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Congressmember Joseph Crowley, concerned about the dangers resulting from PCB contamination in schools, has seen legislation passed which provides federal funds for cleanups, "critical modernization" and renovation and repair projects. More ... Across the land on this coming Sunday children, depending on their ages, tastes and budgets, will hand their fathers soapon a-rope, ties, handkerchiefs, fishing lures, golf clubs, tickets to sports events, plastic trophy cups inscribed "World's Greatest Dad" and all manner of Father's Day gifts. More ... In an effort to protect consumers from the "exploding" debt collection industry, the state Assembly has passed a series of bills aimed at curbing abusive and unfair debt collection practices in New York State, Assemblymember Audrey Pheffer announced. More ... "Employment discrimination is often a matter of not knowing the law," said Patricia Gatling, commissioner of the New York City Commission on Human Rights, as she opened "Avoiding Immigration-Related Employment Discrimination: 2008 Program for Employers," a forum held in late spring in the auditorium of the Flushing branch of the Queens Borough Public Library. More ... The clock is running on the Dutch Kills rezoning as the long and arduous process enters its final stages. Certified by the Department of City Planning (DCP) on May 19, the plan now begins a public review that could put the rezoning on the books more than three years after it was first proposed. More ... On Saturday June 7, the United Community Civic Association (UCCA) and The Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens co-sponsored the annual UCCA community health fair in the playground at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, located at Astoria Boulevard and 35th Avenue in Astoria. More ... As an international audience of 300 persons gathered at the Pan Macedonian Studies Center in Whitestone applauded, scholarships were conferred on three students enrolled in the Modern Greek Language and Literature program at St. John's University. More ... As the 2007-08 school year draws to a close, the city's $13.6 billion, five-year capital building plan for schools has one more year to go. "I can tell you that in September, 17 new schools will open citywide, six in Queens," said Mary Leas. More ... What good are dance lessons, painting classes or music lessons? Numerous studies offer compelling arguments that arts education is far from a useless frill. More ... On Sunday June 8, more than 200 community residents cooled off from blistering 90-degree temperatures and joined state Senator John Sabini in visiting the Regal Heights Rehabilitation and Health Care Center sixth annual community health fair at 70-05 35th Ave. More ... National Geographic Channel 'Swabs' Astoria Officials at the National Geographic Channel are heading to Astoria in July to collect DNA samples as part of a project to link Queens residents with their Tribal ancestors and they will be seeking volunteers at the 30th Avenue Street Festival to agree to be swabbed for DNA testing to determine if they are linked genetically More ... Among them, Robert Soriano, Edward Savage, Dolores Coote and Lee Romero have 222 years of service working for the same company. Each of the four started working for Con Edison at least 50 years ago. And they're still coming to work every day. More ... The Ravenswood generating station, currently owned by National Grid, is in the process of being sold to TransCanada Corporation for a total cash consideration of $2.9 billion. The sale of the 2,480-MW facility was announced at the end of March of this year, and the process has received two of the required approvals. More ... The New York state Milk Price Gouging Law is not working, a City Council investigation has found. Many supermarkets and smaller local stores are overcharging for this food product which is a necessary part of children's diets. More ... Breathtaking views of Manhattan and Queens, dancing under the stars and fabulous cuisine and cocktails are on tap for supporters of SHAREing & CAREing, a non-profit community-based Queens organization that provides breast health outreach, education, support and advocacy services for medically under-served and uninsured women. More ... In the 80 years of the Academy Awards, only three women have ever been nominated for Best Director (Lena Wertmuller, 1975, Jane Campion, 1993, Sofia Coppola, 2003), and surprisingly, no woman has ever won that award. More ... Despite serving as a location in numerous films and "Law and Order" episodes, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park is best known for being the location of the 1939 and 1964 World's Fairs. More ... Queens Borough President Helen Marshall (l.) and Tom Finkelpearl, head of the Queens Museum of Art, accept a City Council resolution from Councilmember Helen Sears commemorating the 350th anniversary year of the historic More ... Crystal Window & Door Systems President and Founder Thomas Chen was honored by the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) for his outstanding business achievements and long-standing dedication to minority business development. More ... The city Department of Education's failure to make some local pre-kindergarten programs available to many parents and their children has led City Councilmember David Weprin to call on Schools Chancellor Joel Klein to start the entire application process again from the beginning. More ... With the warmer weather, the potential for burglary becomes greater as people let down their guard in securing doors and windows. Burglaries are up 23.9 percent so far this year compared to last year (through May 25) in the 114th Precinct. More ... A city Transit Police captain was arrested on May 25 after he allegedly exposed himself to a male straphanger at a Queens subway station while on duty. Rank and file officers applauded the arrest of Transit Bureau Captain Jeffrey Klimas, 51, after years of rumors of how Klimas sought sexual encounters in the city subway system. More ... After Diane Ballek, president, and the rest of the 108th Police Precinct Community Council board were unanimously elected to another year in office, the May meeting at Sunnyside Community Services became the occasion for Precinct Commander Deputy Inspector Thomas Kavanagh's latest crime report. More ... A College Point church more than 135 years old was severely damaged in a fire late Friday afternoon. A onealarm fire broke out in the wooden First Reformed Church of College Point at 118-17 14th Ave. at 119th St. Six firefighters were hospitalized with minor injuries; no civilians, including the Rev. Linda Burlew, the church's pastor, were reported injured. More ... Times and dates are subject to change. Please call event sponsors to confirm. Jun. 15 Pentecost (Orthodox) All Saints' Church: •Jun. 14, Saturday. Strawberry fair in Sunnyside, vendors wanted, call 718.784.8031. More ... Community Board 7 takes pride in the fact that it is the largest of all 59 community boards in New York City. But as a result of a recent finding by the Department of City Planning, Community Board 7 and New York City are smaller than had been believed. More ... Children, adults and families are invited to join in the two-week-long first anniversary celebration of Amalgamated Bank's Long Island City branch at 36-16/18 21st St. through Saturday, June 14. Everyone in the community is invited to enjoy food, children's activities including face painting and games and drawings for prizes. Activities will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. More ... American Airlines began a new chapter in its more than 80-year history June 2 when it launched its first flight from the United States to Russia. American, a founding member of the oneworld ® Alliance and the world's largest airline, is the first U.S. More ... |
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