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Before selecting the New York Police Department Tow Pound in College Point for a new Police Academy, representatives of the city's site selection committee, headed by Deputy Mayor Edward Skyler, consulted with Community Board 7. More ... Queens District Attorney Richard Brown's latest informational tour led him to the April meeting of Community Board 2 two days after his appearance at the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce April luncheon. He brought good news about the crime rate, said a few words about the Sean Bell case and answered some questions. More ... In keeping with Commerce Bank's long-time spirit of community support, the bank marked the opening of its newest Queens location with donations to several local nonprofit organizations. At the opening of the new Queens branch, located at Union Turnpike and 164th Street, Commerce Bank made a donation to The Mary Louis Academy, P.S. More ... Sunday, April 15: + A 29-year-old Hispanic male was charged with criminal mischief, assault and harassment after he punched a victim in the face and broke the victim's property at Ditmars Boulevard and 28th Street. + A 52-year-old white male was observed selling alcohol to patrons after 4 a.m. at 28-26 Steinway St. More ... I n the early 1900s, rag time was the rage in America and its leader was African American composer Scott Joplin. Like so many other artists, Joplin's life had its triumphs and pitfalls; still, his music inspired generations of entertainers and was highlighted in the movie "The Sting", starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. More ... The Frank Sinatra School of the Arts was founded in 2001 by the singer Tony Bennett, to honor his good friend Frank Sinatra. The school was originally in the fourth floor of the IDCNY building in Long Island City, where the small student population walked down a single bright blue hallway to get from class to class. More ... On Friday April 13, officials of the New York Lottery and their Queens Lottery partners, the New York Mets, announced the winner of the recent New York State Mega Millions at a ceremony at Shea Stadium attended by Mr. Met, Lottery Mega Ball staff of the New York State Lottery, the winner's family and members of the press. More ... It's not uncommon for one or even two state or local representatives to stop in at a community board meeting and speak. But some kind of unofficial record was set when Assemblymember Ellen Young, New York City Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum and City Councilmembers Hiram Monserrate and John Liu all came to the April meeting of Community Board 7. More ... Detectives at the 110th Police Precinct are seeking help from the public to identify and locate two men who posed as city water inspectors and robbed an 84-yearold Elmhurst resident on March 16. More ... According to prosecutors, Joseph Salvio a 30-year-old Astoria man who was scheduled for release after serving four months on Rikers Island for possession of an illegal substance was arrested again last week for hiring a hit man on Good Friday to murder his mother on Easter Sunday. More ... In response to Mayor Michael Bloomberg's request for organizations to curtail outdoor activities because of the high winds and storm conditions, unprecedented for 20 years, that beset New York City on Sunday April 15, and in response to the many schools and churches marching with young kids, the decision was made to reschedule the Greek Independence Day Parade from April 15 to April 22 at 2 p.m. More ... Neighborhoods throughout Long Island City are undergoing major facelifts, with new luxury rental units taking the place of former commercial properties and long-vacant lots. Dozens of luxury residential units will soon sprout on the site of a gas station/car wash on 31st Street near Broadway in Long Island City. More ... There will be room at the inn later this year for travelers passing through the Dutch Kills community in Long Island City. Crews started working earlier this month on a 12-story Fairfield Inn, a Marriott "Brand" hotel located on 39th Avenue between 29th and 30th Streets, said John Lam of the Lam Group, the developer/ owner of the hotel. More ... Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2348, Long Island City, recently received a citation from VFW headquarters honoring the post on its 75th anniversary. At Post 2348 headquarters, 31-35 41st St. More ... April 24, 2007 marks the 92nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. On Sunday, April 22 from 2 to 4 p.m. the public is invited to join Armenian Americans from Queens and throughout the tri-state area and their supporters at Times Square to commemorate the 92nd anniversary of the first mass extermination of a particular ethnic group to occur during the 20th century and to pay tribute to More ... On April 3, 2007, First Central Savings Bank celebrated its eighth anniversary at Page One Restaurant in Glen Cove. Present at the celebration were President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board Joseph Pistilli, Vice Chairman Louis J. Orgera, Controller Patrick Cooke, Senior Assistant Vice President Pilar Michaelides and Director Donald A. More ... All Saints: +Apr. 21, Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Rummage sale, great bargains, reasonably priced refreshments, 43-12 46th St., Sunnyside; 718.729.8523. **** Atonement Lutheran: +Apr. 28, Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Square Dance. +Sunday worship services in English at 10:15 a.m. and Sunday school at 11 a.m.; Sunday worship service in Spanish, noon; Mondays, 2:30-6 p.m. More ... 105th Precinct Criminal Deposits Judge's Check A 32-year-old Queens Village man was charged on April 14 with depositing a federal judge's paycheck into his own bank account, authorities said. Prosecutors said they are investigating to determine how Kyle Jackson got the $8,070.16 check belonging to U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Reena Raggi. More ... Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced today the appointment of eight Assistant District Attorneys. The new prosecutors were sworn-in at a ceremony in the District Attorney's Office. Brown said, "These young men and women were hired after a highly selective recruitment process that I established soon after I became the District Attorney. More ... GALLAGHER, LIU RAKE ACCESS-A-RIDE: City Councilmembers Dennis Gallagher (R-Middle Village) and John Liu (D-Flushing) met last Tuesday with members of the Maspeth Self-Help Senior Center, Donna DelCielo, center executive director, and Miriam Burns, center director of government relations, to discuss recent changes to the eligibility requirements for the Access-A-Ride paratransit program. More ... P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center presents The Slimy Trail of Slug and Snail, the first exhibition in a New York museum by Hamburg-based artists and collaborators Dorota Jurczak and Abel Auer. This exhibition is organized by P.S.1 Director Alanna Heiss. More ... Mail Carrier Mike Tappy retired Friday, March 30 after a 37-year career with the United States Postal Service. The Gazette held a retirement party for him at the newspaper's offices; his wife, daughter and grandson attended. Tappy received credit for two more years toward his retirement for his service in the U.S. armed forces. More ... Waves of water and 50 mph winds dumped more than 5-inches of rain on local streets and pelted the runways at La Guardia and John F. Kennedy (JFK) Airports on April 15, resulting in some 300 flights being canceled and 7-hour arrival and departure delays at JFK. More ... Ellen Massey, the Manhattan lawyer who was injured when an allegedly drunken Met fan fell on her during the April 9 Mets opening game, is demanding that team officials put a cap on beer consumption in the stands. Massey was at Shea Stadium with her two nephews when she and her nephews were doused with beer. "All of a sudden I felt a huge thud on my back and my head," Massey said. More ... |
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