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Board 4 Hears Zoning Request Day After Drive-By Shooting BY RICHARD GENTILVISO A rare summer meeting of Community Board 4 was held last week, less than 24 hours after a drive-by shooting took the life of an 11year-old girl in the same Corona neighborhood. More ...
BY COUNCIL MEMBER PETER F. VALLONE JR. Astoria and Western Queens are slowly emerging from a hellish nightmare. We have stepped out of the Dark Ages. But of course Con Edison still remains outside the age of reason. Just like Baghdad Bob, they continue their laughable public misinformation campaign by trying to grossly minimize the exten More ...
At Ditmars Boulevard and Steinway Street, Con Ed workers handed out ice, dry More ...
BY JOHN TOSCANO The Metropolitan Transportation Authority should switch to lung-safe chemical products when cleaning its vehicles and stations, state Senator John Sabini declared last week. More ... SBS' Walsh Meets With Local Chamber On Blackout BY THOMAS COGAN "What a week it's been," was city Department of Small Business Services Commissioner Robert Walsh's opening line at yesterday's meeting to address the problems of small business owners affected by the power outage. The meeting, held at Dazies Restaurant on Queens Boulevard in Sunnyside, was part of More ...
It was a proud day when former Queens County Commanders Sid Auerbach and More ...
BY JOHN TOSCANO Targeting domestic violence in the growing immigrant communities in Queens, City Councilmember Hiram Monserrate secured $100,000 for grants to two local organizations. More ... 114th Precinct Police Solve January 6 Murder BY LINDA J. WILSON Police have solved all five murders that have occurred in the 114th Precinct to date this year by making arrests. The latest case cracked was that of a 44-year-old white man who was stabbed outside the Caf Santorini, 25-98 Steinway St., at about 2 a.m. on January 6. More ...
BY JOHN TOSCANO City Councilmember John Liu, joined by colleagues Leroy Comrie and David Weprin, urged the Bloomberg mayoral administration last week to use some of the windfall profits from the recent taxi medallion auction to expand yellow taxicab service in communities outside the Manhattan central business dist More ...
On Tuesday, June 20, one day after President George W. Bush's historic visit to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) in Kings Point, Long Island, where he delivered the keynote address to the Class of 2006, Greek community leaders and representatives of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Gr More ...
BY JOHN TOSCANO Thomas J. Manton, who passed away last Saturday at age 73, was a consummate gentlemen in both his personal llife as well as his public and political career, which spanned spanned half a century. Manton started out as a New York City cop, went on to become a City Councilmember, a Congressmember and, ... More ... Area Residents Assail Con Ed For Blackout Troubles BY LIZ GOFF Western Queens boiled over as residents and business owners in Astoria, Woodside and Hunters Point lashed out at Con Edison officials who left them in the dark for more than a week. More ...
On Wednesday, July 19, businesses on Steinway Street had power and were encouraged by More ... Red Cross Continues To Assist Since last week, staff and volunteers of the American Red Cross in Greater New York (ARC/GNY) have been assisting residents of Queens who were affected by power outages. More ... THE SAVVY SENIOR Restless Leg Syndrome Dear Savvy Senior, Can you tell me about restless leg syndrome, More ...
Councilmember James F. Gennaro (DFresh Meadows) and Queens Library Director Thomas W. Galante unveiled the new roof for the Hillcrest Branch recently. The roof was made possible through $250,000 in funding from Gennaro. More ...
City Councilmember James Gennaro (DFresh Meadows) and Brad Feldman of More ... Hall of Science Studies How Children Learn As teaching evolution continues to make headlines, the New York Hall of Science and five other institutions are beginning a project to research how children acquire the concepts of biological evolution and look at new ways to engage children in exploring the topic. More ...
Assemblymmember Jose Peralta was joined today by the Guardian Angels and the local community to bring awareness of increasing violence in Corona, Queens. Peralta called for more vigilance in the area and implemented mechanisms to avoid further violence. Peralta stated, "Again, another young, innocen More ... CALDC Concerts- For Little Kids And Big Kids The Central Astoria Local Development Coalition (CALDC) Waterfront Concert Series Concerts for the "big kids" will take place in Astoria Park between Shore Boulevard and 19th Street and the Hell Gate Bridge and Astoria Pool. More ... Queens Youngsters Can Volunteer This Summer Children bored during the long, hot summer and looking for something to do? How can parents find meaningful summer activities for their children? Now is the time for children and teens to volunteer! The not-for-profit organization Children for Children (CFC) makes finding a volunteer project easy wi More ...
It used to be, on hot summer days and nights, in order to cool off we might go to an air-conditioned movie, or our More ... LIC YMCA Standings As Of July 24 Gioia-YMCA All-Stars Youth Baseball More ...
At the New York Hall of Science through August 27 Learn about insects and join in the search for clues at The New York Hall of Science's exciting new Science Theater presentation "The Mysterious Miss Squito." This mixed-media theater presentation, one of the Hall's Bugged Out Science themed events, takes place at 2 and 3 p.m. on Saturdays and Sunda More ... THE 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; 718-32329218, www.abidingwordministries. met. More ... |
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