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he list of 21 school construction projects that will be halted this year by Mayor Michael Bloomberg if officials in Albany do not obey a court order to More ... Responding to requests from Congressmembers Carolyn Maloney and Vito Fossella, Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt has appointed Dr. John Howard, director of the federal National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, to serve as the federal government%27s coordinator to overs More ... Two suspects believed responsible for several con game and identity theft incidents in Astoria have been arrested by a special Organized Crime Task Force unit. Deputy Inspector Brian McCarthy, commanding officer of the 114th Police Precinct%27s said the individuals, both from Jackson Heights, were p More ... When my husband and I moved to Long Island shortly after our son was born, we did not give much thought about how and where our children would be educated. As our son grew, I researched nursery schools, visiting programs near our home as well as in various parts of Queens. A friend recommended Holy More ... George Rivera of Morisco Funeral Home addresses the families gathered at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church on March 4 for the nondenominational memorial service commemorating Morisco%27s 100 years of service to the community. More ... Citing growing population in Flushing%27s 109th Police Precinct area, which, he said, "clearly indicates a desperate need for a new precinct," City Councilmember Tony Avella has introduced legislation to carve out a second police precinct from the existing one. More ... 08th Police Precinct Commander Captain Matthew Whelan was unable to attend the February meeting of the 108th Police Precinct Community Council but More ... City Councilmember John Liu, local school principals, community leaders and officials from the Flushing Business Improvement District have announced a "Keep Flushing Clean" poster contest open to all students in 7th, 8th, and 9th grades. Winners will receive prizes donated by local businesses. The c More ... St. Michael%27s Cemetery, East Elmhurst, has been awarded a First Place and the Grand Prize in the International Cemetery and Funeral Association (ICFA) 2005 KIP (Keeping It Personal) Awards, recognizing the best in personalization in the cemetery and funeral service profession. More ... n a cold and snowy night in Queens, Christine Quinn, the new Speaker of the City Council, told the United Community Civic More ... Execution of the sixth search warrant of 2006 by the 114th Precinct resulted in two felony arrests and seizure of significant evidence. More ... Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani is the country%27s favorite politician by far, according to a Quinnipiac University poll, reported yesterday as the More ... Congressmember Joseph Crowley, a senior member of the House Committee on International Relations, recently met with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice when Rice testified in support of the foreign aid budget for Fiscal Year 2007. At the meeting, Crowley expressed concerns about the recent Hamas win More ... Congressmember Carolyn Maloney (D-Queens/Manhattan) invited Maria T. Fosco of Astoria, president of the Italian American Museum in Manhattan to be her guest when Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi addressed a joint session of Congress last week. More ... A top labor official has announced that he is appointing a special committee to deal with a federal probe of the New York City Central Labor Council and its president, Assemblymember Brian McLaughlin. More ... Atonement Lutheran: +Sunday, 10:15 a.m., services; noon, Sunday school in English; 2 p.m., service in Spanish. More ... Population in New York City is projected to reach 9.4 million by the year 2025, when Queens is expected to overtake Brooklyn as the most populous borough with 2.8 million people, according to a recent study by Urbanomics, a consulting firm for the Metropolitan Transportation Council. That%27s an inc More ... Mar. 9 The Fall of the Roman Empire Mar. 13 The Tammurriata from Campania Mar. 25 Book signing, More ... Eight real estate development heavyweights have been picked by the city Economic Development Corporation to submit proposals for the long-awaited redevelopment of the Willets Point junk yards in Flushing. One proposal hopes to include several tenants from mainland China in the mix of new tenants. More ... |
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