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Dist. 30 Schools Rank A To F BY RICHARD GENTILVISO Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Joel Klein released the first-ever progress reports on the city's public schools last week, giving each school a letter grade. But it's not as simple as "A", "B", "C", or even "D" and "F". More ... Clean-up At Oakland Lake & Ravine Nov. 17 On Saturday, November 17 from10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., park lovers of all ages are welcome to join the Martin Van Buren H.S. honor students and Friends of Oakland Lake and Ravine plant bulbs, flowers and shrubs, collect litter and learn about the environment and history of Oakland Lake. More ...
Recently, Queens Borough President Helen Marshall officially proclaimed November "CUNY Month" at a ceremony attended by LaGuardia Community College President Gail O. Mellow (holding proclamation with Marshall) and students from LaG C.C., Queens College, York College, and Queensborough Community Coll... More ... News Of The Neighborhoods COMPILED BY LIZ GOFF Queens Straphangers 'Rail' At Projected Fare Increase Charging conditions stink on city subways, Queens straphangers lashed out at Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) authorities on November 8 arguing that service improvements must be in place before there can be any talk of a transit ... More ... Store Owner Fends Off Robbery With Machete BY LIZ GOFF A Queens bodega owner took a slice out of crime last week by using a machete to nail an armed thug will not face criminal charges, authorities said. Johan Marte, 46, owner of Erick Grocery in Woodhaven said the armed thief burst into the bodega with guns blazing on November 8. More ...
BY ED HORN Our national history requires the assistance of everyone impacted by 9/11. A verbal record of those affected by the attacks is being requested, which will be permanently maintained by the Library of Congress. It is imperative that we never forget the sacrifice of First Responders who sacrificed... More ...
Percussia, a contemporary chamber music ensemble with percussion as its driving force, performed the world premiere of a new work and three additional pieces in a concert at Queens Library at Langston Hughes, 100-01 Northern Blvd., Corona on Saturday, November 10 at 3 p.m. More ...
Cuomo Backs Federal Mortgage Protection Bill New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has endorsed proposed federal legislation that would institute new safeguards to protect against fraud and bad practices in the real estate appraisal industry that have led to the present foreclosure crisis ... More ...
BY LINDA NEWBY Residents, staff, families and volunteers enjoyed a special week of Halloween fun and festivities at Queens Boulevard Extended Care Facility. The celebrations culminated on Wednesday, October 31, with a costume and pumpkin decorating contest. The frightfully fine costumes were an especially big hi... More ... Big 6 Hearing Shows Changes In Mitchell-Lama Housing BY THOMAS COGAN A maintenance hearing on premises last week at Big Six Towers, the high-rise cooperative complex (actually seven towers in all) at Queens Boulevard between 59th and 61st Streets conducted by the Division of Housing Supervision of the city Department of Housing Preservation and Development provided... More ... THE pulpit All Saints': •Nov. 17, Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Rummage sale, great bargains, reasonable, refreshments, 43-12 46th St., Sunnyside; 718.729.8523. **** Astoria Center of Israel: •Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. Shabbat services, followed by Kiddush, 27- 35 Crescent St.; 718.278.2680. More ...
On October 6, 2007 at St John's Prep High School, formerly Mater Christi High School, in Astoria, a large Reunion-Gala was held in honor of the Graduating Classes of 1967, 1972, and 1977. Well over 300 alumni, family, faculty and friends attended, reminisced about old times and enjoyed each others c... More ...
BY RICHARD GENTILVISO Despite a promise to return, the city Department of Homeless Services was a no-show last week at the United Community Civic Association (UCCA). "Department of Homeless Services is not here," said City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. More ...
BY CATHERINE TSOUNIS "My son, John loved '300'," said Ellen Depraida Knowd, Town Librarian in Mattituck, Suffolk County. "John believes it is one of the best movies he ever saw. College men at St. John's University, Jamaica, keep quoting "Only Spartan women have real men. More ...
On Wednesday, October 24 the Astoria/L.I.C. Kiwanis held its 2007/2008 installation dinner at Ponticello Ristorante under the direction of Event Chairman Linda Perno of Lincole Lithograph and Cochair Roseanne Alafogiannis of Alafogiannis Plumbing. More ...
What does it take to be a good songwriter? Besides the ability to write, a good songwriter needs an artistic prism that allows him or her to synthesize past experience into a new art creation. More ... 'Treasures In the Harbor' Airs On Channel 13 November 22 New Yorkers know about the great Greek food in Astoria, the bustle of Flushing's streets and the joys of Shea and Arthur Ashe Stadiums, but on Thanksgiving Day, they can learn about the natural wilderness tucked away in Queens. 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 ... Scholastic Holds Pajama Party For Hour Children Bedtime for most children is a dependable ritual. Whether putting on pajamas and getting kissed goodnight, or snuggling into the crook of a parent's arm and having a story read aloud, the routines are about love, comfort and safety. But for some children there are no such rituals. More ... Boro Blotter COMPILED BY LIZ GOFF 104th Precinct Hunting Armed Robber Queens detectives are seeking help from the public to identify and locate an armed robber who held up a Maspeth grocery store on November 6. Police said the suspect entered the Grand Avenue store at about 10 p.m. More ... |
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