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The Frank Sinatra School of the Arts H.S. was the setting for a meeting of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), Queens chapter on Tuesday, November 10. The in-depth, behind the scenes look at the new public school included a lecture and walking tour. More ... With an eye toward getting the census count in Queens next year as accurate as possible, Borough President Helen Marshall has appointed a Complete Count Committee. It met for the first time last week at Borough Hall in Kew Gardens. Marshall was joined at the meeting by Ligia Jaquez, U.S. Census Bureau Deputy Regional Director and Stacey Cumberbatch, NYC Census 2010 coordinator. More ... Three school districts in Queens are in line to get more new school seats than originally promised under a proposed amendment to the city’s Five-Year Capital Plan released last week. More ... Just a week after winning the November 3 election, City Councilmember-elect Daniel Dromm was introduced at Community Board 4 to a round of applause. “Wow! What a welcome,” he said. More ... St. John’s Prep held its annual Fall Blood Drive on Friday, October 16. Organized by Kathy Sirchia, R.N., and 12 student blood captains, the drive resulted in a donation of 60 pints of blood to the New York Blood Center. More ... Sanitation Commissioner John Doherty last week announced that the Department of Sanitation is currently registering day laborers, the unemployed and others on its snow removal call list. Those registered will be called to remove snow and ice from streets in sections of Manhattan, The Bronx and Staten Island following heavy snowfalls, Doherty said. More ... City officials are urging Queens homeowners to bring bags filled with fallen leaves to Astoria Park this year. The Department of Sanitation announced recently that workers would not collect bags of leaves with regular curbside trash pickup this fall, so homeowners are urged to bring bagged leaves to Astoria Park, 19th St. and Hoyt Avenue North, on November 22 for drop off. More ... Here are some little known facts about the flightless bird that fills our tables on Thanksgiving: Did You Know? Stuffing is called stuffing when cooks cram it inside the turkey, but it’s known as “dressing” when it cooks outside the bird. More ... Local residents and history buffs turned out for a free tour of the historic Lawrence Cemetery given by the Bayside Historical Society on Saturday, November 7. The Lawrence Cemetery is located in a wooded area at the corner of 216th Street and 42nd Avenue in Bayside and remains one of the neighborhood’s last true links to its colonial past. More ... The New York State Rebuild and Renew Transportation Bond Act was approved by voters on Nov. 8, 2005, authorizing the state to borrow up to $2.9 billion through the sale of bonds. Four years later, it turns out there’s still some money left to spend. More ... After speaking to the Powhatan Democratic Club on Monday, November 2, Assemblymember Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria, l.) joined District Leaders Anne Marie Anzalone and Costas Constantinides in kicking o More ... For the second time in eight years, a sitting member of Community Board 7 has won election to the City Council. Community Board 7 has three council districts within it. More ... Townsend Harris H.S. at Queens College on Friday, November 13 honored science teacher Katherine Cooper, one of seven recipients of the Fund for the City of New York’s first annual Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Awards for Excellence in Teaching Science and Mathematics. More ... Six organizations throughout New York City have received a total of $300,000 in grants from the TD Charitable Foundation's annual “Housing for Everyone” competition. The funding will be used to support affordable housing initiatives throughout the city. More ... Assistant District Attorney Scott I. Mendelsohn has been named the recipient of the 18th annual Hal Miller Weinstein Memorial Award, conferred by Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown’s office. More ... Ben’s Best, a Rego Park landmark with 65 years of experience as a consummate neighborhood deli and caterer, has just received Zagat’s “23” (very good to excellent) rating for food quality. More ... To help Gazette readers start planning their Thanksgiving menus, London Lennies, Queens’ premier seafood restaurant, offers a favorite, their own Shuck and Bake Oyster Stuffing recipe, from their kitchens at 63-88 Woodhaven Blvd., Rego Park. London Lennies Shuck and Bake Oyster Stuffing Recipe More ... One of the benefits of being a theater company with excellent leadership, a strong artistic vision and a sterling reputation is that you attract some of the finest actors in the city, even though you may be operating in one of the “outer” boroughs. This is the magical synergy, which makes Astoria Performing Arts Center (APAC) such a wonder. More ... On Saturday, November 14, more than 500 guests gathered at Riccardo’s by the Bridge restaurant in Astoria to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the founding of Immaculate Conception Church and School. More ... American Airlines has introduced a unique online auction to celebrate the new Paramount Pictures film, “Up in the Air”, from Oscar®- nominated director Jason Reitman and starring Oscar winner George Clooney. The film is scheduled to be released in theaters across the country this December. More ... The holiday shopping season is in full swing early this year, with consumers hitting the streets in search of bargains to put under a slightly smaller tree. Just as sure as there is a Santa Claus, there are thieves lurking about, waiting to put a crimp in your holiday shopping. More ... New Police Academy Project Advances The City Council voted November 17 to clear the way for the city to move forward on constructing a “21st century” Police Academy in College Point, Mayor Michael Bloomberg reported. “Because a construction contract has already been awarded and registered, we can now break ground on the new building,” the mayor said. More ... The November meeting of the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce was marked by an address from an executive of the Queens Chamber of Commerce. Sophia Ganosis, the Queens Chamber chief of operations, was a late stand-in for Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan, who was detained in Albany by Governor David Paterson’s call for an emergency legislative session. More ... Astoria police officials this week issued a warning to motorists who party too hearty and get behind the wheel over the holidays. More ... Times and dates are subject to change. Please call event sponsors to confirm. All Nations Baptist: More ... |
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