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BY JOHN TOSCANO New York City scored a long-sought victory last week when the House of Representatives passed legislation to strengthen rail and transit security in order to protect Americans using public transportation from the threat of terrorism. More ...
BY THOMAS COGAN A discussion about long-term environmental control of Flushing Bay, the broad inlet that lies between La Guardia Airport and the College Point peninsula, extending narrowly into Flushing as Flushing Creek, was the basis for the latest Flushing Bay & Creek stakeholder team meeting, held during the l... More ...
Anyone who worked at the World Trade Center rescue, recovery or cleanup efforts on or after the 9/11 attacks should register with the state Workers' Compensation Board before August 14 to preserve their right to file a claim with the board, should they develop a 9/11-related illness in the future. More ...
Jones Lang LaSalle, Chicago, Illinois, sponsored, "Manufactured Ecology on the Industrial Edge: Reclaiming the Vernon Boulevard Waterfront at Newtown Creek," an exhibit of their pro-bono designs illustrating concepts for the revitalization of the Vernon Boulevard waterfront in Long Island City. The... More ...
"Women's equality has been for too long a dream deferred," Congessmember Carolyn Maloney declared as she joined with several other House and Senate members last week to reintroduce the Equal Rights Amendment. The all-Democratic list of lawmakers, which included U.S. More ...
BY LIZ GOFF Patrol Borough Queens North Commanding Officer Assistant Chief Diana Pizzuti made her debut as the borough's top cop on March 20, meeting and greeting cops and residents of Jackson Heights, Corona and Elmhurst. More ...
BY RICHARD GENTILVISO Opposition to a second major reorganization of the city's public schools is mounting. A resolution, passed by the City Council last week, seeks to have the Department of Education (DOE) delay implementation of the school reforms until the potential impact has been fully assessed. Mayor Michael Blo... More ...
BY JOHN TOSCANO After expressing concern for the safety of public school students at P.S. 173, local lawmakers have won an agreement from school officials to shut down a problemplagued student disciplinary center for older students which is presently on the grounds of the public school. More ... Civic Education Seminar For K-12 Teachers The Taft Institute for Government is offering a new 2007 seminar on civic education to promote greater knowledge and awareness and more active participation in American politics through a combination of study, discussion, research, debate, hands-on curriculum development and face-to-face dialogue w... More ... News From LICHS... Project Bridge Selects LICHS Senior: Christina Buliga, a senior at Long Island City H.S. (LICHS), has been selected as a member of the 2006- 2007 Project Bridge, which consists of educational workshops culminating in a 10-day study tour to Korea this month. She will travel with other students from ... More ...
BY JOHN TOSCANO In an action that has national and even global implications, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has signed a bill introduced by City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. which bans harmful trans fats from food served in New York City restaurants. More ...
Faculty at the Evangel Christian School in Dutch Kills hosted an academic fair on March 15. Students from Pre-K to 12th grade showed off their skills in Social Studies and world issues. "Each grade presented material related to their own curriculum," said Principal Marilyn Johannsen. "The students... More ... T H E p ul pi t The Pulpit Compiled by Susan Cleary Passover is celebrated through April 10; Eastern Orthodox and Western Christians celebrate Maundy Thursday, April 5, Good Friday, April 6, Holy Saturday, April 7, and Easter Sunday, April 8. **** All Saints': +Apr. 21, Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. More ...
Queens Borough President Helen Marshall (second from l.) and Assemblymember Michael Gianaris (far r.) honored outstanding individuals in the Greek American community at celebrations of Greek Independence Day on Friday, March 23 at the Hellenic Cultural Center in Astoria. More ...
Assemblymember Mark Weprin (D-Little Neck) visited the Alley Pond Environmental Center (APEC) at 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston recently and met with a hard-shelled reptilian constituent, an African spur turtle named Pitzie. More ... Dem Budget Proposal Gives Middle Class Relief Congressmember Joseph Crowley lauded the House Democratic budget for 2008, which was passed last week, as a spending plan which "addresses the priorities of working Americans and restores fiscal responsibility" to the nation. More ... Doherty, McCarthy Are UCCA Meeting Speakers John J. Doherty, commissioner of the New York City Department of Sanitation, and city Department of Transportation Queens Borough Commissioner Maura McCarthy, will be the featured speakers at the April 19 meeting of the United Community Civic Association. The association will meet at Augustana Luth... More ... DSNY Shifts To Summer Hours The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) announced that starting Monday, April 2, and continuing through early November 2007, the primary hours for the Department's day force will be 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. The change in collection hours allows DSNY personnel to do their work in cooler morning t... More ... Brown: Bell Case Belongs In Queens BY RICHARD GENTILVISO "I am running for re-election this year," Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown said in responding to a question. Brown, a public servant for nearly 50 years, is seeking his fifth term in office come next November. "If so, I will be the longest serving D.A. in Queens," he said. "That is somethi... More ...
BY JOHN TOSCANO The first legislation that provides both health care and compensation to individuals who were sick or injured as a result of the 9/11 attacks was introduced last week by Congressmembers Carolyn Maloney and Vito Fossella, who have been in the forefront of the effort to take care of Ground Zero first... More ...
BY CATHERINE TSOUNIS "Our village was called Panagia, because it was desolate. Isolated. It needed all the help it could get, because it was so close to Turkey," said my aunt, Mary Rallis. I decided to retrace my roots and see if this is still true. Second and third generation Americans are attempting to retrace their ... More ...
Students in first and second grade classes at St. Demetrios Elementary School in Astoria attended a recent performance of "Disney On Ice" with tickets provided by Gazette Publisher Tony Barsamian. More ...
Easter, the greatest festival of the Christian church, commemorates the resurrection of Jesus. It is a movable feast; that is, it is not always held on the same date. In AD 325 the Echurch council of Nicaea decided that it should be celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or af... More ...
Passover, the Festival of Freedom, is by far the most popular Jewish holiday and is probably observed more scrupulously than the Holy Days. One of the reasons for Passover's universal interest is its home character. Members of Jewish families travel great distances to be together at the Seder tabl... More ...
In time for the spring buds to form, more than 160 trees in and around the Kissena Park Historic Grove have been pruned, the first large-scale pruning of the whole grove, removing dead wood or damaged branches so that the trees' natural form remained intact. More ...
The solemnity of Holy Week in the Greek Orthodox Church ends with the commencement of Easter celebrations, where it glorifies the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. In Greek religion, every Sunday is dedicated to the Resurrection of the Lord, but one hundred days also are dedicated to Easter, 50 before... More ... 114th Police Precinct Blotter Highlights COMPILED BYLINDA J. WILSON Tuesday, March 27: + A 54-year-old Hispanic male was charged with having an open container of an alcoholic beverage in public after he was observed drinking beer in public at Broadway and 42nd Street and found to be wanted on a warrant. More ... Neighborhood briefs... MTA Builds New Headquarters Crews installing steel at a construction site on Northern Boulevard and 33rd Street in Long Island City are working on the future home for staffers at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, an MTA spokesperson said. The three-story, $7 million project is slated for... More ... Borough-Wide Blotter COMPILED BY LIZ GOFF 110th Precinct Student Charged In Book-Bag Swipe A student at the High School of Arts & Business in Corona was charged last week with stealing his teacher's book bag, which contained cash, debit cards and clothing, authorities said. Milhir Nazir, 18, was arrested at about 7 p.m. More ...
Where in the world is Fujian? The answer will soon be Jackson Heights, as this 32-plus-million person province of China will be able to showcase its low-cost industrial manufacturing attractions and thousands of agricultural products in a new 120,000-square-foot exhibition center. More ...
Randi Weingarten, the popular president of the United Federation of Teachers union, was overwhelmingly re-elected to a fourth full term by a nearly 9-to-1 margin. Weingarten and her running mates captured a clean sweep of all seats at stake in the union-wide election, according to results tabulated... More ...
On Tuesday, April 17 Margery Edwards' New York paintings, collages, and works on paper, charting her exploration of light and dark, will be exhibited at Queens College, Kupferberg Art Center, 65-30 Kissena Blvd. More ... Vallone Tries To End 'Unwarranted' Sanit Tickets Responding to many complaints to his office about tickets issued by the Department of Sanitation for supposedly unwarranted violations, City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. is making efforts to get a bill passed which will change the designated hours for issuing summonses. More ...
From all of us to all of you a Blessed Easter and a Joyous Passover! We'd like to take this opportunity to welcome the newest member of the Gazette extended family, Isabella Julia Gallo. The petite little miss was born on February 6 and weighed in at 5 pounds 3 ounces. Good things come in small packages! More ... City To Enforce Graffiti Cleaning For All Owners The New York Department of Sanitation through its Legal Affairs Office has informed the Ridgewood Property Owners & Civic Association that it will start enforcement of a new graffiti nuisance law- Local Law 111- 2005- which was signed into law at the end of December 2005. This law imposes responsib... More ... |
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