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114th Police Precinct Blotter Wednesday, February 22: • Two white males, 16 and 17 years old, were charged with criminal mischief, making graffiti and possession of graffiti instruments after two off-duty police officers observed them walking up 47th street from Newtown Road, spray painting private property, lamp posts and tree More ... Queens GOP Endorses Spencer To Run Against Clinton Queens Republican Party Chairman state Senator Serphin Maltese announced yesterday that the county GOP organization has endorsed former Yonkers mayor John Spencer to run against incumbent United States Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in November. More ... SJU Students To Help Katrina Victims During Spring Break Students from St. John’s University’s Queens and Staten Island campuses will be going to New Orleans to do service work during their spring break. Along with the Catholic Charities organization, the students will aid in home cleaning efforts for the elderly, as well as the physically disabled. More ... Bd. 1 Welcomes Warehouse Conversion BY RICHARD GENTILVISO A proposal to convert a former commercial warehouse into a modern sixstory mixed-use property with 28 dwelling units was unanimously approved by Community Board 1 after the issue of local traffic congestion in the area of 38th Avenue and Crescent Street was satisfied. Whether the housing is affordab More ... Jackson Heights Art Club March: Eight week art classes, all media, adults/children, once a week, $90 adults, $55 children. More ...
KeySpan Corporation, which owns and operates power plants in Queens and Nassau Counties, has been bought out by National Grid, a London-based utility in an all-cash, $7.3 billion deal that was announced Monday. The buyout will create the third largest utility company in the United States, with some More ... Woodside-Maspeth Rezoning Plans Aired At Hearings BY LINDA J. WILSON A plan for rezoning approximately 134 blocks in the neighborhoods of Woodside and Maspeth moved closer to reality last Thursday at Land Use hearings in Borough Hall. Community Boards 2 and 5, in each of which part of the area slated for rezoning lies, recommended approval of the proposal at their Fe More ...
Council Speaker Christine Quinn visited Councilmember James Gennaro’s district for the first time last week and was given a tour of the Queens Cancer Center at the Queens Hospital Center in Jamaica. More ... On the brief side... New ‘Clean-Pass’ HOV On LIE Beginning today eligible low-emission, energy-efficient vehicles, regardless of the number of occupants, can use the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes on the Long Island Expressway (LIE), Governor George Pataki announced. More ... LIC Residential Real Estate Continues To Grow BY THOMAS COGAN The agenda for the Long Island City Business Development Corporation’s February business breakfast stated that three developers with a direct interest would discuss residential real estate in Long Island City. Though one of them, George Cambourakis of Architron Designers & Builders Inc. had an autom More ...
BY LINDA J. WILSON Oliver Siandre, 27, of 100 West 92nd St., Manhattan, a jewelry model maker whose “tag” of KIKO has been found on public and private property throughout Astoria and Long Island City, was arraigned last Thursday on a 30-count indictment with three counts of criminal mischief in the second degree, five More ... T H E p u l p i t Atonement Lutheran: •Sunday, 10:15 a.m., services; noon, Sunday school in English; 2 p.m., service in Spanish. More ...
Congressmember Anthony Weiner (D–Queens/Brooklyn) joined by leaders of New York City’s Armenian community called on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) to cancel a controversial discussion program that will feature Armenian deniers of the genocide. More ... HEAP Can Help With Energy Bills HEAP, the federally-funded Home Energy Assistance Program is intended to help people with low-incomes pay for energy bills. This includes assistance with electricity, gas and oil bills even if heat and utilities are included in the rent. Payments vary depending on household income and type of heatin More ...
City Councilmember Eric Gioia presented tips to Woodside residents and business owners on what they can do to keep the community clean and free of rats. After receiving a number of calls from residents about a rat problem in the neighborhood, Gioia presented simple measures that Woodsiders can take More ... Tips For Keeping Streets Vermin Free Rats need food, water and shelter to survive. To avoid a rat-friendly environment, follow these guidelines: More ...
St. John’s University Is Worth High Tuition Costs BY DIANA SANDERS Schools of higher education are the gateway to a future of success and professionalism. Higher learning is the root of educational quality and the wall separating mediocrity and erudite proficiency. Those who take advantage of the opportunity to obtain a professional degree appreciate the requiremen More ...
BY GLORIA SANDERS O ur next stop on our journey on the No. 7 line is 46th Street/Bliss Street in a neighborhood called Sunnyside. More ...
Andrew P. Jackson (Sekou Molefi Baako), executive director of the Queens Borough Public Library Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center in Corona for the past 25 years, was one of six distinguished community leaders honored during an African American History Month celebration held in C More ... |
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