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The city Department of Parks and Recreation will soon break ground on a skate park located underneath the Triborough Bridge near the end of Shore Boulevard in Astoria Park, the first of its kind in New York City. More ... 114 CC Cops Of Month Make Multiple Arrests BY RICHARD GENTILVISO Police Officer Kevin Noto is an officer in uniform on patrol in a marked police car. Detectives Michael E. Gaine and John J. Hachadoorian wear plainclothes in execution of their duties. All three were awarded Cop-of-the-Month honors at the May meeting of the 114th Precinct Community Council. More ...
BY JOHN TOSCANO Immigrants who are trained professionals in their home countries would be certified to practice in New York City if they passed all applicable certifications under a bill introduced by state Senator John Sabini. More ...
Paul Franzetti, an English teacher at Christ the King Regional H.S. in Middle Village and his son, Joe, expected their two-day stopover in Guayaquil, Ecuador before their flight to the Galápagos Islands, some 500 miles west of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean, in August 2006 to be a relatively ... More ...
As part of a national program between the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Rent-ACenter (RAC), the Salah M. Hassanein Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens last Thursday unveiled a newly renovated RAC Teen Recreation Room, featuring thousands of dollars of donated merchandise provided by the nation... More ... Townsend Harris H.S. Earns Intel Distinction Award Townsend Harris H.S. at Queens College was selected as the 2008 School of Distinction for high school science by the Intel Schools of Distinction Program. The school will receive a $10,000 cash award. More ...
Some 90 family members and friends of veterans of America's wars visited Calverton National Cemetery on Long Island on May 28 for the third annual tour bus trip sponsored by Thomas M. Quinn & Sons, Inc. Funeral Home. More ... Affordable Housing In Hunters Point S. Sought Waiting lists for public housing are 10 years long; thus, housing for those currently in the $20-40,000 range is necessary... BY THOMAS COGAN At the third meeting about the proposed Hunters Point South residential construction project, the topic of affordability took up nearly the entire evening. More ... Monserrate, Peralta Call For More Police Patrols Citing the recent daylight gun fight at Roosevelt Avenue and 80th Street between rival gangs, in which five victims were shot, City Councilmember Hiram Monserrate and Assemblymember Jose Peralta called for more cops to be assigned to Jackson Heights. There's a crime epidemic in the area, they main... More ...
Long Island City is slowly evolving into a community for many artists. Amid a cluster of industrial buildings sits one structure formerly used for manufacturing fabrics, but now home to many galleries. The Long Island City Art Center is located at 44-02 23rd St. More ...
Harry Chapin: A Celebration In Song - an evening of Chapin music featuring the Chapin family- is presented by the Central Astoria Local Development Coalition (CALDC) on Wednesday, June 11 at 7 p.m. on the Lawn at Astoria Park, Shore Boulevard between the Hell Gate Bridge and the Astoria Pool. More ... Con Edison Invests Record $1.7 Billion For Summer '08 Con Edison said power supplies are sufficient to meet the expected peak demand, and that New York City has more than enough power supply to meet the 80 percent in-city generation requirement. However, customers are still advised to conserve energy wheneve Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison) is investing more than $1.7 billion this year to upgrade and reinforce its electric delivery system, while continuing to urge the creation of more energy efficiency programs, for more than 9 million people in New York City and Westchester ... More ...
On Friday, May 30, some 90 volunteers, most employees of Citi Group, gathered at the Two Coves Community Garden at Goodwill Park in Long Island City to join with City Year Corps members in a number of high-impact projects to benefit the space and the people who use it. More ... The Pulpit Compiled by Susan Cleary Times and dates are subject to change. Please call event sponsors to confirm. Jun. 5 Ascension (Orthodox), Jun. 8, 9, 10 Shavuot, first day, second day; Jun. 15 Pentecost (Orthodox) All Nations Baptist: •Jun. 8, Sunday, 11 a.m. More ... News Of The Neighborhoods COMPILED BY LIZ GOFF Kudos For Essay Contest Winners Officers of the 112th Precinct Community Council and the Forest Hills Community and Civic Association hosted an awards ceremony on May 29 at the Queens Museum of Art to honor winners of an essay contest sponsored by the two groups. More ... WWII Vet Stanley Edward Petrow Sr. Dies At Age 88 Stanley Edward Petrow, an Astoria resident, died June 2. He was 88 years old. Petrow was born Nov. 1, 1919, in Astoria, the son of Karol and Paulina Petrow. He served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War II as a forward observer and won numerous medals. After the war, he worked as a ma... More ... Mary Agius, OLMC Substitute Teacher, Dies At 76 Mary Agius, a retired substitute teacher at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parochial School in Astoria, died May 29. She was 76 years old. She was the wife of George Agius, the mother of Carol, Raymond, Stephen, Diane, John, Linda and Janet, the mother in-law of Marc, Maryellen, Debbie, Allen and Linco... More ... LIC 'White Elephant' Headed For Slaughter Long Island City residents are looking forward to bidding farewell to a local eyesore. The "white elephant" municipal parking garage at Bridge Plaza South and Jackson Avenue will soon fall to a wrecker's ball, if city officials sign off on a multimillion dollar deal for private development at the ... More ... |
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