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Climb out of your winter shell and get your tail to London Lennie’s for a lobster feast sure to hit your sweet spot! London Lennie’s Seafood Restaurant, located at 63-88 Woodhaven Blvd. More ... Last Thursday, the Taminent Regular Democratic Club, based in Astoria, endorsed community activist, attorney and lifelong resident of Astoria Aravella Simotas for the 36th Assembly District. This Assembly seat is currently held by Michael Gianaris, who has announced his candidacy for the 12th state senate district seat. More ... Detective William Bravo and Police Officer Juan A. Brito are, respectively, members of the 114th Precinct detective squad and PSA 9. Together, they were honored as cops of the month at the January meeting of the precinct community council, held at Riccardo’s. More ... The state lost 269,000 jobs last year and in an effort to get more New Yorkers back to work, state Senator Frank Padavan and his Republican colleagues unveiled a plan last week that they say will create more jobs and retain businesses and employees through tax credits, loosening burdensome regulations and red tape and capping state spending. More ... In December, 49th Street in Astoria was repaved between 28th and 25th Avenues. Two new speed bumps were put in place after being removed in 2005 for renovations, but local residents have mixed feelings about the new installations. More ... Of the numerous Internet trends that are becoming popular in today’s media, Facebook is possibly the most rapidly expanding Web site among teenagers and adults alike. Much like the once-thriving Myspace, Facebook is a “social networking” site: a Web site used to connect and stay in touch with people, businesses and organizations of interest. More ... State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky (DFlushing), chair of the senate Higher Education Committee, on Wednesday, January 27 received a medal from Farid Hairullovich Mukhametshin, chairman of the State Counc More ... Senior citizens can find out what it’s like to live at Flushing House, their friendly neighborhood retirement residence, through an inexpensive Two Week Stay to see what the excitement is all about. More ... Mayor Michael Bloomberg last week set off a firestorm of controversy by suggesting that the city pull fireboxes off the streets to save money for the cash-strapped Big Apple. Bloomberg lit a spark under the plan as part of his budget for Fiscal Year 2011, saying it would save the Fire Department $2 million. More ... The 114th Precinct Civilian Observation Patrol (114th Civ-OP) and the ARISTA Honors Society of Long Island City H.S., a group of LICHS students who carry out and support community outreach programs and events to promote a healthier community to live in, teamed up recently to remove graffiti in the area of 19th Avenue and 75th Street in Jackson Heights. More ... Tempers flared at a meeting last week of the city Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA), where Dutch Kills activists faced off against a developer seeking permission to continue construction of a high-rise hotel in the Long Island City community. More ... Possibly responding to New York legislators’ displeasure at President Barack Obama’s reneging on a promise to support funding for ailing 9/11 responders, the White House announced last Thursday that Obama will ask Congress for $150 million this year for healthcare programs for workers who joined in the post 9/11 cleanup of the World Trade Center. More ... State education officials last week released a list of 57 schools, including 10 Queens high schools, that could be shut down if they fail to improve performance scores and graduation rates. More ... The Sunnyside branch of the Queens Borough Public Library celebrated its grand re-opening on January 22 by showing off its $2.3 million renovated exterior and interior improvements which included a new roof, complete with skylight, flooring, paint and furniture. The facility is now fully handicap accessible with the installation of new entrance doors and a ramp. More ... On Friday, January 22, physicians, hospital administrators, transportation and traffic safety experts and community activists gathered at Elmhurst Hospital Center (EHC) for the second annual New York City Summit on Pedestrian Injury. More ... In a unique twist on a traditional ribbon cutting, BJ’s Wholesale Club celebrated the grand opening of its Flushing store with a bread-breaking ceremony on Saturday, January 30. (L. More ... Astoria Bowl, the former Maric Lanes, located at 19-45 49th St., Astoria, held a grand opening ceremony on January 30 to herald the continued existence of a bowling facility in the area. Bowling cost $1 per game all day and visitors availed themselves of a free buffet and give-aways. More ... On January 23, the Federation of Italian- American Organizations of Queens installed officers in a ceremony at the Istria Sport Club, 28-09 Astoria Blvd., Astoria. Joseph DiPietro was installed as president by state Senator George Onorato. More ... Alma Bank celebrated the grand opening of its fifth and newest branch, at 41-02 Broadway, Astoria, on Saturday, January 30, declaring that its extensive banking services are driven by its passion to help “our people in our community”. The Broadway branch is managed by Dolly Menis-Ross and her staff. More ... In January, a Cop of the Month ceremony marked the first 108th Police Precinct Community Council meeting since November. Precinct Commander Deputy Inspector Thomas Kavanagh’s 28- day crime report included the negative news that robberies had more than doubled, though it hardly indicated a return to the high crime levels of 20 years ago. More ... Times and dates are subject to change. Please call event sponsors to confirm. All Nations Baptist: More ... Residents and business owners along a stretch of Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria shared shock and grief this week over the death of Frank Justich, a city Sanitation worker who greeted them with a smile and left them with fond memories of a really nice guy. More ... |
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