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BY RICHARD GENTILVISO At the end of four days of intense negotiation concerning growing, unresolved traffic concerns in and around the College Point Corporate Park, Community Board 7 unanimously approved an expansion plan by Skanska USA Civil Northeast, Inc. following commitments by the city to ameliorate traffic in the... More ... Put More Traffic Controls On 73rd Ave., Lawmakers Plead BY JOHN TOSCANO Elected officials in the Fresh Meadows area, dismayed over a history of vehicular accidents along the 73rd Avenue corridor, including a recent fatality, have called upon the city Department of Transportation to immediately install more traffic control devices along the dangerous route. More ... 3 Cops, 2 Civilians Receive Awards At 114th Council BY RICHARD GENTILVISO Introducing three police officers as January Cops-of-the-Month, Inspector Brian McCarthy, commanding officer of the 114th Precinct, said their selection was, "as always, well deserved". But in an unusual circumstance, two civilians received honors from Inspector McCarthy as well. More ...
Get into a conversation with a longtime Queens resident and you're likely to discover a subscriber of the Long Island Star-Journal, a daily paper that informed the community about local and world news until it folded in 1968. More ...
BY JOHN TOSCANO A program to keep repeat sexual offenders incarcerated after they serve a sentence, thus providing more safety and protection for the public, was signed into law last week by Governor Eliot Spitzer. More ...
First Central Savings Bank opened its eighth branch in Queens last Saturday, March 17. The new branch, at 45-08 46th St., Sunnyside, offers all the products and services featured at other First Central branches, along with its own special set of introductory interest rates. Carlos Vásquez is... More ... Neighborhood News COMPILED BY LIZ GOFF K-9 Cops Wow Precinct Crowd All eyes were on a pair of New York City Police Department Emergency Service cops at a recent meeting of the 111th Precinct Community Council. Area residents questioned Police Officer Robert Dolan and listened to him speak about his daily grind- the intricacies involv... More ... Auxiliary Cops Are NYPD Eyes And Ears BY LIZ GOFF Volunteer members of the New York City Police Department Auxiliary Police are dubbed the "eyes and ears of the NYPD". Auxiliary cops are not issued guns. They are not issued bulletproof vests. They patrol the streets of Queens and the other boroughs day and night armed only with nightsticks, layin... More ...
BY RICHARD GENTILVISO The Queens Borough Board has approved almost $158 million in recommended allocations for the new city budget, come July 1 this year. Among the proposals accepted at its March meeting was a new police precinct in Flushing Meadows- Corona Park. More ...
Hoping to prevent injuries in future baseball games, the City Council last week passed a bill banning the use of metal bats in high school games. However, the bill faces an uncertain fate because Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he was not sure whether or not he will sign it into law. More ... Dutch Kills Civic Hears Final Zoning Subdistrict Plans BY THOMAS COGAN A sizable audience heard about the final draft of the zoning proposal for the Dutch Kills subdistrict at the Dutch Kills Civic Association March meeting. Explaining it all were Joy Chen and Penny Lee from the Department of City Planning. The meeting in St. More ... Crowley, Maloney Seek $3.4B More For Military Health Care Charging President George W. Bush has "failed to live up to his promises to provide adequate health care" for wounded warriors returning from Iraq and other of our nation's war veterans, Congressmembers Joseph Crowley and Carolyn Maloney called for a $3.4 billion increase above the president's requ... More ...
Photo Dan Miller/DMD Images Governor Eliot Spitzer (at lectern) outlined his plans for fundamental changes to reform and restructure the healthcare system in New York state at a press conference at Elmhurst hospital Center on Friday, March 16. Spitzer contended his reforms "will not only save taxpay... More ...
'As the ranking Democratic member of the State Senate Labor Committee, and as someone who has consistently advocated comprehensive reform in New York's workers' compensation system, it was a pleasure to stand with Governor Eliot Spitzer as he signed new legislation into law to significantly overha... More ... T H E The Pulpit Compiled by Susan Cleary 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 ... More ...
Assemblymember Rory Lancman at the Yeshiva of Central Queens annual dinner with the honorees Fran and Peter Kohn, Rabbi and Mrs. Yaacov Lonner and Frances Steinberg. More ...
At the Yeshiva Ohr Hachaim Lancman presented honorees Heshie Baron and Rabbi Shlomo Levy State Assembly Citations. More ...
Alina Kiryayeva, an Astoria resident and pianist at Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, Astoria, will accompany clarinetist Maksim Shtrykov in his New York recital debut in Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall on April 1. The concert is part of the Special Presentation Winners' Series. More ... 114th Precinct Cops Seize Untaxed Cigarettes COMPILED BY LINDA J. WILSON 114th Precinct Commanding Officer Inspector Brian McCarthy has instituted proactive measures to combat property crimes, which have comprised 74 percent of overall crime in the 114th Precinct in 2007 to date. Those measures include the 14th and 15th search warrants executed in the precinct. On Tuesd... More ... 2 Wanted For Store Robbery Police of the 114th Precinct are seeking a black man in his 20s and another man, black or Hispanic, also in his 20s, who robbed a store at 28-27 31st St. on Sunday March 4 at about 8:30 p.m. The perpetrators entered the store and ran behind the counter. More ...
Photos DCPI One of two suspects, a black man in his 20s, 5 feet, 8 inches tall, 170 pounds, wearing a red jacket, blue hat and blue jeans. The second of two suspects, a black or Hispanic man in his 20s, 5 feet, 11 inches tall, weighing approximately 190 pounds, is wearing a tan jacket and blue backp... More ... Spitzer Makes Some Gains On Bruno, But Hard Road's Still Ahead Amid signs that Governor Eliot Spitzer may be gaining the upper hand in his battle with state Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno over the state budget, out of nowhere comes state Conservative Party Chairman Michael Long to side with the governor and give his natural ally a bellyful of agita. More ...
On Friday, March 16, Congressmember Joseph Crowley held an event honoring women, at the New York Botanical Garden in celebration of Women's History Month. Pictured from left to right are: Honoree Ruth Shaffer, veterans activist, Congressmembers Yvette Clarke and Crowley and honoree Patricia Williams... More ... On the brief side... Greek Independence Day Observances Borough President Helen Marshall and Assemblymember Michael Gianaris will co-host the annual Greek Independence Day Celebration on Friday that will include a variety of colorful cultural performances and activities at the Hellenic Cultural Center, 27-09 Crescent ... More ...
BY JOHN TOSCANO Sensing "a golden opportunity" for New York State to combat global warming, Assemblymember Michael Gianaris is spearheading an effort involving 25 Assemblymembers to assure that up to $250 million the state will collect from a program to reduce carbon dioxide emissions is dedicated to energy conser... More ...
City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. (D- Astoria) recently checked out a new program at P.S. 234 in Astoria which is designed to keep students physically fit and active during their school recess. The program is run by Asphalt Green, which already runs a similar program at P.S. 85, also in Astoria... More ... Bangladesh Holiday Celebrations The City Council will hold its fourth annual Bangladesh Independence and Heritage Day celebration this Monday, March 26, at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall, City Councilmember James Gennaro announced. The event, hosted by Council Speaker Christine Quinn, will bring together leaders of the city's Bangladesh... More ...
Fordham University junior Lina (Eleni) Paxos, 20, of Westchester County, won the Miss Greek Independence 2007 title in a pageant competition held March 11 at the Stathakion Center, Federation of Hellenic Societies in Astoria, home to a vibrant and thriving Greek community. More than 200 people att... More ... Modern-Day Greece Formed By Historic Struggles BY LINDA J. WILSON G Greeks all over the world, but especially here in New York City, will celebrate Greek Independence Day this Mar. 25. Parades and speeches will mark a struggle which began early in the 19th century and continued well into the 20th, fueled by the desire of the Greek nation to follow the traditions ... More ...
BY MARLA FILIPPATOS On Thursday evening, February 22, members of the Greek community, students, and faculty gathered to honor St. John's University's third annual Greek Independence Day Program. St. John's University Council Hall was bedecked with blue and white colored flags and the exclamation "Zito i Ellada" was he... More ... |
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