December 22, 2010 RSS feed / Features

Whitestone Community Gathers For Holiday Model Train Event

Queens Garden Center, 154-10 Cross Island Pkwy., in Whitestone, held it’s 2nd annual Christmas and toy train festival. The event, which ran from December 12 until the 19, featured a miniature version of Whitestone built out of gingerbread. More...

Gianaris, Avella And Koch Call On Senate To Pass Reform Bill

State Senator-elect Michael Gianaris joined with former New York City Mayor Edward I. More...

On the brief side...

Two Hearings On Reducing Truck Traffic In Maspeth Assemblymember Marge Markey (D–Maspeth) announced that two hearings are scheduled in January on the plan to keep truck traffic off Grand and Flushing Avenues in Maspeth. More...

Padavan Guest Of Honor At Holiday Dinner

State Senator Frank Padavan was the guest of honor at the Bayside Historical Society’s (BHS) annual holiday dinner at Fort Totten in Bayside. More...

Despite Budget Cuts, DFTA To Open 10 Senior Centers

There are currently 1.3 million New Yorkers 60 years of age or older. That population is expected to grow by half a million, to 1.8 million people, by 2030. More...

Divalicious And Morpheus Home Textile Offer Holiday Deals

Fairly new to the community, Divalicous Gifts and Morpheus Home Textile are offering up to 50 percent off on jewelry, home goods, textiles and décor. In the spirit of the holidays, several Christmas- and holiday-related items are on sale. More...

Klein Leaves Last PEP Meeting Without Comment On Black

Nearing the end of eight-plus years as New York City Schools Chancellor, Joel Klein said, “I’ve never felt so privileged.” More...

Clinton Democratic Club Holds Holiday Party

On Friday, December 17, the Clinton Democratic Club held their holiday party at the law firm of Vallone & Vallone located at 25-59 Francis Lewis Blvd., in Flushing. More...

Gianaris Named DSCC Chair

Senate Majority Conference Leader John L. More...

Marshall, Galante Review Addition To Central Library

On December 9, Queens Library CEO Thomas Galante reviewed the layout of the new $44 million Children’s Library Discovery Center at the Central Library in Jamaica with Borough President Helen Mar More...

London Lennie’s Gets Naked This New Year’s Eve

Sick of being packed like a sardine in the Manhattan bar scene every New Year’s Eve? At London Lennie’s, Naked New Year’s Eve Party, guests can eat like kings in Queens. More...

Shopping In Western Queens

In Astoria, as in many communities in Western Queens, patronizing small, local businesses is something we do effortlessly every day of the week and, as a result, enjoy the best in value and choice. More...

Maloney Continues Plea To Pass 9/11 Health Care

Meeting with Mayor [Michael] Bloomberg and other supporters of the 9/11 health care legislation, Congressmember Carolyn Maloney stated that the Zadroga Act is closer to becoming law than it has ever been. More...

The Pulpit

Times and dates are subject to change. Please call event sponsors to confirm. All Nations Baptist: More...

Holy Cross Students Share In The Joy Of Giving

In the holiday frenzy of shopping and gift giving, Holy Cross H. S. students remain committed to giving back to their community. Student Council Moderator Magaly Lopez-Lohnes rallied students for two very important causes. More...

Board 1 Cabinet Hears Socrates Park, HANAC Plans

During October and November, Community Board 1 transitioned from temporary offices in a construction trailer outside the Kaufman Astoria Studios (KAS) on 35th Avenue to permanent quarters at 45-02 Ditmars Blvd. More...

Rosa Parks School To Receive ‘Blue Ribbon’ Recognition

Public School 254, The Rosa Parks School, 84-40 101st St., Richmond Hill, has been recognized by the United States Department of Education as a 2010 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. More...

Crowley, City Workers Rally Outside MTA HQ Against Lead Paint

On December 15, Councilmembers Elizabeth Crowley (D-Queens) and James Vacca (D-Bronx), along with a legion of city workers, rallied outside the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) headquarters at 347 Madison Avenue in Manhattan where they cal More...

Vallone Says 3-Hour Dog Tethering Bill Is Not Aimed At Owners

 Testifying on Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr.’s (D–Astoria) bill prohibiting pet owners from restraining animals outdoors for longer than a three-hour period, an ASPCA official stated that chained dogs can become aggressive due to c More...

Queens County Clerk Gloria D’Amico Dies

Gloria D’Amico, the Queens County Clerk and Clerk of Courts, political and community leader in Astoria, passed away on December 21. Details of her death were not available, except that she died in a hospital sometime in the afternoon. More...

Woodside Library Celebrates 100 Years Of Service

A jazz trio played at the 100th anniversary celebration of the Woodside branch of the Queens Public Library on December 16, and enough people, young and old, were in attendance to pack the lower section of the building and the children’s libra More...

Carrozza Opens New Computer Center At Flushing House

On December 14, state Assemblymember Ann Margaret Carrozza, cut the ribbon at the grand reopening ceremony for the newly expanded computer learning/multi-media center at Flushing House. More...

DOT Installs Bump To Cut 21St Ave. Speeding Thanks To Local Officials

Responding to Astoria public officials’ request for a traffic calming device along 21st Avenue, which has become at times a dangerous speedway, the city Department of Transportation (DOT) has responded by installing a series of speed bumps to More...

Parker Jewish Institute 2010 Round-Up

Parker Jewish First To Utilize New Service On November 8, Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation, 271-11 76th Ave., New Hyde Park and Long Island Jewish Medical Center implemented the first electronic medical transfer using th More...

Holiday Greetings From Deputy Inspector Cirabisi

Deputy Inspector Stephen Cirabisi, commanding officer of the 114th Precinct, has sent the following holiday message to folks that live and work within the 114th command: “I would like to take this opportunity to wish all members of the Weste More...

Time Warner Cable Supports Volunteers Of America

Hundreds of Time Warner Cable’s East Region/NYC area employees participated in the company’s annual holiday event on December 17 that benefited Volunteers of America’s “Toys for the Holidays” campaign. More...

Christmas: A Sprig Of Mistletoe For The Occasion

T he holiday known as Christmas arose in the fourth century A.D. as the Christian religion, still in its infancy, struggled for supremacy with the official Roman state religion, Mithraism. More...

Dutch Kills Civic Association Swears In New Officers

On December 9, Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer swore in the newly elected officers of the Dutch Kills Civic Association. (L. More...

Applebee’s Comes To Flushing

More than 1,000 people lined up along Roosevelt Avenue and College Point Boulevard on the night of December 11, for an exclusive sneak preview at the new Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar restaurant in Flushing. More...

Bloomberg Signs Renaming Legislation Of Public Places

On December 20, Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed legislation that will rename 67 thoroughfares and public places throughout the five boroughs. More...

Mount Carmel Community Celebrates Christmas

On December 12, the Italian community from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Astoria came together to celebrate their annual dinner dance and Christmas party at Riccardo’s. (L. More...

Forum On Martin Luther King Jr. At Free Synagogue Of Flushing

On Sunday, January 16, the Free Synagogue of Flushing, 41-60 Kissena Blvd., in Flushing, will host a celebration of the life and legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. More...

114th Precinct Cops Nab Purse Snatcher

Police at the 114th Precinct didn’t waste any time tracking down and arresting a purse snatcher who grabbed a local student’s bag. More...

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