October 4, 2006 RSS feed / Features

Board 7 Told Flushing Hospital Won't Close

Flushing Hospital Medical Center (FHMC) President and Chief More...

Hamilton Dance Opens Ridgewood Studio

Hamilton Dance Studio, a Greenpointbased dancing school, is opening a second location in Ridgewood. Classes in tap, ballet, modern, jazz, hip-hop, and break will be offered for boys and girls ages 3 and up starting this fall. More...

Mavromatis Memorial Golf Event A Success

The Achilles Mavromatis Memorial Golf Classic, a first time event honoring the late Archie Mavromatis, community leader and Archon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, was a huge success, raising $24,000 for children suffering from terminal illnesses. More...

Woodside Library Reopens After 12-Week Renovations

Politicians, schoolchildren and local citizens gathered September 22 at the Woodside branch of the Queens Borough Public Library, which reopened 12 weeks after it was shut down for renovation. More...

114th Precinct Closes Scrap Metal Business, Store

A scrap metal business and a grocery store have been closed by police of the 114th Precinct, in both cases under the direct supervision of Precinct Commanding Officer Inspector Brian McCarthy More...

Bugged??

Is it just our imagination or does there seem to be a lot more annoying things in the world than there used to be? We've tried to be objective. We don't think we're that hard to get along with. More...

Are You Ready For A Hurricane?

Do you know what to do in case of a hurricane? Do you have an evacuation plan? Here are some general guidelines to follow: More...

Street Renaming Will Honor Bob Wilson

Whether it was a fight to save a local firehouse or to have lights installed in a local schoolyard, Bob Wilson was always there for the Dutch Kills community. More...

Holy Cross Church Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony

Queens Borough President Helen Marshall (third from r.) and His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios More...

Columbus Day Hails Man Who Dared To Explore

In the 15th century, most people believed the world was flat. They thought that monsters or a trip over More...

Meredith's Presence At Ole Miss Sparks Sept. '62 Riots

Get into a conversation with a longtime Queens resident More...

Astoria Artist's Work Featured In Beatles Book

Local Astoria artist Rik Sansone's illustration "Pepper" is featured in the new compilation More...

9 Officers Are 114th Pct. Cops Of The Month

Nine police officers of the 114th Precinct were presented with Cop of the Month honors last week, reflecting a 10 percent decline in overall crime in the 114th through September 24, 2006, according to the most recent NYPD CompStat numbers. More...

Teen Crimes Bedevil 108th Precinct Residents

Two assistant district attorneys are being assigned to police precinct community council meetings in Queens from now on, as ordered by District Attorney Richard Brown. More...

Croatian Prime Minister Visits Local Croat Community

During the week of the United Nations General Assembly, Dr. Ivo Sanader, prime minister of the Republic of Croatia, along with Minister of Culture Bozo Biskupic and Neven Jurica, Ambassador of Croatia to More...

Grace Kindergarten Honors Heroes

The Grace Kindergarten class at Queens Lutheran School, 20-21 33rd St., More...

Snow Laborers Wanted

The New York City Department of Sanitation is gearing up for the impending 2006-2007 snow season and has begun to pre-register laborers to remove snow and ice from step streets in sections of Manhattan, The Bronx, Queens and Staten Island. More...

Rose Kryzak Awards Honor Three

United Adult Ministries, the parent company of Flushing House, will present the Rose Kryzak Senior Leadership Awards to Assemblymember Ann Margaret Carrozza, Deputy Commissioner of the Nassau County Department of Senior Citizen Affairs Ralph Caruso a More...

Man Dies In Queens Blvd. Hit-Run

Just feet from where two bouquets of flowers mark the spot where an accident claimed the life of a previous victim, Yakub Aminov, rushing home to break the fast from the solemn Jewish Holy Day of Yom Kippur, was struck by a hit and run driver at the More...

Onorato, Perno Celebrate Mutual Birthday

As they do every year, state Senator George Onorato (l.) and Marlene Perno (second More...

Pulpit...

Abiding Word Ministries: Fridays, 8 p.m., prayer and worship service; Sundays, 11 a.m., miracle and healing service; summer day camp, computer training, music lessons, counseling, 116-67 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica; 718.323.9218, www.abidingwordministri More...

Sunnyside Chamber Celebrates At The Castle

Her Royal Majesty Queen Helen Marshall and His Royal Majesty King Eric Gioia met with their subjects of the realm of the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce at Sunnyside's only castle, the White Castle at 43rd Street and Queens Boulevard on September 29. More...

H.S. Students Are Dining Room Apprentices

Eighteen New York City public school students from nine high schools participated in a nine-day training program for front-of-house service positions held at the French Culinary Institute. More...

Socrates Park Celebrates 20th

A crown fashioned out of balloons was perched on Greg Vande Hey's head. Balloon tubes curved around every inch of his body like colorful, translucent snakes. More...

Astoria's Own Tony Bennett Celebrates Birthday

L iving legend Tony Bennett will be celebrating a milestone birthday More...

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