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Homeless Count Comes To Queens BY RICHARD GENTILVISO Among the 3,843 homeless people counted as living on the streets of New York City last year only 66 were found in Queens, making it the borough with the fewest. The city’s fifth annual homeless street count will take place on the night of Jan. 29, 2007, about a month earlier than previous years. More ... HOPE 2007 Seeks Vols The city Department of Homeless Services is seeking volunteers to participate in its annual Homeless Outreach Population Estimate (HOPE 2007) on January 29. Agency officials said they are seeking thousands of volunteers to canvass parks, subways, shopping districts and other public spaces where th... More ...
BY JOHN TOSCANO During the past two years, car owners from Pennsylvania have ignored parking tickets that amount to $24 million in nonpayments, according to a state Department of Investigation report. More ...
BY JOHN TOSCANO Quick action by City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. saved store owners along Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria from losing precious holiday shopping business last Monday as he got City Hall to cancel a movie shoot on the busy block. More ...
With winter fast approaching, MTA Bridges and Tunnels is hard at work preparing for the coming season of snow. An arsenal of cold-weather weapons includes more than 6,000 tons of roadway de-icer, a fleet of 82 snow vehicles, cutting edge equipment and hundreds of employees trained to handle snow-re... More ...
BY RICHARD GENTILVISO By one estimate, there are 263 nightclubs and bars within the 114th Precinct. But Precinct Commander Inspector Brian McCarthy is hopeful there will be one less in the New Year. Club Phenomenon, on 30th Ave. in Woodside, remains closed and police are confident it will not reopen. More ... Board 1 Approves 12 Street Fairs For 2007 BY RICHARD GENTILVISO Last August, a report criticized New York’s street fairs for clogging streets, creating traffic, and being “uniformly bland”. Well, get ready for more of the same in 2007. More ... How To Cope With Changing Winter Weather BY LIZ GOFF Nothing changes like the weather, especially during the winter season. Meteorologists agree that severe weather should be taken very seriously, since it can be dangerous to both persons and property. More ... 114th Police Precinct Blotter COMPILED BY LINDA J. WILSON Monday, December 18: A 29-year-old Asian male was charged with criminal possession of stolen property and petit larceny after he was observed opening DVDs and placing them inside his jacket, then passing all points of sale to exit a store at 50-01 Northern Blvd. More ...
Last Wednesday, December 20, at approximately 7 a.m. a 46-year-old Asian woman had just opened a business on 71st Street in Jackson Heights. Almost immediately, two Hispanic men armed with a knife entered and confronted her. They took the woman to the back of the business and sexually assaulted her... More ...
The former Immaculate Conception Folk Group featuring Peter Vallone Jr., at right with bass, and his brother Paul, in hat, plays Christmas carols for the residents of United Cerebral Palsy Home located at 21 St. and 30th Avenue, carrying on a 22-year tradition. More ...
BY JOHN TOSCANO Overwhelming everything in its path, the awesome Democratic Party sweep into power on the national and state levels in the November 7 elections was clearly the story of the year 2006 in the world of politics. More ...
Ready for the fresh crunch of a green salad? Join the club. Following an indulgent holiday season, most of us welcome a return to health ful eating as our main New Year’s resolution. Admit it: Amidst the eggnog and cookies, mashed potatoes and prime rib, you’ve missed the appealing crunch of a colo... More ...
Lewis Avenue alumni, faculty, and friends came together at the New York Athletic Club for a St. John’s Prep reunion on the evening of November 18. Members of the classes of 1931 through 1966 traveled to New York City from throughout the country to commemorate the academic and spiritual education th... More ... Real Estate Trends For 2007 BY JOHN MALTZ The national and local real estate markets are made up primarily of five sectors, Residential, Retail, Industrial, Commercial and Investment, which all overlap on their fringes. More ...
Today’s refrigerators not only cool, freeze, keep foods fresh and safe, make ice and filter water, but they also function as impromptu art galleries, message centers and the focal point of the kitchen. The refrigerator is the hardest working — and most widely used — appliance in the kitchen. More th... More ...
The choir at I.S. 10, Astoria, including Deanna DuPre (front row, third from l.) daughter of Gazette General Manager Vinny DuPre and his wife, Janine, serenaded the school’s Parent-Teacher Association with a collection of holiday songs at the December meeting of the PTA last Thursday. More ...
Sean Moore, creative arts teacher at P.S. 151 in Woodside, and 103 performers from kindergarten through fifth grade put on their 2006 holiday show on December 15 with the help of John Bono Jr. More ...
Kally Konstantinidis, an eighth-grade student at Saint Demetrios Greek American School, Astoria, represented the school at a national student leadership conference in Washington D.C. during the week of October 9. More ... LIRR Brass Donate To Penn Station Coat Drive MTA Long Island Rail Road Acting President Ray Kenny, LIRR Commuters Council Chairman Gerard Bringmann and Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee Associate Director William Henderson were joined by New York Cares Executive Director Ariel Zwang as they donate coats to help raise awareness of the New ... More ... Renaissance School Awarded Grant The National Geographic Education Foundation has awarded The Renaissance Charter School in Jackson Heights a $200,000 Model Program grant as part of a national campaign to promote geographic literacy for all students. Renaissance will be the lead partner of an initiative called “Matrix Geography”. ... More ...
The College Board named three students from The Mary Louis Academy in Jamaica Estates to the National Hispanic Scholar Recognition Program, based upon their outstanding scores on the PSAT/NMSQT. Shown (l. to r. More ... T H E p ul pi t Church of the Resurrection: •Dec. 30, Saturday, noon. Senior Saturday luncheon meal, 85-09 118th St., Kew Gardens; 718.847.2649. **** Forest Hills Jewish Center: •Dec. 28, Thursday, 1:30 p.m. Ballroom Teens exhibition dancing, free, in the Crystal Room. More ...
Area resident Joan Hanson (c.) crocheted an American flag and presented it to the New York City firefighters of E n g i n e Company 262, 30-89 21st St., during the Thanksgiving h o l i d a y . More ...
Parishioners leave St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, 43-19 30th Ave., Astoria, after hearing Christmas Mass on Monday, December 25. St. More ...
Police of the 109th Precinct arrive to begin investigating the robbery at St. Mel’s Roman Catholic Church in Flushing. St. Mel’s Roman Catholic Church, 28-20 154th St., Flushing, was robbed while the 9 a.m. Mass was being celebrated on December 25, Christmas Day. Some $30,000 in the form of... More ... Hope Fades For Missing Mountain Climbers BY LIZ GOFF The mother of a mountain climber missing during an ascent to the summit of Mount Hood spoke to a national audience recently, thanking rescuers who tried in vain to locate Jerry (Nikko) Cooke through life-threatening conditions on Oregon’s Mount Hood. More ...
On February 11 from noon to 6 p.m. P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center will present a survey of photographic works by Vik Muniz. More ...
Several volunteers, kids and staff from The Child Center of NY (CCNY) wrapped holiday toys to distribute to more than 6,000 clients. More ...
The authentic, one and only, absolutely real Santa Claus made a special and very exclusive visit to First Central Savings Bank’s Astoria branch at 35-01 30th Ave., Astoria on Saturday, December 16, between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. to pose for pictures and determine which children had been naughty or nice... More ... Little-Known Local New Year’s Lore Small New Year’s calling cards were used by young men in Astoria in the early 1900s, while calling on ladies they hoped to court, according to Queens historian Vincent Seyfried. The cards listed an address or other contact for the men, who were often chosen by family or friends to call on the young... More ... Tips For A Safe New Years Eve BY LIZ GOFF Party hosts who want to help designated drivers quench their thirst on New Year’s Eve might consider serving zesty holiday cocktails that are 100 per cent alcohol-free, police said. More ... Cultural Alliance Distributes Free Cultural Guides Since June 2004, the Long Island City Cultural Alliance (LICCA) has produced a free guide to local arts and culture, and is now distributing 50,000 brochures quarterly at events and venues citywide. More ...
When one is in rural America at Christmas time, one glimpses the past. The crisp, cold, country air and quiet atmosphere make one remember an era that is gone in one’s life. Escaping from Macy’s, Target, crowded Christmas concerts and parties, was my way of sharing in a unique Greek Orthodox Christ... More ... |
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