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Composto Is Named SD 30 Head BY RICHARD GENTILVISO Just a few years ago, community superintendents were an endangered species. But after Schools Chancellor Joel Klein officially appointed Dr. Philip A. Composto as superintendent for District 30 along with 31 other community superintendents and nine high school superintendents... More ...
As part of a nationwide partnership with Share Our Strength, Food Network and Time Warner Cable of New York and New Jersey donated $10,000 to City Harvest (a Share Our Strength grantee), More ... Sunnyside Chamber Marks Pizzuti's 6th Week At PBQN BY THOMAS COGAN Assistant Chief Diana Pizzuti, commander of New York City Police Department Patrol Borough Queens North (PBQN), made her second consecutive appearance at the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce luncheon for May at Dazies Restaurant on Queens Boulevard. Several attendees were also i... More ...
For the third consecutive year, the life and music of ragtime composer Scott Joplin were celebrated at St. Michael's Cemetery, East Elmhurst this past Saturday, May 12. More ...
City Councilmember Eric Gioia's attempt at eating on the $28 a week allotted to a single adult under the city Food Stamp program ended with his applying to a local food pantry after the initial purchases he made at a neighborhood supermarket ran out. More ...
BY CATHERINE TSOUNIS Thessaloniki was the sister of Alexander the Great. Her name was given to the only natural seaport after Athens in Greece. The seaport of Thessaloniki is a jewel in Northern Greece. Coveted by foreign powers through history, she remains the unofficial capital of the Balkans.... More ... Hotel Construction Versus Housing In Dutch Kills Is Not Welcome BY THOMAS COGAN At the May meeting of the Dutch Kills Civic Association clarification of inclusionary zoning (IZ) as a means to guarantee affordable housing was delivered by Jenna Brienes, from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (DHCR). More ... Community's Affairs Addressed At CB1 Cabinet Meeting BY THOMAS COGAN At the May Community Board 1 (CB1) cabinet meeting held at the Kaufman Astoria Studios Commissary, City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. spoke about parks, graffiti and Con Edison. More ...
Damon Runyon's Broadway came to life on the stage of I.S. 10, the Horace Greeley Junior High School, in Long Island City last Thursday and Friday when the school presented its second annual spring musical, "Guys and Dolls". More ... Summer Jobs For Kids Deadline May 18 Do you know any young people who are looking for a summer job? The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development has a Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP). Applications for the 2007 SYEP program can be downloaded by going to www.nyc.gov/dycd, or printing a c... More ... Worker Dies When Crushed By Garbage Truck COMPILED BY LINDA J. WILSON A 22-year-old private carting (sanitation) worker was killed in a freak accident at about 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 10. More ... Borough-Wide Blotter 110th Precinct/Highway 3 Baysider Killed In Car Crash On GCP Lorraine Neos, 18, was killed instantly in a high-speed crash on May 6, when the driver of the car she was riding in lost control of the vehicle, crashed into a median, bounced off a tree and burst into flame... More ...
BY JOHN TOSCANO Astounded by the biggest water rate increase in 15 years, public officials threatened to go to court to overturn the new levy. The threat came after the city Water Board voted unanimously to increase water rates by 11.5 percent, beginning July 1. The new rate will drive up ... More ... The Pulpit Compiled by Susan Cleary All Saints': +Jun. 9, Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Strawberry fair, great international foods, lots to buy, bargains galore, 43-12 46th St., Sunnyside; 718.729.8523 (Rectory). **** Atonement Lutheran: +Sunday worship services in English at 10:15 a.m. and Sunday school at 11 a... More ... Hillcrest Says No To Another Drug Rehab Facility State officials are mulling over demands by local activists who want to halt the planned move of a Manhattan drug rehabilitation facility to Hillcrest. The controversy involves the relocation of the Cornerstone Medical Arts Center Hospital from its current West 57th Street ... More ...
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BY LANCE CPL. ZACHARY W. LESTER 2nd Marine Division Combat Correspondent A Queens native was awarded the Purple Heart Medal at the Marine Corps base at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina on April 27 for wounds sustained while performing combat operations in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Lance Corporal Archieval E. More ... News Of The Neighborhoods COMPILED BY LIZ GOFF Building Codes Impact Queens Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to overhaul building codes includes a series of safety measures that would impact both new and existing residential units throughout the borough. More ... Reebok Tennis Academy Holds Tryouts May 19 More than 300 NYC junior level players ranging from 8 to 16 years in age are invited to try out for the Reebok Urban Youth Tennis Academy at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park on Saturday, May 19. The program gives junior level p... More ... Airport Electric Vehicle Project Wins EPA Award Delta Air Lines is among 16 "environmental achievers" honored by the Environmental Protection Agency in April for outstanding efforts to protect the environment in a project facilitated and financed by the New York Power Authority. More ... Martin Luther H.S. Holds Entrance Exam May 19 Martin Luther H.S., 60-02 Maspeth Ave. Maspeth, will administer its entrance exam to 8th and 9th grade students interested in September, 2007 admission on Saturday, May 19, at 8:30 a.m. A parent information meeting will be held during the exam, and tours of the facilities wi... More ...
BY LIZ GOFF Things continue to look up in the Dutch Kills community, where construction crews are busy building what is being described as the first "skyscraper" in the Long Island City neighborhood. Architect Patricio Solar said developer Alma Realty is reaching for the stars with a n... More ...
The folks at the Kaufman Astoria Studios are preparing to raise the curtain on Act II of development at the historic site. More ...
On May 30, the Queens Museum of Art presents a gala celebration honoring three remarkable leaders in the Queens community: Congressmember Joseph Crowley, Thomas Chen, president of Crystal Window and Door Systems, Ltd. and Peter M. Meyer, Commerce Bank senior vice president, ... More ... D'Amico, Tuller, 2 Others To Be Honored At Park Gala Queens County Clerk Gloria D'Amico and New York City Police Department Assistant Chief James Tuller, former commanding officer of Patrol Borough Queens North, now commanding officer, Patrol Borough Manhattan South, will be among four people honored at the Unisphere, Inc. More ... Red Cross Emergency Prep Plan Comes To Forest Hills The American Red Cross in Greater New York (ARC/GNY)- Queens will provide a free emergency preparedness program on Thursday, May 17 at 7:30 p.m. at P.S. 144, 93-02 69th Ave. (corner of 69th Avenue and Kessel Street) in Forest Hills. The presentation is co-sponsored by City C... More ... |
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