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BY THOMAS COGAN Queens District Attorney Richard Brown spoke at the annual installation luncheon of the Queens Chamber of Commerce, held at Antun's in Queens Village April 17, and also swore in the group's slate of officers and board members. He reviewed the law enforcement year just past and a notorious trial in... More ...
BY THOMAS COGAN This month's Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce luncheon occurred a day after the state assembly declined even to vote on Mayor Michael Bloomberg's congestion pricing plan, thus stifling it and denying the city federal funds that were contingent on its passage in the state legislature. More ...
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary James B. Peake and U.S. Housing and Urban Development Deputy Secretary Roy A. Bernardi last week announced $75 million would be allocated to provide permanent supportive housing for an estimated 10,000 homeless veterans nati... More ...
Maltese Hails New Discount Rx Card Persons aged 50 to 64 will receive significant discounts on prescription drugs purchased with a new discount card that will be issued by the state Health Department soon, state Senator Serphin Maltese announced. More ...
George Delis, outgoing district manager of Community Board 1, walked into what he thought was a meeting at the Astoria World Manor last Wednesday night to find himself the guest of honor at a surprise party to celebrate his imminent retirement. More ...
Seven local nonprofit organizations focused on children's issues are the beneficiaries of Time Warner Cable's Annual Children's Campaign. The funds were raised through a recent customer campaign promoting child safety, education through community service, digital literacy and child abuse preventio... More ... News Of The Neighborhoods COMPILED BY LIZ GOFF Parting Gift Thirty-second Street between 24th Avenue and Astoria Boulevard got a makeover recently, to residents' delight. Thanks to a budget request made by Community Board 1 District Manager George Delis, the street was recently redesigned to provide greater safety and convenience to residen... More ...
BY JOHN TOSCANO Mayor Michael Bloomberg presented a battered, barely recognizable Willets Point development plan to the City Planning Commission for approval on Monday- a plan to which the City Council declared it was strongly opposed because it lacked the element that public officials and community groups have d... More ... Queens Is Included In Million-Tree Plans BY RICHARD GENTILVISO In the last tree census, conducted by the Department of Parks for 2005- 06, 239,882 trees were counted in Queens. "Queens has more trees than any other borough," said Borough President Helen Marshall. "We love our trees, we love our tree-lined streets. More ... Astoria Resident To Be Interviewed On WOR May 9 Adrian Simpson, a 17-year-old young man from Astoria and Lilly Torres, also 17, of Rosedale, will be interviewed on the WOR Morning Show with Joe Bartlett and Donna Hanover. Simpson's day on the airwaves is on Friday, May 9, at 7:20 a.m. Torres' time to shine is Wednesday, May 14, also at 7:20 a.m... More ...
The solemnity of Holy Week in the Greek Orthodox Church ends with the commencement of Easter celebrations, where it glorifies the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. More ... Hispanic-Serving Colleges Honor Crowley An organization of Hispanic-serving institutions of higher learning recently honored Congressmember Joseph Crowley for his efforts in Congress to boost math and science programs at those schools. More ... Baskin-Robbins Holds Second Annual 31 Cent Scoop Night Mark your calendars- 31 Cent Scoop Night is back at Baskin-Robbins! America's favorite neighborhood ice cream shop is sweetening the spring season by hosting its second annual 31 Cent Scoop Night celebration on April 30 from 5 to 10 p.m. at all 2,700 stores nationwide, including 12 in the Astoria-... More ... The Pulpit Compiled by Susan Cleary Apr. 25 Good/Holy Friday (Orthodox); Apr. 27 Eighth day of Passover, Easter (Orthodox); May 1 Ascension (Christan); May 2 Holocaust Remembrance Day (Jewish); May 11 Pentecost (Christian); May 20 Wesak (Buddhist) Astoria Center of Israel: More ... Bumped AP Seeks $2M A former Queens Village elementary school assistant principal, demoted for calling a group of fourth-graders "animals" and making them eat with their hands, is suing two teachers and a parent who complained to authorities about her actions, law enforcement sources said. More ... |
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