Login Profile Get News Updates Print Edition
Flip Edition
2009-05-13 digital edition
General Health Going Out Finance Real Estate Schools Classifieds
May 13, 2009  RSS feed
Three Queens Schools Close Due To Staff, Student Illness
At a press conference at the Pop Diner on Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst, Mayor Michael Bloomberg reiterated that three public schools in Queens will close for up to five days due to student illnesses. I.S. 238, Hollis, P.S. 16, Corona and I.S. 5, Elmhurst closed on Friday, May 15 due to the large number of staff and or students exhibiting symptoms of the H1N1 (swine flu) virus. More...
Santana Pitcher Award Means Gift To EHC

Prior to the Mets game versus the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night May 12, Mets ace Johan Santana was presented with the Mets Sharp Pitcher of the Month Award. Santana was also noted for going 16-7 and leading the National League with a 2.53 ERA while recording 206 strikeouts in 234.1 innings in 2008. More...

Mets Come From Behind to Defeat Atlanta 4-3 in 10 Innings at Citi Field.

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves in10 innings on a bases-loaded walk to Carlos Beltran to take the second game of a three-game series with Atlanta. The Braves defeated the Mets in the first game, 8-3. The Mets came into the game winning eight out of their last 10 games and leading the National League East by half a game over the Florida Marlins and a full game over the Philadelphia Phillies. More...

 Community Calendar
• Gazette Calendar Of Events
Memorial Day May 15, 11 a.m., B.P. Helen Marshall, Memorial Day Ceremony, Veterans Memorial Garden of Queens, reception follows; Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Room 213, RSVP 718.286.2888. May 16 10 a.m.-3 p.m. More...
• article has image The Oratorio Society of Queens Annual Spring Concert
>> Click here for all stories
 Political Page
• article has image Mayor's Campaign And Extended School Control Going Well
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is breezing along in his quest for re-election, propelled by a well-organized, well-funded campaign and high approval ratings that place him in a comfortable lead. Even when the real fighting begins, the mayor seems positioned well enough to cope with any threat that presumptive Democratic Party candidate Comptroller William Thompson Jr. More...
>> Click here for all stories
 Restaurant of the Week
• article has image Sophisticated Dining At BARTOLINO'S
With superb Italian cuisine, fine wines, excellent service and a gorgeous dining room in which to enjoy them, Bartolino's is Astoria's best kept secret for sophisticated dining. More...
>> Click here for all stories
 Editorials
• Editorial
MTA Bailout Package Has Pros and Cons
It was a last-minute rescue worthy of any oldtime afternoon movie serial cliffhanger. The whole metropolitan area held its collective breath until late last Wednesday the news broke that the state legislature had bailed out the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. More...
• article has image Letters to the Editor
>> Click here for all stories
 Features
• article has image Post Office Named For Ferraro
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...
• article has image Crowley Introduces Foster Care Mentoring Bill
• Fewer On Welfare Rolls, More On Food Stamps
>> Click here for all stories