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BY JOHN TOSCANO Alarmed over crime statistics which show that Flushing Meadows- Corona Park had the second highest number of criminal incidents anywhere in the city last year, making it the most dangerous park in Queens, borough councilmembers have called for a police precinct to be established within the park's s... More ...
BY RICHARD GENTILVISO The Queens City Council delegation is calling on Mayor Michael Bloomberg to fund a police facility in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Councilmember Hiram Monserrate said at the March meeting of Community Board 4 in Corona. More ...
In commemoration of International Women's Day on March 8, representatives of Chinese Immigrants Services/Queens Chinese Women's Association attended the 51st session of the United Nations' Commission of the Status of Women. Chinese Immigrants Services, Inc. is a non-governmental organization (NGO) ... More ...
BY JOHN TOSCANO Caught in the same trap as many Queens areas where population increases have met limited affordable housing availability, Flushing area lawmakers and community leaders have joined in an effort to find workable solutions. One area of interest that has emerged is an enclave of warehouses that contai... More ...
BY JOHN TOSCANO Based on their belief that, if elected president of the United States, Rudy Giuliani will appoint conservative federal judges, two conservative Republicans, one of them a Congressmember, endorsed Giuliani for president in the 2008 elections. More ... FDNY Issues Fire Safety Rules BY LIZ GOFF Queens fire officials last week dubbed electric space heaters the "No. 1 Winter Killer", saying they are the leading cause of fires during the winter months. Sparks from electric heaters set off the majority of fires each year from December to March, an FDNY spokesperson said. More ...
More than 1,000 calls and tips have come in to police after surveillance video of the mugging of a 101-year-old woman who uses a walker to get around was released to the public last week. Centenarian Rose Morat was assaulted and robbed of her purse in the lobby of her Jamaica Estates apartment buil... More ... Plans For New Bronx Jail A plan to build a new jail in The Bronx and to reopen and expand the Brooklyn House of Detention to reduce dependence on Rikers Island was unveiled by Department of Corrections (DOC) Commissioner Martin Horn last week. "We propose to reduce the number of beds at Rikers Island by 4,000 beds," Horn ... More ... Public School Early Grade Enrollment Begins The New York City Department of Education (DOE) today announced that enrollment for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten began March 12 and enrollment for first grade begins March 19. Parents are encouraged to apply as soon as possible at the public elementary school closest to their home or the contr... More ... Sunday Is St. Francis of Assisi's Sports Day Run, walk or skip to St. Francis of Assisi on Sunday, March 18 from 2 to 6 p.m. and participate in the activities at Monsignor Campbell Hall, 21-18 46th St., Astoria There'll be guest appearances, games for children, raffles for Islander and Yankee tickets, refreshments, and more- all this for onl... More ...
United Federation of Teachers President Randy Weingarten, Michael Mulgrew UFT Vice President, Career & Technical Education High Schools and Programs, and students, teachers and their families recognized teachers who had been selected by their colleagues and students as Teachers of the Year. More ... New Apartments For Seniors To Open In May Or June BY THOMAS COGAN The Community Board 1 cabinet meeting for March was the first in two months, after the standard February hiatus. On a morning that opened at about 15 degrees, Board 1 District Manager George Delis said, "Normally we don't have a February meeting, More ... Borough-Wide Blotter COMPILED BY LIZ GOFF 108th Precinct Seek Info On Laundromat 'Spillover' Woodside detectives are searching for a gang of knife-wielding toughs who stabbed two men outside a local laundromat on February 28. Police said the attack began inside the laundry at Roosevelt and 39th Avenues at about 10:25 p.m., when the victims, ages 18 an... More ...
BY LINDA J. WILSON In September 2006 the New York City Police Department Transit Bureau Special Investigations Unit began an investigation of a graffiti vandal with the tag of "ket" who was defacing trains and stations in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. More ... Queensbridge Robbery Suspect Arrested A 40-year-old black man was arrested and charged with robbery and criminal possession of stolen property last week, 12 days after he allegedly followed a woman into a building at the Queensbridge Houses and robbed, punched and attempted to choke her. More ... T H E Passover begins at sundown April 2 and is celebrated through April 10; Eastern Orthodox and Western Christian celebrations: Palm Sunday, April 1; Good Friday, April 6 and Easter, April 8. **** Atonement Lutheran: +Sunday worship services in English at 10:15 a.m. and Sunday school at 11... More ...
Musical and religious harmony was celebrated at the Free Synagogue of Flushing's second inter-religious choral festival this past Sunday as community leaders, choirs, soloists and dancers from local houses of worship took part in the gala event. More ... Neighborhood News COMPILED BY LIZ GOFF Bone Marrow Plea Officials at two area hospitals are urging the public to give the gift of life by participating in a Bone Marrow Stem Cell Drive on March 19 and 20. More ...
During the period of March 12 through March 30, 2007, the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) will perform bridge work at the Steinway Street Bridge over the Grand Central Parkway (GCP). During this period, the contractor will utilize single and double lane closures on a nightly bas... More ... Sen. Smith Honoree At Queens Dem Dinner In another sign of recognition of the growing power of state Senator Malcolm Smith as that house's minority leader, the Queens Democratic organization will honor the St. Albans legislator at a $1,000-a-ticket party fund raiser on March 26 at the St. Regis Hotel in Manhattan. More ...
Assemblymember Ellen Young met with President Ken Cohen and members of the Northeast Queens chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Members of the NAACP visited Young to lobby for more state attention to education, health care, economic development and criminal jus... More ... On the brief side... Vallone Panel Conducts Oversight Of NYPD At a hearing last Friday at City Hall, the Public Safety Committee, headed by City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. and the Civil Rights Committee explored how the NYPD polices and disciplines its officers. More ...
Become a DNA Specialist at the New York Hall of Science (NYHOS). Find the secret, draw it up and show the world that you too can crack the code on DNA. Now through May 6 at the new Hall of Science, kids and parents can work together and learn what the human genome is all about through the interacti... More ...
Saint Patrick's Day (Irish: Lá 'le Pádraig or Lá Fhéile Pádraig), colloquially Paddy's Day, is the feast day which annually celebrates Saint Patrick (373-493), the patron saint of Ireland, on March 17. More ... Parks 'Super Saturdays' Begin Citywide Every Saturday the Park's Department Recreation Centers throughout the five boroughs have a host of free activities that New Yorkers can participate in. More ... Board 2 Ponders Unexpected Number Of Hotels BY THOMAS COGAN Having handled the third, hastily scheduled, ultimately long, Sunnyside Gardens landmark meeting just two days earlier, Community Board 2 was content to make its regular March meeting a modest one. There were a few speakers, a few announcements and a few reports, the total handled in about an hour'... More ...
Universitas Civium Oratino, the Cultural Association for the Molise Region in America, has sponsored two exhibits of contemporary art at the Buzzeo Gallery, 31-16 36th Ave., Long Island City. More ... |
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