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Last Thursday, members of the board of the United Community Civic Association met at Central, 20-30 Steinway St., Astoria and nominated Maureen Allen, Democratic state committee member and president of the Jackson Heights Kiwanis, to the board. Allen will be installed as a board member at the UCCA meeting of October 2. More ... This Saturday, September 6, friends, families, loved ones and neighbors and fellow citizens of the New York City and Port Authority police and firefighters, will gather at St, Michael's Cemetery, East Elmhurst, as they have since 2002, to pay homage to the firefighters, and police who died in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center of Sept. 11, 2001. More ... S ome 20 years ago, New York City was well known to be a city ridden with crime. Graffiti covered subway trains, the crack epidemic was quickly spreading and gang members stalked the streets. Before the crime rate could be brought down—currently it is at its lowest in recent years—many efforts on the part of many people had to be made. More ... On August 13, more than 500 Police Athletic League PAL) children ages eight to 10 gathered at Pelham Bay Park in The Bronx to celebrate and learn about the cultures of the Caribbean Islands. The event was the culmination of a summer long study, "Exploring the Caribbean", by the youngsters from 15 PAL centers throughout the five boroughs. More ... City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. has called upon Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown and his Manhattan counterpart, Robert Morgenthau, to take strong action against two Woodside residents who were recently arrested after they returned to the United States after fleeing to escape arrest on anti-graffiti charges. More ... The Aviation Development Council (ADC), a bridge organization between the region's aviation industry and the communities it serves, has announced its partnership with City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. in support of the Astoria Performing Arts Center's 2008 Summer Stars Program- a seven-week music and theater performance program for young people in Astoria. More ... The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development last week formally announced that New York Hospital Queens, located in Flushing, has received approval to add two floors to a five-story wing currently under construction. The hospital has now received all necessary federal, state and local approvals to amend its plan for a five-story wing by adding two floors. More ... In Astoria, the Federation of Italian American Organization of Queens, Inc. Fall 2008 Italian language classes start September 2; seating is limited. The 12-week course costs $100 plus workbook and is on a first-come, first-served basis. More ... United Adult Ministries, the parent company of Flushing House, will honor three senior advocates with the Rose Kryzak Senior Leadership Award during an annual fundraising gala dinner on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008. More ... Seven years in the making, "Lovely Lily", an independent feature film produced and directed by Jackson Heights resident Celeste Balducci, is complete and has been submitted to many film festivals both domestic and international. Balducci, along with a "cast of hundreds" from the Jackson Heights community appears in the 80-minute feature. More ... Commerce Bank will celebrate the opening of "America's Most Convenient Bank" in the Queens Crossing building at Main Street and 39th Avenue in Downtown Flushing with a fun-filled celebration on Friday, September 5, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. More ... Times and dates are subject to change. Please call event sponsors to confirm. All Saints': •Sep. 13, Saturday, 11 a.m. Penny social, refreshments available. •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 ... 104th Precinct Cops: Murder-Suicide A Mercy Killing? What appeared to be a murder-suicide may have started as a mercy killing when a 65-year-old Woodhaven man shot his wife, and then turned the gun on himself, police said. More ... Cops Heighten Mosque Security Police officials last week announced plans to increase security at mosques throughout Queens during observance of the Islamic holy days of Ramadan. Officials at precincts throughout the borough are sending more cops on foot patrol and in marked vehicles to keep an eye on activities at the mosques during the month-long observance. More ... Assemblymember Ellen Young of Flushing last week announced new affordable housing will be coming on the market soon. The lawmaker said she had secured a capital grant of $125,000 in Albany to purchase two buildings in Flushing that will be upgraded and made ready for occupancy. The buildings are located on Sanford Avenue and on Parsons Boulevard and contain a total of 60 units. The project is sponsored by Young and Asian Americans For Equality and is part of the Queens Affordable Housing Preservation Initiative. Young stated: "These two buildings are providing real, tangible solutions to the affordable housing crisis. By saving buildings from rent hikes and luxury development, we are giving our low-income tenants and working families a place to call home." More ... Where were you in 1958, when saddle-shoed teenagers rocked at hops and huddled at soda shops, making memories that would last a lifetime? If you were a member of the 1958 graduating class at Bryant H.S., please read on. Alumni officials at Bryant H.S. are sending a message to graduates of the school's Class of 1958, to join in a 50th anniversary reunion this October. More ... Join the International Center in New York's (ICNY) Conversation Partner Program at either of two programs currently in Queens and get involved with people coming to the United States. Jacob Riis Settlement House., 31-51 21st St. More ... |
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