May 6, 2009 RSS feed / Features

Crystal Windows Starts 20th Year

May 2009 marks the beginning of the 20th year of operation for Crystal Window & Door Systems of Flushing. More...

Vallone Calls For Armenian Genocide Recognition

City Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. More...

Con Edison Forecasts Lower Summer Bills

Con Edison estimates summer electric bills will drop overall, compared with last year, due to lower energy supply costs, but the company urges customers to save even more money and to save the environment, by continuing to conserve energy. More...

Educators Recognized By Nat'l Italian Honor Society

"We are recognizing tonight the contribution of Catherine Tsounis, adjunct instructor, and Dr. John G. Siolas to the Gamma Kappa Alpha National Italian Honor Society," Dr. More...

House Passes Maloney's Credit Card Reform Bill

After a long and arduous fight by Congressmember Carolyn Maloney, the House of Representatives resoundingly passed her Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights reform measure last week by a 357- to-70 vote with a strong bipartisan majority. More...

Koch Endorses Paul Vallone For Council Seat

Mayor Edward I. Koch (r.) has announced his endorsement of Paul Vallone's campaign for New York City Council in the 19th District of Northeast Queens. More...

EBHA Claims Mortgage Obtained Through Deception

The efforts of Jesus Covenant Church to construct a one-story structure on a lot at 26-18 210th St., Bayside for use as a church may have hit a snag. More...

Dutch Tulips Blooming In NYC

Orange tulips have been in bloom all over New York City to honor the 400th Anniversary of Henry Hudson's arrival to the New York Harbor, a journey that was commissioned by the Dutch. More...

Film By Egyptian Dancer To Air On QPTV

Layla Taj, an Egyptian dance star who has landed numerous contracts as a belly dancer in five-star hotels in Egypt and Dubai and performed for kings of countries and world travelers, has returned to Queens after living abroad in the Middle East sin More...

'Cantor In The Concert Hall' Heard At Free Synagogue

On Sunday, May 31, in celebration of the borough of Queens, the world center of ethnic and religious diversity, Cantor Steven Pearlston, tenor, and Mason Senft, pianist, with David Davani on clarinet and Jerry Eastman on string bass, will present " More...

Onorato Secures $70K For CALDC

In the recently enacted 2009-2010 New York state budget, state Senator George Onorato (D-Long Island City) has secured a total of $70,000 to support the activities of the Central Astoria Local Development Coalition (CALDC). More...

114th Pct. Cops Stop Thefts

Every day, it's taken for granted that police officers work around the clock to keep us safe. In daylight and overnight, less than two days apart Sergeant Michael Silva and Police Officer Tomas Ramirez of the 114th Precinct did just that. More...

Vallone Keeps Fighting For More Police

City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr., who chairs the council Public Safety Committee, said the number of police officers in New York City could soon shrink to about 33,000 from a high of 41,000 in 2001. More...

108th Precinct Cops Honored For Halting Gunplay In March

Three officers were honored as Cops of the Month at the April meeting of the 108th Police Precinct Community Council. More...

Crowley Hails House Passage Of Hate Crimes Prevention Act

A federal hate crimes bill which extends protections to additional groups victimized by hate crimes and grants additional resources to local law enforcement agencies for prevention and prosecution was passed by the House last week. More...

Libraries Closed-Renov.

The Queens Library at Sunnyside will be closed from May 7 to May 13. Beginning May 14, limited service will be provided from a book bus on Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. until the newly renovated library opens in mid- June. More...

Growing Neighborhoods Can Be Livable

The Livable Neighborhoods Program is designed to help residents respond to their community's rapid growth and change in an equitable and sustainable way. More...

Bailout Bill Proposed

State senate staffers worked feverishly yesterday to dot every i and cross every t to make sure that the MTA bailout bill they were crafting had exactly the language needed to spell out the deal that will save New York City straphangers and other c More...

Citi Field Autism Awareness Day Set For May 9

Sirius Radio producer and Howard Stern sidekick Gary Dell'Abate, Mets reliever J.J.Putz and WPIX Anchor Jim Watkins joined New York Mets Vice President for Business Dave Howard to announce that Autism Awareness Day will be held at Citi Field on Sat More...

The Story Of Mother's Day

Our observance of Mother's Day is little more than half a century old, yet the nature of the holiday makes it seem as if it had its roots in prehistoric times. More...

Is Mortgage Legal?

A copy of the following letter was received by the Gazette. More...

Mother's Day Tribute: Wish She Were Here

(Walter Kaner wrote the following tribute to his mother, which we reprinted each Mother's Day. Although Kaner has passed away we feel it is a touching tribute to all mothers on Mother's Day and reprint it now in his name. More...

First Lady Visits LIC

The neighborhood around Kaufman Astoria Studios on 36th Street between 34th and 35th Avenues went into lockdown yesterday, May 5, when First Lady Michelle Obama paid a visit to Elmo and his pals on the "Sesame Street" set at Kaufman Astoria Studios More...

The Pulpit

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Nine Car Thieves Charged For Stealing Luxury Vehicles

Queens detectives last week put the brakes on a ring of car thieves who stole 16 luxury SUVs from Queens dealerships. More...

'Well-Dressed' Bandits Terrorize Queens Couple

Queens detectives seek help from the public to identify and locate a pair of well-dressed bandits who last week accosted a 56-year-old woman outside her Woodhaven home. More...

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