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Windmuller Park Concerts A summer-long series of outdoor concerts in local parks, made possible by a $125,000 state grant received by Assemblymember Margaret Markey (D- Maspeth), will be launched tonight at 7 p.m. in Windmuller Park in Woodside, 39th Drive and 54th Street. More ... News of the arrest of a man in connection with the vicious and senseless stabbing of a 37-year-old mother elicited relief and appreciation from residents at the last meeting of the 114th Precinct Community Council until September. More ... As the devastating subprime mortgage lending crisis and home foreclosures show no sign of abating, New York state's threatened homeowners at least can get some help from comprehensive legislation passed during the recent session in Albany. The new laws will help at-risk homeowners overcome impending foreclosure. More ... MTA 'Bucket Plan' Blitzes Northern Boulevard City transit officials are laying down tarps and buckets in hopes of beating flooding that crippled the Queens Boulevard subway line last August. The Queens Boulevard line carries 'R', 'V', 'E', 'F' and 'G' trains along all or part of their respective routes. More ... T he Central Astoria Local Development Coalition (CALDC) presented the first of this summer's Monday Movie Nights on July 7. More than 1,500 people thronged to Astoria Park, where families laid out their blankets, put up their folding chairs and picnicked to get ready for the movie. More ... Continuing a longstanding tradition of helping others in need, Crystal Window & Door Systems' employees have pooled their resources to aid victims of the recent earthquake disaster in the Sichuan Province of China. Altogether, employees donated several thousand dollars, with the company matching their donations for a total of $9,000. More ... Phillip and Randy Klein first offered a holistic, organic based line of pet care products 20 years ago, when they started Whiskers "to bring the benefits of holistic wellness concepts to the universe of companion animals through the education of pet care-givers, and to foster the research, identification and introduction of products and methods to further that aim", More ... In the 108th Police Precinct, the drop-off in crime during late May and most of June was described as "amazing" by Precinct Commander Deputy Inspector Thomas Kavanagh as he read his monthly report at the June meeting of the precinct community council. More ... Police from the Queens Highway Patrol Unit and Borough Task Force cops hit the streets last weekend in the kickoff of an NYPD crackdown on drunk driving. The offensive, dubbed "Operation Cold Sober", targets motorists who get behind the wheel after a night out at local clubs and taverns, police said. More ... Times and dates are subject to change. Please call event sponsors to confirm. All Saints' Church: •Tuesdays, 6 p.m. Join the Sunnyside Drum Corps marching band, boys/girls ages 7-17, 43-12 46th St., Sunnyside; band information, 718.786.4141; rectory 718.729.8523. More ... 102nd Precinct Homeowner Busted, Kept Fighting Roosters Authorities busted a 51-year-old Richmond Hill homeowner on June 11 after ASPCA agents spotted a coop behind her 132nd Street home with more than 30 fighting roosters. More ... Detectives assigned to the NYPD Organized Crime Control Bureau cut the fuse on a fireworks cache stashed in a Middle Village residence on June 25. Police said the detectives spotted Patsy J. Colangelo, 26, unloading cartons stamped "Fireworks" from his 2007 black Nissan Murano into his residence on the morning of June 25. More ... The "Summer Fun" Children's Series presented by the Central Astoria Local Development Coalition (CALDC) will continue on Tuesday, July 15 in Athens Square Park, 30th Avenue and 30th Street, with "Little Red Riding Hood by La Piccola Opera", and on Wednesday, July 16 at the Dutch Kills Playground, 36th Avenue and Crescent Street. The performances start at 10:30 a.m. More ... "The glory Sicily had with the Greek colonies of two thousand five hundred years ago was the high point of Sicilian history," said the museum display in the "Paolo Orsi" Museum in Syracuse, Sicily. "Modern Sicily is a shadow of the greatness it had under the Greeks. More ... On Saturday July 5, Woodside On The Move held their annual 4th of July street fair. A little rain did not stop crowds of people from coming out and enjoying the food and the shopping. Woodside On The Move President Mike McSweeney gave the opening speech and introduced some soldiers that were enjoying the sights and sounds of the street fair. More ... The $59 billion 2008- 09 city budget that was approved last week was good news for Queens, City Councilmember James Gennaro said, but reveals a "longstanding problem" with the way Albany exploits the city's financial needs. More ... |
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