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Citing Geraldine Ferraro as "a trailblazer, role model and leader", Congressmember Carolyn Maloney last week hailed the passage of a bill naming the main post office in Long Island City in honor of her former colleague in Congress. More ... Congressmember Joseph Crowley has introduced a bill to connect children in foster care with responsible, caring adults by funding programs to establish statewide foster care mentoring programs and to launch a national public awareness campaign for mentor recruitment programs. Senator Mary L. Landrieu (D- Louisiana) is the sponsor in the Senate. More ... In his budget due in by July 1, Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed a reduction in spending by city agencies of $3.4 billion. "We're in a pretty difficult budget situation," Human Resources/Department of Social Services Commissioner Robert Doar said. More ... During the third annual celebration of National Teacher Appreciation Week at the Queens County Farm Museum in Floral Park on May 7, state Senator Frank Padavan (R-Bellerose) presented 40 teachers with special Senate Certificates of Merit in recognition of their exceptional service as teachers in Northeast Queens. More ... At its May meeting, Community Board 2 dealt with four applications from the city Department of Consumer Affairs and the Landmarks Preservation Commission. Three of them elicited objections. More ... Time Warner Cable is offering "Regents Review Live!" to New York customers now through May 21. The review sessions air on Channel 199 in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Mount Vernon and on Channel 58 in the Hudson Valley (Channel 96 for Hudson Valley customers without a cable box). The shows air from 4:30 to 6 p.m. More ... Joining day care workers and parents at a City Hall rally, City Comptroller William C. Thompson Jr. lashed out at Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to move five-year-old kids from day care centers to public schools, calling the plan "ill-conceived". More ... Citing a "startling" new report revealing that only 20 percent of bird strikes at New York airports are reported, United States Senator Charles Schumer announced he will introduce legislation requiring the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to make reporting bird strike data mandatory. More ... State Senator George Onorato (DLong Island City) is urging constituents who are having trouble affording expensive medications to look into a new prescriptio drug discount card that is now being offered by New York state. More ... Having won his long battle to get the Statue of Liberty's crown reopened for visitors, Congressmember Anthony Weiner has invited President Barack Obama to be the first person to tour the attraction as the nation celebrates July 4 this year. More ... The Troupe of Metropolitan New York USO will perform, live firing squad and Massing of the Colors will salute all veterans of all wars, St. Albans VA, Pratt Auditorium, Linden Boulevard/179th Street. Remember your country, remember your veterans past and present. More ... The crowd in the packed auditorium of I.S. 10 screamed with enthusiasm as Principal Clemente Lopes took the stage Thursday evening, May 7, to introduce "Beauty and the Beast, Jr.", the annual musical production at the school, and the fourth directed by much beloved drama teacher, Christina Sussman. More ... Celebrate 2009 with Cantor Moti Fuchs, accompanied by Menashe Glazer, Sunday, May 31, 7:30 p.m. at the Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-02 Union Tpke., Flushing. Also in the Celebration 2009 show will be the a cappella group Kaskeset. More ... Times and dates are subject to change. Please call event sponsors to confirm. All Nations Baptist: •Sunday, 2:30-5:30 p.m., for three months, free English classes which have already begun, registration required, limited space, 86-76 80th St., Woodhaven; 718.296.2025. More ... TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank®, will celebrate the openings of its newest Queens locations in Flushing and Forest Hills on Saturday, May 16, and Sunday, May 17, respectively. On Saturday, May 16, the TD Bank branch at 56-50 Main St., Flushing, will hold its grand opening celebration from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. More ... Customers on board American Airlines Flight 172 from New York (JFK) to Brussels (BRU) on Thursday, May 7, were among the first to experience American's newly reconfigured Boeing 757 international aircraft on a trans- Atlantic flight. More ... Stimulus funding of almost $79 million for the Second Avenue subway project and more than $195 million for the East Side Access project has been released by the federal Department of Transportation, Congressmember Carolyn Maloney announced last week. More ... Vallone Presses Fight vs Cell Towers In a move to assure more regulation of installation of cellphone towers, City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. wants the community and local elected officials to be alerted when a new tower antenna is to be mounted atop a building in a residential area. More ... For the first time since 1961, the Department of City Planning has begun a major effort to rezone 9,180 lots on 248 blocks in Astoria. More ... The Greek community rallied at a festive fundraiser on May 8 to support an old friend in its time of need. After more than 35 years of staging productions at its Hoyt Avenue location, the Greek Cultural Center is taking its show on the road. More ... After two days in the nation's capital, the Bobby Murcer Mobile MRI Unit has returned to Midtown Manhattan. From now to May 29th, the Mobile MRI Unit will offer free brain scans at 1350 Avenue of the Americas on 55th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. More ... New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson Jr., in an effort to help residents of Queens prevent foreclosure, will hold a "Save Our Homes" clinic on Saturday, May 30th, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. John's University, Marillac Hall, 8000 Utopia Pkwy., Fresh Meadows. More ... Two 114th Police Precinct patrol officers arrested a drunken driver on May 10 after the driver collided with their patrol car, authorities said. The two officers suffered minor injuries in the crash. Both were treated and released at a local hospital. More ... Working on a tip from an informant, Queens Narcotics officers last week raided a home in Bayside where they recovered an arsenal of guns and scores of illegal prescription drugs. Armed with a search warrant, the narcotics unit burst into the home on Corporal Kennedy Street and 28th Avenue at about 10:30 a.m. on May 7, where they found 11 guns, including three Mac-11 9-mm. More ... |
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