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SCOUT Program Inspects City Streets More than 40,000 conditions have been reported since October 2007. Queens accounts for about 28 percent of all conditions reported citywide, with most conditions reported within Community Board 13 and the fewest in Community Board 1. BY RICHARD GENTILVISO Last August, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the SCOUT program. The Street Condition Observation Unit Team (SCOUT) is a roving group of 15 members from various city agencies charged with inspecting every city street once a month for quality of life problems. More ...
City Councilmember James F. Gennaro (D-Fresh Meadows) and state Senator Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Whitestone), joined by Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria), led a number of historical advocates and community members in a rally to oppose potential development at the weed-covered, colonial-era... More ... New Fire Code Replaces Rules From 1913 More comprehensive and detailed, the new Fire Code places greater emphasis on enhanced safety for the general public and firefighter/emergency responder safety. BY RICHARD GENTILVISO One day after 276 probationary firefighters graduated from the fire academy on Randall's Island, the city of New York's newly revised Fire Code went into effect on July 1. The revision, the first since 1913, was the subject of a presentation to a joint session of the Queens Borough Board and Cabin... More ... On the brief side... NYS Extends Benefits For Jobless An estimated 250,000 New Yorkers who are out of work may be eligible to collect an additional 13 weeks of unemployment benefits that have become available under a law sponsored by Congressmember Carolyn Maloney and signed by President George W. Bush on June 30. More ... Two Queens Youths Honored BY RICHARD GENTILVISO Two of Queens' finest young people were honored last week by Borough President Helen Marshall. Jiyoon Jenny Han was recognized for winning the United Nations Association of the U.S.A. (UNAUSA) national high school essay contest on what the United States can do to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and othe... More ...
Queens police officials are employing a new weapon in their battle to keep the streets of Astoria crime free. Police at the 114th Precinct are keeping an eye on streets surrounding 35th Avenue and Crescent Street in a "Skywatch" tower as part of a crime deterrent program initiated by the NYPD in ... More ...
The New York Philharmonic performed their annual concert in Cunningham Park on July 10. Presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer, this was one of a weeklong series of Philharmonic field trips. The program consisted of three selections, Mozart's Divertimento in D major, Bach's Concerto for Two Violins,... More ...
BY VICTORIA CHU Designed by architects William Gehron and Andrew J. Thomas, Queens Borough Hall has been the center of Queens government and different civic activities since it was built in 1940 and the borough's many municipal offices that previously were sprinkled all across Queens were finally consolidated int... More ... News Of The Neighborhoods Shea Cops Go Green Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced last week that police assigned to the NYPD Shea Stadium detail will be part of a citywide NYPD/FDNY pilot program testing eco-friendly scooters designed to cut gas consumption. More ...
BY GEORGINA YOUNG-ELLIS Organizing a block party is easier than one might think. All it takes is eager participants, a few flyers, and a $15 permit. According to the inhabitants of Welling Court, an out-of the way block near the corner of 12th Street and 30th Avenue, the payoff is enormous. More ...
Street fair aficionados strolled along 30th Avenue from 29th Street to Steinway Street, enjoying children's rides, pony rides, arts and crafts, quality merchandise and food provided by more than 300 vendors at the Summer Fest street festival on Sunday, July 13. The festivities, sponsored by Commun... More ...
The Joyce Theatre in partnership with City parks Foundation, present Transports Exceptionnels, Friday July 18 at Socrats Sculpture pak. Two perforances: 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. rain or shine. Transports Exceptionnels is a unique and whimsical outdoor duet between man and five-ton mechanical digger. Cho... More ... The Pulpit Compiled by Susan Cleary 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 ... Bike Lanes Head Agenda At Bd. 2 Meeting The flap about bicycle lanes began at the May meeting, when descriptions of the lanes on Vernon Boulevard and their part in the Greenway project struck some board members as less than enchanting. BY THOMAS COGAN Most of the items that appeared on the agenda of Community Board 2's June meeting and those that were brought out in the course of the meeting were relatively narrow in scope. More ...
Newtown Creek on the Queens-Brooklyn border, a victim of "the largest coastal oil spill in American history", should be designated a Superfund site to make it eligible for $15 million in federal cleanup funding, Congressmember Anthony Weiner declared on Monday. More ... 114th Precinct Blotter Highlights COMPILED BY LINDA J. WILSON Tuesday, July 15: A 28-year-old Asian male was charged with burglary and criminal trespass after he was observed on a fire escape at 35-40 11th St. without permission or authority. More ... Dutch Kills Rezoning Plan Reaches Land Use Hearings BY THOMAS COGAN The Dutch Kills rezoning plan was an item at the Borough President's Land Use Hearings in the second week of July, sharing space with cases from Auburndale, Forest Hills and other parts of Queens- including Willets Point, some of whose advocates staged a protest by picketing in front of Queens Bo... More ... |
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