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BY THOMAS COGAN The Long Island City Business Development Corporation's 20th luncheon and 17th annual trade show, held at Terrace on the Park in mid-November, was perhaps more crowded than last year's presentation, which is not an easy accomplishment. More ...
BY RICHARD GENTILVISO With school grades in, the Department of Education invited parents to visit schools and confer with teachers last week for Open School Week. This year, the DOE's theme is "Great Public Schools: A Basic Right and Our Responsibility". More ...
QSAC (Quality Services for the Autistic Community) has received a $25,000 grant from the Walter Kaner Children's Foundation. The grant will help fund a new adult day program for people with autism. Gary Maffei, QSAC executive director, stated, "We are, indeed, thankful to have friends like the pe... More ...
BY JOHN TOSCANO After a recent report showing that criminal activity in Flushing Meadows- Corona Park remained the second highest in New York City, City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. called on the New York City Police Department to add a permanent police presence in Queens' largest outdoor facility. More ... Global Warming? Homeowners fretting over the cost of heating oil may get a break this year from "Ol' Man Winter". The chief long-range forecaster for AccuWeather, Joe Bastardi, predicted last week that the Big Apple is in for a mild winter like those experienced in 2001 and 2002 with average temperatures of 39.3... More ... Auditions For 'City At Peace' Art Program City at Peace is a performing arts program that helps to empower teens, 13 to 19, to transform their lives and improve their communities through performing an original musical based on their life and how they've helped improve their communities. Auditions are being held now to June 28, 2008 from 1... More ...
As they have for the fifth consecutive year, City Councilmember Eric Gioia and Queensbridge Tenants Association President Nina Adams gave away turkeys donated by Fresh Direct to residents of More ... News Of The Neighborhoods COMPILED BY LIZ GOFF SJU Aids Military Families Officials at St. John's University (SJU) last week announced a program designed to help military personnel and their families adjust to troop deployment in the Middle East. The program will help military personnel and their families adjust to stress and the psychologic... More ...
BY JOHN TOSCANO Western Queens lawmakers, community leaders and the Red Cross called on the United States government and New Yorkers to extend a helping hand to the people of Bangladesh in the aftermath of the killer cyclone that struck six days ago. More ...
Educators are often confronted with the question, "What will the classroom of the future look like?" While this might be an unknown, at Solomon Schechter School of Queens (S.S.S.Q.), the classroom of the 21st century has arrived. More ...
BY THOMAS COGAN The Sunnyside Arch, on Queens Boulevard at 46th/Bliss Street, below the No. 7 elevated station, is perhaps an object only Sunnyside could love; therefore, Sunnyside might be forced to defend it against the Municipal Art Commission of the City of New York, which evidently wishes it would fall apart... More ... FamilyEntertainment Offered At Bohemian Hall B ohemian Hall's first series of Beer Tasting Dinners on Monday evenings from 6 to 8 p.m. is off to a great Bstart. The $25 cost of the dinner includes a three-course meal and a beer with each course. Each week, different beers are paired with a traditional dinner, usually Czech cuisine. More ...
The Taminent Regular Democratic Club, one of the oldest Democratic clubs in Queens, held its 76th annual dinner-dance on Saturday night November 3 at Riccardo's by the Bridge, Astoria. More ... Commerce Bank Offers Smart Holiday Shopping Tips As the holidays and the biggest shopping day of the year approaches, Commerce Bank, "America's Most Convenient Bank", offers shoppers smart ways to shop this holiday season. More ...
If you're looking for something for the whole family to do over the Thanksgiving weekend, there's a new, New York City attraction to admire as the holiday season goes into gear. More ... Let's Talk Turkey BY LIZ GOFF The first Thanksgiving may be significant for having brought together Pilgrims and Native Americans, but the feast we celebrate today wasn't recognized as a holiday until the 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, took office. President Lincoln established Thanksgiving as a national holiday on October ... More ... Bella Italia Mia Celebrates Italian Heritage & Culture Giuseppe Garibaldi, 1807- 2007, is called the "Hero of the Two Worlds" in a tribute to his military expeditions in South America and Europe. In 1850 he immigrated to New York, worked and lived on Staten Island and at the outbreak of the Civil War volunteered his services to President Abraham Linco... More ...
An apocryphal anecdote has it that the absent-minded violinist Jascha Heifetz was racing up New York's Seventh Avenue to a rehearsal when a stranger stopped him. "Pardon me", he said. "Can you tell me how to get to Carnegie Hall? More ...
On Wednesday, November 14 the Federation of Italian American Organizations of Queens (FIAOQ) met at the organization's headquarters in Astoria to recap the recent success of the 2007 Queens County Columbus Parade and to discuss upcoming events for 2008. More ... THE PULPIT All Saints': •Dec. 1, Saturday, 4-7 p.m. Whimsical Winter Tea Party, entertainment, door prizes, raffles, tickets at the door, 43-12 46th St., Sunnyside; 718.784.8031. **** Ascension Presbyterian: •Dec. 9, Sunday, 2-5 p.m. Christmas Fest, music, refreshments, games, kids' events, fr... More ... Borough-Wide Blotter COMPILED BY LIZ GOFF 104th Precinct Ambulette Rider Killed An 80-year-old man was killed last week when the ambulette he was riding in went out of control and ran into a tree and a light pole in Middle Village, police said. Police said the driver lost control of the vehicle when he swerved to avoid a car on Junip... More ... |
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