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With a Friday midnight deadline for agreement on the state budget coming steadily closer, Democrats and Republicans in Albany were reported to be close to a compromise on Mayor Michael Bloomberg%27s school construction funding plan, which would remove a key impediment toward achieving a final settle More ... Funeral arrangements for April Lao, the 14-year-old Stuyvesant High School student killed in the tragic March 17 crash on the New York State Thruway, were announced yesterday by City Councilmember John Liu. More ... Development along the East River waterfront in Long Island City just north of 35th Avenue is revving up. Twin 19-story residential towers, topped by four stories of penthouses, will soon rise on the site of an unused industrial building at 34-45 Vernon Blvd. More ... The community he served turned out for 114th Police Precinct Community Affairs Officer Bill Nilsson last Wednesday. Nilsson, who was community affairs officer at the precinct for 12 years, will retire from the New York City Police Department in April and community leaders and elected officials gathe More ... City Councilmember Hiram Monserrate is mapping a city, state and federal campaign to hold a major Queens landlord accountable for repairing thousands of violations that force his tenants to live under unsanitary and often dangerous conditions. More ... The fourth annual Greek Independence Day celebration co-hosted by Assemblymember Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria) and Borough President Helen Marshall on Friday March 24 was a huge success, with more than 300 people packing the Hellenic Cultural Center in Astoria. More ... The New York City Office of Emergency Management (OEM) last Sunday, March 26, hosted a major multi-agency field exercise designed to test the city%27s response to a weapons of mass destruction incident on a rail line. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security%27s Office for Domestic Prep More ... At a meeting in Washington between Congressmember Joseph Crowley (D-Queens-The Bronx) and Israeli Ambassador and Consul General Arye Mekel, the pair discussed the latest events in the Middle East, including the recent Palestinian elections. Mekel briefed Crowley on the ramifications of the Hamas bei More ... Marshall, Gianaris Mark Greek Holiday Borough President Helen Marshall and Assemblymember Michael Gianaris celebrated the 185th Anniversary of Greek Independence from the Ottoman Empire last Friday with traditional folk dances and poetry and by honoring four outstanding individuals in the Greek Ame More ... The second nuisance abatement operation in the 114th Police Precinct ordered by the Queens Supreme Court of 2006 was executed under the direction of 114th Police Precinct Commanding Officer Deputy Inspector Brian McCarthy on Monday, March 20. Acommercial establishment at 35-21 30th Ave. known as Ast More ... First Central Savings Bank celebrated Greek Independence Day Saturday, March 25 at their 30th Avenue Astoria Branch, located at 35-01 30th Ave. More ... United States Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and Borough President Helen Marshall co-hosted Marshall%27s Sixth Annual African American Heritage Celebration last Friday, honoring several distinguished African American business and community leaders at the Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultura More ... Reverend George Nicholson and I used to have coffee, or ice cream, together at the neighborhood Jahn%27s Restaurant after the Living Room Dialogues at our two churches, St. Joan of Arc Roman Catholic and Community United Methodist. The churches were located virtually across the street from each othe More ... Variety Boys & Girls Club will host "Bring A Friend Week" so all club members can bring their friends and relatives to the club for free the week of April 3 to 8. Join us in celebrating National Boys & Girls Club Week. More ... Yet another City University of New York (CUNY) school, York College, opened in 1967 has been educating mostly local Queens residents ever since. The fifth Queens school of higher education of discussion, York College, originally named Alpha College transported its educational services throughout Que More ... Our journey on the "International Express" is coming to an end, with two stops in Queens remaining after the 45th Road--Court House Square Station. Mainly a residential and industrial neighborhood, Court House Square was added to the National Register of Historical Places in 2005. It has been recogn More ... On April 2 Frank Arcabascio, owner of Saloon, 36-17 30th Ave., will kick off the first of many Astoria events supporting the first annual Relay For Life of Astoria. Arcabascio will host a CutA-Thon beginning on Sunday at 11 a.m. and running through 3 p.m. A wash, cut and dry will be $30 with 100 per More ... Many ideas for wedding favors serve more than one purpose, whether lavish or economical--will yours? More ... 1. Be sure to set aside time with your fiance that you are not talking about your wedding, wedding reception, honeymoon, or anything related to it--just like the "old days." Have some great dates, and keep getting to know each other. (Engagement doesn%27t mean you%27re done with all that, you know!) More ... The latest trend - a splash of color! Victorian lilac, pink sorbet or striking navy; pure tradition is out. Adventure is in for brides who dream in color! More ... Mar. 31 Cyprus-U.S. Chamber of Commerce Awards Dinner Apr. 1 Cyprus Federation of America Mini Convention Apr. 2 Greek Independence Day Parade Apr. 8, 9 Hermes Expo Apr. 23 Greek Orthodox Easter Apr. 29 Pancyprian Dance May 5 Cyprus-U.S. Chamber of Commerce Awards dinner Jun. 7 PSEKA Cyprus Conferen More ... Tony Orlando, a veteran superstar entertainer who recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of his recording, "Tie AYellow Ribbon %27Round The Ol%27 Oak Tree", will headline at the Queensborough Performing Arts Center Sunday, April 23 at 3 p.m. More ... City Councilmember Tony Avella (second from l.) with honorees at the annual Pacesetters Awards Ceremony at City Hall. More ... To commemorate World Water Day and raise awareness for the more than 1.1 billion people worldwide who lack access to clean drinking water, Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ: SBUX) through its Ethos Water brand invited partners (employees) and customers in 11 cities across the United States to take pa More ... |
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