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City Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr., joined by representatives from the Department of Housing and Preservation (HPD), led an Astoria Civic Association meeting February 5 that focused on informing the public about the growing problem of bed bugs. More ... Environmentalists and Queens community leaders hailed the passage last week of City Councilmember James Gennaro's stormwater management plan, aimed at ending basement floodings following heavy rain- and snow falls in various parts of the city, including Queens. More ... With the presidential primary over, the city's ancient voting machines are back in storage. At 1,369 polling places throughout the city, 7,780 mechanical-lever machines did their job once again. In New York City, voter turnout on February 5 was more than twice as great as it was in 2004 when the vote was held in March. About 900,000 out of 2. More ... City Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. announced a new program that will offer development corporations, merchants' associations and other neighborhood organizations additional sanitation services to keep commercial corridors clean. More ... A 42-year-old Astoria man won an $800,000 slot jackpot in Atlantic City on January 25, while waiting to buy a pair of designer jeans for his girl friend. Samih (Sammy) Zabib said he was tired of her going on about the jeans she saw in an expensive boutique inside the Borgata Hotel & Casino. More ... MTA Bridges and Tunnels has made it more convenient than ever to sign up for an EZPass account by making applications available at the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles' (DMV) following locations: College Point DMV, 30-56 Whitestone Expwy., Flushing and NYS DMV Jamaica District Office, 168-46 91st Ave., Jamaica. More ... City Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. announced that the Our World Neighborhood Charter School (OWN) is now accepting applications. The deadline for applications, available at Vallone's office, is April 4. Opened in 2002, OWN has a mission of educating students and forming them into independent thinkers and lifelong learners. The school, located at 36-12 35th Ave. More ... The Child Center of NY is looking for college students to work in after school programs throughout Queens neighborhoods. Positions are currently open at P.S. 56, Richmond Hill; P.S. 188, Hollis Hills/Bayside and P.S. 223, South Jamaica. More ... On February 21, 11 a.m., Queens College, Flushing, is holding a "Women and Work" open house event in the Music Building, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., and in Manhattan go to 25 W. 43rd St., 10th Floor, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday to Thursday through February. More ... Police are asking for the public's assistance in finding Jaslyn Gonzales, a 12-year-old black female, who was last seen on January 19 at approximately 12:15 p.m. in the vicinity of her residence, 4 River Rd., Roosevelt Island, in the confines of the 114th Precinct. Gonzales is about 4 feet, 9 inches tall and weighs about 98 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes. More ... Domestic Violence To Be Electronically Tagged A Bronx assemblyman has introduced a bill that would require anyone with an order of protection against him or her to be forced to wear an electronic monitoring device. The bill is designed to protect victims and prevent domestic violence incidents from escalating, was passed by the state senate last year. More ... Thousands of people- Asian-Americans by birth and by choice- lined 37th Avenue from Union Street to Main Street in Flushing last Sunday, February 10 to celebrate the start of the Lunar New Year. More ... About six weeks ago, Illinois Senator Barack Obama sprung his first surprise of the presidential primary season with a solid victory in the Iowa caucuses that left a dazed Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton languishing in third place. More ... The Federation of Italian American Organizations of Queens held their annual installation of officers last Saturday, February 2 at the Istria Club on Astoria Boulevard. State Senator George Onorato swore in Joseph Di Pietro as president. Angie Markham remains as executive director. More ... City Councilmembers Eric Gioia and Peter Vallone Jr. cut a ribbon to celebrate the opening of the Chocolate Spoon Coffee House, 37- 03 31st Ave., Astoria, with owners Odette Bernardes and Patricia Faria last Friday, February 8. They were joined at the 11 a.m. More ... Don't let the bitter cold get to you- sweeten up your day with new guilt-free, "Skinny" options at Starbucks! Flurry into Starbucks for a new Skinny Mocha or a Skinny Latte! More ... Times and dates are subject to change. Please call event sponsors to confirm. Feb. 14 Race Relations Day; Feb. 17 American League of United Latin Citizens Founded; Feb. 24 Mexico Flag Day; Mar. 1 St. David's Day; Mar. More ... David Oats, journalist, borough historian and watchdog of Flushing Meadows- Corona Park, died Friday, February 8. He was 58 years old. Oats served three stints in the course of a 30-year career as the managing editor of the Queens Tribune. More ... At the end of January there was still time to look forward to 2008, as the Queens Chamber of Commerce and Sovereign Bank did in their breakfast meeting at the Sheraton La Guardia East Hotel in Flushing. Thomas P. More ... Republican lawmakers from Queens announced new legislation last week which would restrict the release from prison of potentially dangerous violent felons, strengthens victims' rights and increases transparency in the parole process. More ... Felix Farenga, a New York State Licensed Funeral Director and former president of Joseph Farenga & Sons Funeral Home, Astoria, died February 5 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He was 80 years old. More ... With the support of many, St. Michael's Cemetery, East Elmhurst will dedicate a permanent memorial to all New York City and Port Authority First Responders lost in the line of duty from 1995 to date, including members of the New York City Police Department, the Port Authority Police Department and the New York City Fire Department, with the exception of those lost on 9/11. More ... 104th Precinct 19-Year-Old Asleep At The Wheel Police arrested a 19-year-old Queens man on January 27 after he was caught asleep behind the wheel of his 1993 Honda Civic. The officers who found Thomas Falzone snoozing in the driver's seat also found him in possession of marijuana and a pipe containing crack cocaine. More ... |
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