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BY RICHARD GENTILVISO It has been a year since Genesis Regalado was gunned down in a drive-by shooting outside her home on 99th Street in Corona, playing at an open hydrant on a hot July 17 night. Her tragic death at age 11, the result of local gang rivalries, sparked demonstrations against violence and increased gang ... More ... Weiner Beats Other '09 Mayoral Hopefuls In Campaign $ Received Congressmember Anthony Weiner, one of the leading contenders for mayor in the 2009 election, led all other mayoral hopefuls by raising $2 million for the six-month period which ended last Wednesday. More ...
Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown became the second longest serving district attorney in the history of Queens County, moving past Charles P. Sullivan (1935- 1951) in May 2007. Brown became district attorney of Queens County in 1991. More ... Con Edison Offers More Customers Energy Savings Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. has hired four vendors to help expand the company's targeted demand side management program. The program is designed to help customers in certain neighborhoods reduce electricity use during peak usage periods by achieving permanent energy savings. More ...
A boneheaded 16-year old boy was arrested at around 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 11 after he climbed to the rooftops of local Astoria businesses in broad daylight just down the street from the offices of anti-graffiti advocate City Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. and vandalized walls with spray paint... More ... On the brief side... Vallone's New Plans For Diving Pool City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. has started discussions with Parks Department officials in hopes of renovating the dilapidated diving pool in Astoria Park next to the Astoria Pool. More ...
On a terrace decorated with American flags, some 100 members of the Flushing community came out to celebrate the Fourth of July at a cookout with Assemblymember Ellen Young and Councilmember John Liu at Young's district office. More ... Astoria Bank Heist Teen Pleads Guilty BY LIZ GOFF A 16-year-old former Astoria high school student received a slap on the wrist when she was sentenced on felony robbery charges June 22 for her role in two local bank robberies. More ... News Of The Neighborhoods COMPILED BY LIZ GOFF Neighbors Warn City: 'Don't Touch Our Tree!" Flushing residents hugged a majestic beech tree as they joined City Councilmember John Liu in a warning to officials at the city School Construction Authority (SCA) to keep their hands - and buzz saws - off a century-old wych elm tree growing on t... More ... MacBook Pro Is Video Contest Prize Con Edison is extending through August 17 the deadline for submissions to its "Power of Power" video contest for 13- to 17-year olds. The utility serving New York City and parts of Westchester County is asking budding filmmakers and videographers to create an original, one- to two-minute video on ... More ... Queens Bodega Owners Call On City For Action BY LIZ GOFF Owners of bodegas and other small shops throughout Queens are calling on Mayor Michael Bloomberg for help in curbing the spike of violence they have experienced over the past few months. According to Jose Fernandez, president of the 7,000-member Bodega Association of New York, 17 Queens bodegas w... More ... Students Overcome Odds To Earn H.S. Diplomas Schools Chancellor Joel Klein has named students who have overcome serious obstacles to earn their diplomas at New York City high schools as "Graduates of the Day". He congratulated the hundreds of students who have beaten the odds to graduate during a reception at Department of Education headquar... More ...
Queens Dem lawmakers last week were singing the praises of a momentous college tuition aid bill. BY JOHN TOSCANO Queens Democratic lawmakers in Washington last week were singing the praises of a momentous college tuition aid bill that increases grants for millions of needy college students and reduces by 50 percent the interest they will have to pay on college tuition loans. The bill breezed through the Hous... 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 ...
BY CATHERINE TSOUNIS "Greek blood is not shed aimlessly, it irrigates holy soil and remains glorious," recited Rev. Anastasios Diakovasilis from his second book, Poietiki Anthologia ( Poetic Anthology). The poetry reading was held at Holy Cross Church in Whitestone. The Eastern Queens community attended to list... More ...
BY JOHN TOSCANO It used to be you would go to visit your dentist with some trepidation about the pain you would have to endure. You would sit in the waiting room bored, staring into space, dozing, or reading last year's magazines. More ...
A Super Food for Diabetics We hear it over and over again, "Eat your vegetables!" While we understand the importance of including vegetables in meals, we can get bored with the same veggie lineup. If that's the case, consider preparing Southwestern Roasted Vegetables as a solution to your daily vegetable dilemma. More ...
Sunnyside Community Services, Inc. was one of 11 organizations in the New York region honored at the 2007 Regional Commuter Choice Awards. Sponsored by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC), in collaboration with the Metropolitan Mobility Network, this award recognizes outstandi... More ...
Have you eaten enough fiber today? A new survey finds that nearly 70 percent of women polled say they eat enough fiber every day, but research shows only about one of 10 is actually eating enough fiber1. More ...
You can improve your diet deliciously and easily by adding whole grains for big health payoffs. Did you know - •Unrefined whole-grain foods contain fiber that can help lower your blood cholesterol - important for preventing heart disease and stroke. More ... YMCA To Hold 8th Tempone Dinner-Dance On Wednesday, October 17, the Long Island City YMCA will host its eighth annual Frank J. Tempone Service to Youth Dinner & Dance to raise funds for its youth programs and family services. The event, sponsored by State Bank of Long Island, Con Edison, and Astro Communications will be held at Terrac... More ... Starbucks Gifts And Goodies Add To Summertime Fun Life's better on the front porch and as you stop by to refresh with friends or cool off with colleagues at your local Starbucks this summer, take a look at these delightful gifts and goodies. These seasonal items began celebrating the arrival of summer- and all the adventure that happens under the... More ... Cornell Gunter's Coasters To Appear In Astoria Park The Central Astoria Local Development Coalition (CALDC) Waterfront Concert Series is in full swing and the 25th anniversary celebration continues. The Cornell Gunter's Coasters will perform in Astoria Park on Thursday, July 26 at 7:30pm. This oldies group is apt to surprise you with their comedic ... More ... CALDC's "Summer Fun" Children's Series The Summer Fun Children's Series presented by the Central Astoria Local Development Coalition (CALDC) will continue on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, at 10:30 a.m. at Athens Square Park and Dutch Kills Playground through August 8. More ... GREEK NIGHTS 2007 SUMMER PERFORMANCES Jul. 24 KEP (Greek Cultural Center) music from Asia Minor, Rebetika/Entehna folk songs Jul. 31 Skrepetos Orchestra Aug. 7 Gus Ballas music/Holy Cross dancers Aug. 14 GAFS dancers/Athenian Society Aug. 21 DJ Gus/George's Patriotic Band Aug. More ...
BY DAN MILLER Representatives of cultural, economic and business institutions of Queens surrounded Borough President Helen Marshall at a kick off celebration of this year's "Discover Queens in August" at the Diamond Club at Shea Stadium yesterday. More ...
BY LINDA J. WILSON The City Planning Commission has to hold hearings and the City Council must take a vote, but barring any unexpected snags from either of these two events, Sunnyside Gardens is almost certain to become Queens' largest historic district, probably well before the end of the year. More ... 114th Police Precinct Blotter COMPILED BY LINDA J. WILSON Friday, July 6: • Three white males, one 20 years old and two 25 years old, were charged with criminal trespass after they were found on property at Northern Boulevard and 47th Street without permission. More ... Church Robbery Fells Granny-Beater The Queens man who brutally beat two elderly grandmothers last spring in Jamaica Estates and Jamaica has added a new chapter to his criminal history. Police said Jack Rhodes, 45, broke into the All Nations Apostolic Tabernacle Church in Jamaica, Queens on September 25, 2006, where he kicked open ... More ... Borough-Wide Blotter COMPILED BY LIZ GOFF 109th Precinct Hunt For Stickup Duo Queens detectives are seeking help from the public to identify and locate two men who held up a Whitestone grocery store at gunpoint on July 8. The suspects, both in their 20s, entered the Late Night store on Parsons Boulevard and 14th Avenue and threatened... More ... |
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