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After negotiations between the City Council and Mayor Michael Bloomberg, six-day library service has been saved by a restoration of $16 million to libraries in the city's final $59 billion budget. More ... The fourth Hunters Point South (HPS) residential project meeting, held in late June at the new facilities of Sunnyside Communities Services, was designed to be conclusive. More ... Members of the 114th Civilian Observation Patrol (Civ-OP), Inc, police officers from the 114th Precinct and the 114th Precinct Explorers teamed up to clean graffiti on 45th Street and Astoria Boulevard recently. Everyone worked very hard from noon to 4 p.m., cleaning the whole block. More ... The John F. Kennedy Regular Democratic Club of Queens (JFK Club) honored graduating students from seven local high schools in Eastern Queens for their commitment to education and the community with their Charles P. Zaragoza Community Service Award and a $100 check. More ... Con Ed Blackout Finale Panned By Gianaris, Gioia The Public Service Commission's confirmation of Con Edison's $100-per-customer settlement of the 2006 Queens blackout was just another instance of the PSC coddling the giant utility, according to Assemblymember Michael Gianaris. More ... Large, colorful signs greet visitors to the Two Coves Community Garden. One beckons invitingly, "Enjoy our Garden"; another proclaims, "Earth is Life". Panels emblazoned with giant, Warhol-esque tulips add a hip touch to the enclosure. More ... Would you believe that although gasoline and other prices are out of sight, and jobs are scarce, there are still more than 200,000 New York City residents who have not applied for the federal rebate of $600 or more? More ... It is understandable that Queens College is most likely the first school Queens residents will come up with when asked about colleges in the borough. However, there are many other colleges that offer excellent programs that are also located in Queens. More ... Five people who have made significant contributions to the Salah M. Hassanein Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens in the course of its 53-year history are depicted on a mural on the 30th Road façade of the club at 21-12 30th Rd., Long Island City. Anne Buehler, the club's first executive director, is surrounded by former City Council Speaker Peter Vallone Sr. More ... Commerce Bank recently announced the recipients of its annual American Dream Scholarship program, which awards $1,000 to local graduating seniors who both achieve academic excellence and serve the community. More ... Councilember Peter F. Vallone Jr. met with Wayne Smith, a Councilor of the City of Casey, Australia, to speak about issues of vandalism and neighborhood crime. Casey, a city of roughly 250,000 residents, has been able to almost completely eliminate graffiti by modeling enforcement systems on places like New York and Phoenix. More ... Forget what your busy schedule says- it's always a good time to plan a getaway. And now, if you've been dreaming of a trip to the Caribbean, the Bahamas, Mexico or Bermuda, it's truly a great time. More ... Call For Jail Time For Gas Thieves Brooklyn Assemblymember William Colton is drafting a bill calling for increased penalties for thieves who steal gasoline from parked cars. The bill calls on legislators to make fuel theft by thieves who use hoses or siphon pumps to steal gasoline a felony punishable by up to four years in jail. More ... Foodborne illnesses increase in the summer because the same warm temperatures best for picnics and cookouts also are ideal for bacteria to grow. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that every year about 76 million people in the United States become ill from harmful bacteria in food. More ... What would have been the last concert at Shea Stadium before the home of the Mets and the site of the Beatles' first outdoor concert in the United States falls to the wrecking ball became the penultimate concert after tickets to "The Last Play at Shea: From the Beatles to Billy [Joel]" scheduled for Wednesday, More ... Ever since the Queens Museum of Art opened in 1972, it has upheld its goal of presenting a wide range of visual arts and educational programs to the residents of Queens and the surrounding New York area. Upcoming, current, and past exhibitions have varied in artistic styles, mediums, and influences but the one thing in common is the high quality of art that is produced. 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 ... As the Rector of the Passionist Monastery of the Immaculate Conception in Jamaica, the mission work our priests do here in Jamaica and around the world has always been close to my heart. More ... On Thursday, July 17 Rod Gilbert, former New York Rangers captain and all-time leading scorer, visited Queens to help inaugurate what will become the first rooftop ice skating rink in the city of New York. More ... The Queens Public Library will distribute free bagged lunches, Monday through Friday, at the eight branch locations listed below to children 18 and younger now through August 29: •Arverne branch, 312 Beach 54 St., 718-634-4784 •Far Rockaway branch, 1637 Central Ave., 718-327-2549 •Hollis branch, 202-05 Hillside Ave. More ... 104th Precinct Nab Kid-Stalking Thieves Police in Glendale busted three teenage thugs on July 15 after they stalked two children at a local mall and swiped their cellphones and MP3 players. Cops said Michael Feathers, 17, Anthony Feathers, 16, and Jose Miguel, 16, started stalking the 12-year-old victims inside the Atlas Park Shopping Center at about 9 p.m. More ... The parents of a year-old baby girl are thanking their lucky stars this week after the baby survived a four-story plunge from their Flushing apartment on July 16. "It's a miracle she survived," said the child's mother, Mariana Caseres, 26. More ... |
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