super Bowl ranks among the most popular sporting events in American athletics, and the nation takes great pride in it. Although the sport has been played for many years, the championship competition is fairly new. More...

New Shea Stadium Plan Gets 1st OK

The Empire State Development Corporation announced approval of plans for a new 42,500-seat Shea Stadium in Flushing last Wednesday. More...

Bloomberg, Sabini, Peralta, Aubry Celebrate MLK Day

New York City honored the memory of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in dozens of special ceremonies around the city. More...

Vallone Agrees With Stronger Sex Predator Sentences

City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. yesterday commended Governor George Pataki for his proposal to increase penalties for sex offenders and create a new law of More...

Fresh Meadows Rezoning Hailed By Area Residents

Area residents hailed a proposal for rezoning 83 blocks in the central Queens neighborhoods of Fresh Meadows, Utopia Estates and West Cunningham Park at Land Use hearings in Borough Hall last week. More...

Bd. 2 Starts New Year With Truck Traffic Concerns

Opening the year for Community Board 2 was the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, whose spokesman, John Orcutt, presented a slide show and lecture about truck traffic in New York City and how it applies to Queens. More...

Onorato: Budget Has Worthy Goals, But Read Carefully

State Senator George Onorato (D More...

On the brief side... Agree On $100 M More For HEAP

An agreement to provide $100 million more in emergency funding for the HEAP program for low-income families has been struck by the Assembly and senate, state Senator Frank Padavan announced yesterday. New York City More...

All Aboard The Seven Line

Th e next stop on the Number 7 line, also known as the More...

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