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BY RICHARD GENTILVISO Two in 10 Queens residents are at risk of hunger and that number may be on the rise, according to the Food Bank of New York City. "There is hunger in your community," said Veronica Olazabal, Director of Policy and Research at the Food Bank. More ...
BY JOHN TOSCANO Republicans and Democrats in the United States Senate announced on Monday that they had filed bipartisan legislation to eliminate the penalty for people who did not sign up for the Part D Medicare drug subsidy program by the May 15 deadline. More ...
BY JOHN TOSCANO Noting that identity theft costs consumers and businesses millions of dollars each year and imposes great personal stress, Assemblymember Audrey Pheffer announced the Assembly had passed a package of bills aimed at protecting New Yorkers from privacy invasions that could result in financial loss, da More ...
BY THOMAS COGAN Several activists, politicians and business figures came to the Sunnyside Senior Center on a Monday in mid-May to declare support for the effort to establish a Business Improvement District (BID) in Sunnyside, with a consequent District Merchants' Association (DMA). Nearly all of them talked about t More ...
BY RICHARD GENTILVISO Concerns about lost parking due to planned construction of a 15-story residence for senior citizens on the site of the current 104-space municipal parking lot at 29th Street between Hoyt Avenue and Astoria Boulevard have been relieved by an agreement to build a one-story parking garage with room for More ...
Leonard T. D'Amico has been named president of the Queens Borough Public Library's governing body, its 19-member board of trustees. D'Amico was first appointed as a library trustee by then Borough President Claire Shulman in 1998 and has served as board treasurer and secretary. More ...
Photo Luis Rocha Artist James Keane Sr. (seated), is presented with a state proclamation by state Senator George Onorato. Holding Keane's drawing, which will hang in Onorato's district office is Edwin Graham of the Foundation for Quality Care (l.) as Anthony Clemenza, owner of Queens Boulevard Extended Care Facility More ...
A blaze broke out steps away from a long closed firehouse in Long Island City last Wednesday afternoon and went to three alarms before being brought under control. Some 36 people were forced out of their apartments in the three buildings involved and were being resettled in temporary quarters by the More ... 'Forward-Looking' Buildings Dept. Presented To LICBDC BY THOMAS COGAN Patricia Lancaster, commissioner of the New York City Department of Buildings, was the speaker at the Long Island City Business More ...
BY LINDA J. WILSON At about 12:55 a.m. on May 19, a 36-year-old white woman, later identified as Erika Kipreos, 46-03 Newtown Rd., Astoria, driving an SUV, was seen disobeying a stop sign at 47th Street and Ditmars Boulevard and, traveling at a high rate of speed, subsequently colliding with a city bus. The operator o More ...
Passing showers didn't deter thousands of shoppers who flocked to Steinway Street between 28th and 35th Avenues this More ...
New York state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, running for the Democratic nomination for governor, joined A s s e m b l y m e m b e r Catherine Nolan (l.) at her campaign fundraiser at Dazies Restaurant, 3941 Queens Blvd., Sunnyside on May 18. Nolan and Spitzer are shown with Lily Gavin, owner of Da More ... Weiner, Schumer Press Fight To Reopen Statue Of Liberty United States Senator Charles Schumer has joined Congressmember Anthony Weiner in his fight to get the Statue of Liberty reopened to visitors after its being shuttered since 9/11. More ... On the brief side... More Taxi Medallions For 'Green' Cars The taxi medallion sale scheduled for next month will now include 254 alternative fuel and hybrid medallions, up from a previously scheduled 62, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced. More ... Woodside Library To Close May 26 The Woodside Community Library will be closing May 26 for approximately 10 weeks for renovations. More ...
BY THOMAS COGAN Last Thursday, May 18, Eliot Spitzer deftly established his awareness of his surroundings. More ... Flushing Financial Declares Quarterly Dividend Flushing Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: FFIC), the parent holding company for Flushing Savings Bank, FSB, on May 16 announced that the board of directors had declared a quarterly dividend on its common stock of $0.11 per common share, payable on June 30, 2006 to shareholders of record at the close o More ...
Dentistry Duo Delivers Quality Care On Astoria's Broadway BY JOHN TOSCANO It used to be you would go to visit your dentist with some trepidation about the pain you would have to endure. You would sit in the waiting room bored, staring into space, dozing, or reading last year's magazines. More ...
A22-year-old founder of a nonprofit organization offering free cancer and cardiovascular screenings for immigrants, a 16-year-old web developer from Rego Park, a 15-year-old Forest Hills iPod case designer, a 15-year-old, also from Forest Hills, who founded a nonprofit to get books into the hands of More ...
BY DIANA SANDERS The revival of I.S.10 in Long Island City continues as the school welcomed the return of a long awaited drama program. After a successful year of an More ... T H E p u l p i t 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; 718-323-29218, More ...
After their coronation, St. John's Prep Senior Prom King Gabriel Dilone and Queen Christina Barbarino dance at the prom, held at the Hotel Pierre in Manhattan on May 5. The work of the Prom Committee and Senior Deans Kathleen Tierney and Arthur Ferony provided a memorable evening for the Class of 20 More ...
In 1932 the Ottomanelli brothers settled in New York, bringing with them a 200-year tradition More ... Rezoning Plan Presented To Dutch Kills Civic Association BY THOMAS COGAN John Young and Joy Chen of the Department of City Planning made another visit to the Dutch Kills Civic Association at its May meeting, to display maps and maintain a discussion about the final draft for the proposed Dutch Kills Subdistrict. But though the document describing the zoning plan was labe More ...
BY CATHERINE TSOUNIS P Archimedes, one of the greatest minds of all time, born and raised in Syracuse, Sicily, Archaeological Museum. Monreale with Byzantine mosaics. alermo is a cosmopolitan city with a unique style, influenced by many cultures. I was looking for the Ancient Greek and Byzantine legacy during my 2005 tour with the More ...
The JaM Foundation for Life held its fourth annual fundraiser on Monday, May 1 to benefit Lainie's Angels, the leading provider of peer More ...
Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) peeled back the first flavors of summer on May 16, turning to the tropics for inspiration. Baristas across the country will stamp customers' beverage passports with an exotic combination of Latin American flavors and premium coffee. Starbucks' two new taste sensations to bea More ... BELLA ITALIA MIA CALENDAR OF EVENTS Jun. 4 Magnanini Winery Dinner & Dance, Songstress Naomi Lietlin Jun. 11 Caruso Museum, L.I. Mandolin More ... |
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