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Homeless Count Shows The Perils Of Street Life BY RICHARD GENTILVISO E arly on January 14 the temperature was still 57 degrees. It was unusually mild for winter and it didn't look like it would be a weekend to stay indoors. But soon More ... Fire Correction Official, Says Vallone City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. demanded the firing of a city Correction Department official who was quoted in the More ... Maloney Warns About Part D Deadline At a recent town hall meeting on the controversial new Medicare Part D prescription drug subsidy program, Congressmember Carolyn Maloney warned seniors present that if they don't join the program by the May 15 deadline, they face penalties. More ... Possible Fare Hike In MTA's Future: Liu At a City Council Transportation Committee hearing last week, MTAofficials refused to rule out a substantial fare increase for bus and subway riders in the future, according to committee chairman John Liu (D-Flushing). More ...
BY LINDA J. WILSON Although Oliver Siandre spent three days in jail on Rikers Island, there is no guarantee he will do serious time for a vandalism spree during which he defaced walls, garage doors, trees, the granite columns in Athens Square Park and many other locations throughout Astoria with his graffiti tag of "K More ...
Councilman Eric Gioia joined Principal Judy Lynn Mittler, students, and staff to announce that he's secured $250,000 in City capital funding to bring security cameras to the Woodside junior high school, enhancing security for students, teachers, and administrators at the school. More ...
Crowley Fights To Reduce Unwanted Pregnancies Citing the United States' high rate of unwanted pregnancies and cuts in family planning aid, Congressmember Joseph Crowley joined with colleagues and NARAL Pro-Choice America officials recently in support of four bills to reduce unwanted pregnancies a More ... Borough Board Passes FY 2007 Capital-Expense Budget BY LINDA J. WILSON Mayor Michael Bloomberg's $52.2 billion Fiscal Year 2007 budget calls for closing the city's budget gap through reducing spending or increasing revenues by $262 million. Last Monday, the chairs of Queens' 14 community planning boards voted to submit a list of capital and expense budget priorit More ... Msgr. Joseph Konrad, CTK HS Trustee Emeritus, Dies Monsignor Joseph Konrad, J.C.D., Pastor Emeritus of St. Matthias Parish, Ridgewood, former Vice Officialis at the Tribunal, and Trustee Emeritus of Christ the King Regional H.S. died recently, Christ the King Chairman of the Board of Trustees, state Senator Serphin Maltese announced. Konrad was 89 y More ... Father Charged With Assault For Shaking 3-Month-Old Son AWoodside man has been charged with the depraved assault of his 3-month-old son for allegedly shaking the child and causing him to sustain life-threatening injuries including bleeding on the brain. Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said, "This case is a grim reminder of the fact that never, und More ... Seniors Raise Questions At Maloney's Forums Many seniors still may not be enrolled in the new Medicare Part D drug prescription program because of individual priorities, not enough knowledge about the program or possible problems getting an application approved. More ... 114th Police Precinct Blotter Tuesday, March 7: +A 51year-old white male was arrested after a verbal argument with a female at 588 Main St. He was arrested for physically injuring the victim when he picked her up and threw her to the ground. He was also charged with harassment. More ... Campaign For School $ Kicks Off At Bd. 4 BY RICHARD GENTILVISO Following up on a promise to intensify the fight to get more state funding for education, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has enlisted the support of a 15-member team of distinguished local leaders, including former Mayor Ed Koch, Schools Chancellor Joel Klein and salsa musician Willie Colon. They will urge More ...
BY AUSTIN H. ARMITSTEAD Co m m u n i t y U n i t e d M e t h o d i s t Church, under the leadership of Dr. Ronald Tompkins, still reaches out to serve the needs of its membership and the needs of Jackson Heights and the surrounding communities. More ...
Queensborough Community College Is Gateway School BY DIANA SANDERS Q u e e n s b o r o u g h Community College (QCC) is one of the six community colleges in the City University of New York (CUNY) system. Some 85 percent of its culturally diverse student body comes from the neighborhoods surrounding its Bayside campus. More ... 4th Grade Voting Rights-Citizenship Curriculum Published In a city where less than 40 percent of registered voters cast their ballot in the mayoral election, the LaGuardia and Wagner Archives has developed a curriculum that teaches fourth grade students a lesson on the importance of voting. More ...
St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17, the religious feast day and the anniversary of St. Patrick's death in the fifth century. The Irish have More ...
BY THOMAS COGAN The weather was perfect for the seventh annual St. Patrick's Parade for All in Sunnyside, moving parade organizer Brendan Fay to make a little easy word play. "We're in Sunnyside and the sun is on our side today," he announced from the bed of a truck parked at the parade starting point, Skillman More ...
BY THOMAS COGAN At the March meeting of the Dutch Kills Civic Association, Assemblymember Marge Markey reported about her recent activities, including sponsorship of a bill aimed at better controlling child molesters and one aimed at better control of cattle feed mills. There was also a report from Deputy Inspector More ...
City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. introduced New York City Police Department Deputy Chief Thomas Chan of Patrol Borough Queens North, Chief of Detectives Louis Croce, former 114th Police Precinct Commanding Officer Patrick Timlin and present 114th Precinct Commanding Officer Deputy Inspector Bria More ... LIC YMCA Standings As Of 3/13 Men's Winter Basketball League -A Div. Dream Team "A" 7 1 More ...
BY DIANA SANDERS Pets are not only man's best friends. In many cases, they become more than friends-they are family members. And like all other family members, their health care is of paramount importance. More ...
Crystal Window & Door Systems recently named Steve Chen, son of company founder Thomas Chen, executive vice president for company operations. The title represents a significant promotion for Steve and a transition from the company's founder to the next family generation. To facilitate the further More ...
Bob Metcalfe, a resident at New York Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing (NYCRN), 26-13 21st St., Astoria, was honored on February 22 with a certificate and an American Express gift card for his artwork, which was chosen to be featured in the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) 2006 calenda More ...
BY GLORIA SANDERS This week, the "International Express" brings us to our last stop in Sunnyside, 33rd Street Rawson Street and enters Long Island City. As we get closer to Manhattan, we notice the change in More ...
Homer Simpson loves it. Kelly Ripa and the Sopranos celebrate birthdays with More ... Starbucks Walk Points Up Water Crisis Starbucks Coffee Company through its Ethos water brand invites Starbucks partners (employees), UNICEF, members of the local Water for People chapter, local Rotary groups, and customers in New York City to participate in a "Walk for Water" starting at noon on Wednesday, March 22. More ...
The 75th annual Greek Independence Day Parade, sponsored by the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, will be held Sunday, April 2 at 1 p.m., starting at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street and progressing to Fifth Avenue and 79th Street. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and three distinguished lead More ... |
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