The first stop on our journey “around the world” on the No. 7 train begins at Main Street in Flushing, Queens. Get off at this stop on the No. 7 line and you’ll find yourself in a neighborhood filled with diverse eateries, people and shopping venues that make up the heart of Flushing. Also known as the birthplace of religious […]
New Hyde Park Man Arrested In Raid On Fencing Operation
At approximately 2:55 p.m. on Thursday, December 8, under the direct supervision of Deputy Inspector Brian McCarthy commanding officer of the 114th Precinct, after a month-long investigation into a fencing operation was conducted, a search warrant was executed at A&A Scrap Metals, Inc., located at 18-80 48th St. One person was arrested and stolen property was recovered. Steven Petriello, a […]
Bipartisans Urge Retirement Benefits For 9/11 Nat’l Guard Responders
Congressmember Carolyn Maloney and a bipartisan group of her New York state colleagues have banded together in an effort to have retirement credit extended to National Guard soldiers who responded to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The team effort was made necessary, Maloney said, because despite responding to the first attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor, the National Guard troops […]
TMLA Holds Coat Drive
This past Thanksgiving season, the Pax Christi Club at The Mary Louis Academy ran a winter clothing drive. Every morning for a week prior to the holiday break, students collected men’s, women’s and children’s clothing donated by the students and faculty of TMLA. After the drive concluded, the members of Pax Christi sorted through the collection. Clothing was distributed to […]
Libraries Join To Create Homework Help Web Site
New York’s leading public libraries have joined forces in the online world and are now giving students World Wide Web help in every aspect of their educational process. For the first time, the Queens, Brooklyn and New York Public libraries have formed a Web site to provide students from kindergarten to 12th grade with homework help that does not end […]
Santa Visits Broadway For Tree Lighting Ceremony
Santa came to Broadway last Wednesday, December 7, at 4 p.m to preside at the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the Most Precious Blood Roman Catholic Church parking lot at the intersection of Broadway and 36th Street. The event, sponsored by the Broadway-Astoria Merchants and Professionals Association (BAMPA), was led by Association President Linda Perno. Many children and parents […]
The Calm Of The Storm: A Brooklynite Shows Queens He’s Got Game
by aris sakellaridis Throughout the years the borough of Brooklyn has been a breeding ground for basketball protégés. Another member of that elite class seems to be quietly emerging. St. John’s University Guard Eugene Lawrence, uniform No. 4 of the Red Storm, was the first player from New York City to sign with the school under the aegis of newly […]
Teen Fitness Concerns For The New Year
With the New Year approaching, the topic I would like to draw attention to is one that I have seen first hand in my role as a high school football coach. The concerns of safety, body image, sss The concerns of safety, body image, sssports training and eating disorders are valid even among young teens who are actively participating in […]
St. John’s Prep – 2005 CHSAA B City Champions
On Saturday, November 12, the scene at Belson Stadium at St. John’s University was reminiscent of one year ago where Cardinal Spellman defeated St. John’s Prep in a devastating three round shoot-out. This year it would be the Prep’s time to celebrate. SJP faced local rival McClancy in the Championship Game after defeating Mount St. Michael’s 5-0 in the Quarter-final […]
A Little Bit Of Polka Right Here In Queens
Queens can be pleased once again with its vast variety of talent and success. With countless political figures, celebrities and musicians all originating from the most ethnically diverse county in the United States, Queens offers the world everything from Hollywood movies to polka. Yes, the Bohemian folk music genre founded in the 19th Century even weaves its connection to Queens, […]