February 1, 2006 RSS feed / Features

Onorato Pushes Bill To Ensure Highway Safety

With two months of winter weather still ahead, state Senator George Onorato (D More...

Marshall Visits Aviation HS Annex At JFK

Borough President Helen Marshall looks on as students at the Aviation H.S. annex at John F. Kennedy International Airport get some hands-on experience. More...

Coretta Scott King, Civil Rights Leader’s Widow, Dies

Flags at the state capitol and across New York were lowered to half-staff by order of Governor George Pataki in memory of Coretta Scott King, widow of the civil rights leader, who died sometime during Monday night and Tuesday morning. More...

Maloney, Fossella Demand 9/11 Health Czar Be Appointed

Citing the recent deaths of three 9/11 responders, Congressmembers Carolyn Maloney and Vito Fossella continued their bipartisan push for better health treatment for those who worked at the Ground Zero site last week as they demanded that President Ge More...

Riverfront Greenway Plans Draw Questions, Comments

The East River-North Shore Greenway was presented in its latest outline at a meeting held at the ARROW (Astoria Residents Recycling for Our World) center in Astoria in late January. More...

The Greek Soul of Agrigento

The Temple of Concordia. More...

Dentistry Duo Delivers Quality Care On Astoria’s Broadway

It used to be you would go to visit your dentist with some trepidation about the pain you would have to endure. You would sit in the waiting room bored, staring into space, dozing, or reading last year More...

Free Help For Smokers Who Want To Quit

(NAPSA)-If quitting smoking has become a habit, you More...

New York City Flu Activity Picks Up

Daily monitoring of hospital emergency department visits suggests that flu activity is increasing in New York City. The growing number of New Yorkers experiencing cough and fever over the past several days More...

bcpbank Offers Home Equity Lending Line

bcpbank has launched a new product designed to help homeowners take full More...

Golden Gloves Boxing Championships Continue

The 79th annual Daily News Golden Gloves, the oldest and largest amateur boxing tournament in the world, continues Wednesday, February 1, 8 p.m., at the South Jamaica PAL (Police Athletic League), 116-25 Guy R. Brewer Blvd. More...

PSEKA 2006 CALENDAR OF EVENTS FEBRUARY-APRIL

Feb. 11 Cyprus Brotherhood of Greater Chicago Dinner Dance Feb. 16 Special Literary Memorial at Cephalos Society Feb. 17 Salamis Ski Trip Crystal Springs, Minerals Resort, Vernon, New Jersey Feb. 25 Lampousa Society "Cyprus Night" More...

Christ The King HS Leads U.S. In Girls’ Basketball

The girls More...

Gioia-YMCA All-Stars Youth Basketball League

Novice Division Lakers                             2          &n More...

Woodside-Maspeth Rezoning Stems Overdevelopment

On a January evening after the Woodside/Maspeth zoning study was at last certified, representatives of the Department of City Planning and Community Board 2 held an informational meeting and assessment of the study More...

Brooklyn Man Held In 2nd, Earlier Kidnap-Rape

A 34-year-old Brooklyn man under arrest for the kidnapping, rape, assault and robbery of a 13-year-old Woodside girl in October 2005 has been arrested again after DNA evidence connected him to a similar attack on a 15-year-old Elmhurst girl in Decemb More...

Vallone Closes Auto Accident Loophole

Vallone called on the state legislature last week to close a loophole in a law that was enacted last year tightening the statute dealing with persons who leave the scene of an accident. More...

Justice Risi Retires From Bench

After 17 years on the bench, state Supreme Court Justice Joseph J. More...

114th Police Precinct Blotter

Saturday, January 21: More...

Hookah Bars Have Sparks Flying At Board 1

lmost three years after smoking was banned in all public areas and places in New York City, most people are abiding by the smoke-free More...

On the brief side...

Crowley Commemorates UN Holocaust Day Congressmember Joseph Crowley recently commemorated the first annual United Nations International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27. More...

114th Precinct Gets 14 New, 26 Reassigned Cops

The 114th Police Precinct will have more than 200 police officers for the first time in a while, according to Deputy Inspector Brian McCarthy, commanding officer of the 114th, giving the precinct a total of 202 officers for the New Year. More...

Secondino ‘Dino’ Carusone, Pizzeria Owner, Dies

Secondino More...

Siano Earns CFSP Recertification

Anthony P. Siano, CFSP of East Meadow, New York has recently qualified for recertification of the designation of Certified Funeral Service Practitioner (CFSP) by the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice (APFSP). More...

New SATs Put New Pressure On High School Students

For a high school student, the educational process involves midterms, projects, presentations and homework of varying degrees of difficulty for course loads that differ for each individual. More...

Holiday Celebrations At Queens Boulevard Extended Care

ecember at Queens Boulevard Extended Care Facility was an exciting month for More...

Love Your Heart During February

New York City and the rest of the country will Go Red For Women during February, American Heart Month. More...

New Secure, Info-Filled Patient ‘Smart Card’ On Horizon

revolutionary new health care t o o l a p a t i e n t More...

T H E p ul p i t

Atonement Lutheran: More...

Church Concert Hails African-American Heritage

In appreciation of America More...

All Aboard The Seven Line

The next stop on the No. 7 More...

Kiwanis Contributes $1K To QSAC

The Astoria More...

St. John’s Upsets Louisville, Pitt in Consecutive Wins

The St. John More...

LIC YMCA Men’s Winter Basketball League

A Division Dream Team More...

Super Bowl XL Is Only A Few Days Away

nticipation, enthusiasm and excitement are rising. The biggest day in sports is almost here and More...

EHC Exhibits Mural By Seniors

Elmhurst Hospital Center held an exhibit opening for More...

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