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Katherine Cooper, a science teacher at Townsend Harris H.S., a highly selective New York City public high school in Flushing, has been named a recipient of the Fund for the City of New York’s first annual Sloan Awards for Excellence in Teaching Science and Mathematics. The Sloan Awards recognize seven exceptionally dedicated and creative teachers who have achieved outstanding results and inspired students of all backgrounds and abilities to pursue careers in science and mathematics. Each awardee received $7,500–$5,000 for the teacher and $2,500 to strengthen each school’s science or mathematics program. More ... Astoria retailers are hitching their hopes for a black Christmas (as in black ink in their ledgers) to an early shopping season, decorating windows and cutting prices to draw shoppers to put down their cash and plastic for holiday bargains weeks before the traditional shopping season begins. More ... The Free Synagogue of Flushing recently being named to the New York State and National Register of Historic Places couldn’t come at a better time. The synagogue has launched an ambitious campaign to raise $500,000 over the next several years to restore and renovate the sanctuary. More ... Students and staff members dressed in a bevy of costumes celebrated Halloween at P.S. 70, Astoria on Friday, October 30 with the school's annual Halloween Parade. More ... On Saturday November 7, citizens of Long Island City and Astoria joined with Green Shores NYC and the Friends of Queensbridge Park Committee for the semiannual, It’s My Park Day. Students from LaGuardia Community College also came to lend a helping hand. More ... After last Tuesday’s somewhat astonishing election results in Queens, the focus is now turning toward next year and a new chapter in the battle to control the state senate. More ... Washington lawmakers from Queens applauded the House passage of a healthcare reform bill last week, saying it was urgently needed by millions of Americans who otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford health insurance. Congressmember Joseph Crowley (D–Queens/The Bronx) stated: “The status quo is no longer acceptable or affordable.” More ... Seek Developers For Willets Point The New York City Economic Development Corporation has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to identify developers for the first stage of the 62-acre Willets Point project in Flushing. At the same time, NYCEDC reported it had recently negotiated the acquisition of three additional parcels from private land owners in Willets Point. More ... Halloween got off to a ghoulishly early start at the Central Lounge Restaurant in Astoria. On Friday, October 30, the United Community Civic Association of Astoria (UCCA) hosted its fourth annual Halloween Party with more than 600 children and adults, all in a vast array of costumes, in attendance. Central Owner Nick Neocleous, a member of the UCCA board, provided the venue. More ... Known from 1919 to 1953 as Armistice Day, and since 1954 as Veterans’ Day, November 11 is the day for honoring the brave men and women who have defended this nation in past and present conflicts. More ... As we celebrate Veterans’ Day next Wednesday, Assemblymember Catherine Nolan reminds us that, “Our responsibility to our nation’s warriors and defenders goes beyond a mere salute and demands that we address the increasingly complex circumstances of those who defend our families and our freedom.” More ... Whitestone based Transitional Services for New York (TSI), a comprehensive mental health agency serving Queens County, recently held a dinner gala in celebration of its 34th anniversary. State Senator Frank Padavan served as master of ceremonies for the event, at which Georgiana Reese, Edward Sadowsky and Dr. Ann Sullivan were honored. More ... Quality Services for the Autism Community (QSAC, www.qsac.com), a New York charity, was the grand prize winner in a Chronicle of Philanthropy national contest that invited people to create their own ideas of how volunteerism could be incorporated into their favorite television shows. More ... St. Francis of Assisi School recently launched its 2009 Box Tops for Education fundraising campaign. This year, the school has set a goal of earning $1,000 through the Box Tops for Education program. More ... Times and dates are subject to change. Please call event sponsors to confirm. All Nations Baptist: More ... City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. celebrated his Election Night victory last Tuesday, November 3, at Dino’s Restaurant, 29-35 Newtown Ave., Astoria. Chef/Restaurateur Dino Redzic and a group of his colleagues and friends, all professed Vallone supporters, made the evening more memorable by their presence. More ... A tragic mistake by a 911 operator on Saturday morning sent Queens firefighters searching for a fatal blaze in the basement of a Woodside home that resulted in the deaths of three victims. Fire officials confirmed that firefighters from Engine Co. More ... The dispatching system under which a 911 operator’s error sent firefighters to the wrong Woodside address early last Saturday morning, causing a delay that resulted in at least three deaths, will be the subject of a hearing by the City Council on November 23. More ... |
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