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Gotbaum, Red Cross Launch Emergency Prep Tour As New York City moves into the season of hurricanes and blackouts, Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum has called on New Yorkers to take simple steps to prepare themselves. More ... Congestion Pricing Inquiry Rebuts Bloomberg Proposal Assemblymember Richard L. Brodsky (DWestchester), chairman of the Assembly Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions, along with a number of his Assembly and City Council colleagues, on July 9 released "An Inquiry into Congestion Pricing Plan in PlaNYC 2030 and S.6068", or "The Interi... More ... Steps To Take For A Healthy Swimming Season With summer in full swing, state Health Commissioner Richard F. Daines, M.D. recommends a number of steps New Yorkers can take to ensure a healthy swimming season. "Swimming is great family fun and great exercise," Daines said. "New York has so many wonderful beaches and public pools for us to en... More ...
BY RICHARD GENTILVISO Though the excitement of 4th of July fireworks displays is over, there's plenty of action still ahead this summer. "Discover Queens" has become the brand name for tourism in the borough, said Michelle Stoddart, director of marketing and tourism for the Queens Economic Development Corporation. More ... CALDC Summer Fun Children's Series Opens The Central Astoria Local Development Coalition (CALDC) has started the 2007 Summer Fun Children's Series. The series consists of five consecutive Tuesday morning performances at Athens Square Park, 30th Avenue and 30th Street, and five consecutive Wednesday morning performances at the Dutch Kills... More ...
Sanitation Worker Ed "Shevy" Shevlin of Queens East District 14 will drive his Harley Davidson motorcycle cross country and back starting July 14 from Rockaway Beach, New York, to Rockaway Beach, Oregon, to help raise awareness for cystic fibrosis, an often fatal disease. More ...
Ten-year-old Michael Volberg was valedictorian of the class of 2007 of P.S. 78, Long Island City. More ...
The Central Astoria Local Development Coalition (CALDC) Waterfront Concert Series is in full swing. The 25th anniversary celebration continued with the Platters, on Thursday, July 5 at 7:30 p.m. The Platters formed in the early '50s and quickly became one of the top vocal groups of that time. More ... Freeze Your Identity, Make It Harder To Steal Identity theft is a serious crime that is widespread and costly for those who have had their identities stolen. Money, months, and years, can be spent cleaning up the mess thieves have made of one's good name and credit record. More ... Con Ed Tips To Beat The Heat With rising temperatures and higher humidity expected, Con Edison will continue to have extra crews available to respond to any service problems. Customers are urged to call 1-800-75- CONED or contact the company on its Web site at www.conEd.com promptly if they are experiencing any service diffic... More ... MetroCard Bus, Van Coming To Queens MTA New York City Transit MetroCard buses and vans will make scheduled stops in Queens during the month of July as indicated below. Senior citizens and persons with disabilities can apply for the Reduced Fare MetroCard on MetroCard buses or obtain an application from the vans. Seniors must presen... More ... The Pulpit Compiled by Susan Cleary Atonement Lutheran: •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.,afterschool program, pre-K (free for 4-year-olds) enroll now for September, day camp from July 2, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; New Ground Day ... More ...
There's nothing better or healthier to eat than fresh fruits and vegetables, and three Farmers' Markets will open for the season in Queens the weekend of July 6-8. The New York Hall of Science Farmer's Market opened Sunday, July 8, and will be open every Sunday through November 18 from 10 a.m.... More ...
City Councilmember Eric Gioia cut the ceremonial ribbon to open a new greenmarket at Torney Playground on Skillman Avenue in Sunnyside on July 7. Gioia requested that the Council on the Environment of New York City create the open-air greenmarket in Sunnyside and worked with the organization to ch... More ...
Gertrude M. Murray, nee Holden, died June 28. She was 91 years old. Born Aug. 26, 1915, she was a resident of Astoria since 1940. She moved to Newton, New Jersey in 2004. Her husband, William, predeceased her in 1997. She is survived by three children, Noele Berger of Virginia Beach, Virginia; C... More ...
Maureen R. Rizzo, a long-time resident of Astoria, died June 25 at White Plains Hospital surrounded by her family. She was 73 years old. Born Dec. 5, 1933 to Walter and Mildred (Campbell) Tierney, she married Rocco A. Rizzo in August 1952. He predeceased her in 1974. She was very active in St. More ... Borough-Wide Blotter COMPILED BY LIZ GOFF 109th Precinct Hunt Bank Bandit Queens detectives are seeking help from the public to identify and locate a brazen bandit who held up a Flushing bank on July 5. Cops said the man, described as white or Hispanic and 25 to 30 years old, walked into a Ridgewood Savings Bank branch on Parsons Bou... More ...
Queens County Republican Party Chairman Phil Ragusa presents Fresh Meadows resident Jagmohan Dilawri with the Party's Award for Outstanding Citizenship on July 2. Dilawri defended a Francis Lewis H.S. More ... On the brief side... NYC Sales Tax Ended Governor Eliot Spitzer has signed into law legislation which eliminates the New York City portion of the sales tax on all clothing and footwear purchases made in the city, the bill's sponsor, state Senator Frank Padavan, announced. More ... Recycle Air Conditioners, Be Eligible For Cash Vouchers Residential and multifamily building customers of Con Edison electric service can turn in old, working room air conditioners at 48th Avenue and Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City on Saturday, July 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and become eligible to earn a cash bounty when they purchase a new ENERGY S... More ... Library Doors Will Be Open Saturdays Funding was passed recently to expand library hours to at least six days per week in all libraries and for more new books and other library materials. Cambria Heights and Long Island City branches began Saturday hours on July 7 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.- other libraries will open on Saturday as quick... More ...
Love. Aphrodite. These words conjure the image of Paphos, Cyprus, where Aphrodite, goddess of love, was born from the sea foam. The famed and widely acclaimed Temple of Aphrodite is located there. The Panpaphian Association of America presented a unique lecture in collaboration with "Geros tou Mor... More ... 114th Precinct Police Seize 11 Boxes Of Fireworks COMPILED BY LINDA J. WILSON Officers of the 114th Precinct executed the 28th search warrant and made the precinct's first publicized fireworks arrest of 2007 on Monday, June 25. After a 30-year-old Hispanic male was found in possession of an imitation firearm, a search warrant for 21-35 28th St. resulted in his arrest for po... More ... LIC Bakery Is NFP Of the Year BY THOMAS COGAN Artisan Baking Center in Long Island City, dedicated to education in the food industry, was honored as Not-for-Profit of the Year at the New York Industrial Retention Network's (NYIRN ) annual breakfast in Manhattan in late June. More ...
At a luncheon marking the end of the school year, St. John's Preparatory School saluted three faculty members and one staff member on their retirements as well as celebrating significant milestones of four members of the faculty. More ... Archbishop Molloy H.S. Earns MSCSS Accreditation Archbishop Molloy H.S. has received accreditation through the Middle States Association Commission on Secondary Schools (MSCSS). The school earned accreditation following an intensive three-year process, culminating with a three-and-ahalf day visit to the school by a volunteer validation team of e... More ... Queens College Accepts On-Campus Housing Plan Administrators at Queens College of the City University of New York (CUNY) selected Capstone Development Corporation to work with them on the design and construction of the proposed, on-campus, residence halls. More ... QCA Seeks Grant Applications The Queens Council on the Arts (QCA) invites Queens artists and nonprofit organizations providing cultural services to apply for funding. Grants range from $1,000 to $5,000. The Queens Community Arts Fund (QCAF) provides grants for Queens' nonprofit organizations offering cultural activities and ... More ... Neighborhood News Discovery Channel Seeks Troop Photos Officials at the Discovery cable channel are urging family members to submit videos and photos of relatives and friends serving in the Iraq conflict for broadcast in an upcoming documentary. More ... Former Lumberyard To Become Residences Crews are tearing down a long-shuttered building that housed a lumberyard at 32nd Street and Astoria Boulevard to make room for a sprawling residential development at the site. More ... Lawyer Nabbed Taping Colleagues An attorney from Queens who worked for Manhattan Legal Aid was charged last week with aiming a camcorder disguised as a clock at female co-workers to catch images of the women as they changed in and out of their courthouse attire. More ... |
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