As part of his research for a project on graffiti in New York City, Owen Duffy (l.), an eighth-grade student at P.S. 122, Long Island City, met with City Councilmember Eric Gioia (DSunnyside) recently to discuss the graffiti initiatives Gioia has introduced to the neighborhoods of his district in an effort to keep the streets and sidewalks of Queens safe […]
Santora Scholarships For 2006 Awarded
Students at area schools who have been awarded scholarships by the Christopher Santora Educational Scholarship Fund, established in memory of Santora, the youngest New York City firefighter to die in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, have been named. The scholarships will be presented at the fifth annual Christopher Santora Educational Scholarship Fund Dinner […]
Bella Italia Mia Presents Awards
Bella Italia Mia, Inc. in collaboration with the Council on National Literatures and sponsored by Cavaliere Senatore Serphin Maltese present the “Cornaro Award Recipients” on June 24 from 1 to 5:30 p.m. at Christ the King H.S., 68-02 Metropolitan Ave. in Middle Village. Doors open at noon, members $5, non-members $7. The Cornaro Award was named for Elena Lucretia Cornaro-Piscopia, […]
Blaine Kicks Off Library Summer Reading Program
Magician David Blaine (l.), spokesperson for the New York State Libraries’ summer reading program, themed “Books: a Treasure!” told children gathered at the Flushing Main Street branch of the Queens Borough Public Library that he developed his love of magic by reading books about famed magician Harry Houdini at his local library. Blaine did card tricks with children at the […]
Rains Snarl Traffic, Disrupt Subways
Cars at 36th Street and Skillman Avenue were submerged to the axles after a series of sudden, violent rainstorms hit the metropolitan area last Friday. Subway service on the E, F, R and V lines was suspended and manhole covers on Northern Boulevard blew off and into the air after the storm surge sent water cascading into manholes where it […]
Quinn Sponsors 2nd Visit To Calverton Nat’l Cemetery
More than 40 family members and friends of Queens-area veterans buried at Calverton National Cemetery on Long Island made a Memorial Day visit to the cemetery May 31 through a tour bus trip sponsored by the management at Thomas M. Quinn & Sons, Inc. Funeral Home. The trip was the second annual such visit to the cemetery. Quinn management sponsored […]
108th CC Learns To Beware Internet Predators
BY THOMAS COGAN At the May meeting of the 108th Police Precinct Community Council, two officers from the NYPD computer crimes squad talked about youth and the Internet. In doing so, they perhaps introduced much of the audience to a world of which they weren’t aware but should be, since ignorance of it could eventually leave some of them beset […]
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Abiding Word Ministries: + Fridays, 8 p.m., prayer and worship service; Sundays, 11 a.m., miracle and healing service; summer day camp, computer training, music lessons, counseling, 116-67 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica; 718-323-29218, w w w . a b i d i n g w o r d ministries.met. **** All Saints Anglican/Episcopal: +Jun. 10, Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Annual […]
Queens Lutheran School Holds Dance Fest
Queens Lutheran School held its first International Cultural Dance Festival on May 5. The cultural traditions of more than 15 countries were celebrated through song, dance and cuisine. Children performed and sang to music of Greece and Latin America as well as the United States. Students brought representative dishes of their countries of origin and local restaurants and stores, including […]
On the brief side…
Aviation Jobs Fair At Borough Hall Individuals interested in aviation-related careers might get on a job track if they attend an aviation jobs fair this Friday at Queens Borough Hall in Kew Gardens from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m Sponsored by Queens Borough President Helen Marshall and the Council for Airport Opportunity, the recruitment effort with major airlines and support […]