Dear Savvy Senior, With all the news last month about the identity theft of our U.S. veterans, it got me thinking about my own identity safety. What I can do to better protect myself? Unidentified Senior Dear Unidentified: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs “identity theft” scandal last month was another stark reminder of how vulnerable we all are to […]
Brown At Fifteen:
DA Looks Back On Exciting Career, Hopes For MoreBY LIZ GOFF Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown has packed nearly 50 years of public service into a career he describes as “exciting, satisfying, and full of high-points and milestones”. Brown, who gathered with friends and staffers to celebrate his 15th anniversary as Queens’ top law enforcer, said nothing in his career has been as “professionally rewarding” as his […]
History Of July 4:
Significant July 4 Dates In American HistoryThis is the second of two installments on signifcant July 4 Dates in American History. + 1876Centennial celebrations (many are three-day celebrations, 3-5 July) occur throughout the United States and abroad; in Philadelphia at Fairmount Park, two separate celebrations include the German societies unveiling a statue of Baron Alexander von Humboldt and the dedication, including an address provided by John […]
CALDC Concert, Fireworks Go On Despite Rain
he people of Astoria displayed their loyalty to the annual Independence Day Celebration in Astoria Park between Shore Boulevard and 19th Street last T Thursday even though the event debuted with heavy rain. Scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m., the program was delayed because of heavy showers that didn’t stop until about 8 p.m. But people wouldn’t budge. Making themselves […]
T H E p u l p i t
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; 7 1 8 3 2 3 2 9 2 1 8 , www.abidingword ministries. met. **** Astoria Center of Israel: +Monday/Tuesday. J.A.S.A; Fridays, 8 p.m. Evening services; Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. […]
At 1st Annual Meeting, LICBID Is Off To Good Start
After nearly a year in operation, the Long Island City Business Improvement District (LICBID) held its first annual public meeting, a late June breakfast atop the Citibank tower on Jackson Avenue. “We invited our neighbors in to have coffee with us,” was the way Eileen Auld of Citibank and the LICBID board put it. Preparatory to the meeting, banners on […]
PBA Endorses Cuomo In AG Race
Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch on June 22 announced that the PBA, representing more than 40,000 New York City police officers, had endorsed Andrew Cuomo as a candidate for New York state attorney general. Cuomo, a native of Queens and the son of former Governor Mario Cuomo, also received the endorsement of the state Democratic Party at its recent […]
McCarthy Promoted To Full Inspector
Brian McCarthy, commanding officer of the 114th Police Precinct in Astoria, was officially authorized to drop the word “Deputy” from his title and assume the rank and perogatives of a full Inspector with the New York City Police Department after an 11 a.m. promotion ceremony at 1 Police Plaza, Manhattan on Friday, June 30. McCarthy’s immediate predecessor, David Barrere, also […]
Powhatan-Pocahontas Clubs Celebrate 106th Birthday
At the Powhatan and Pocahontas Regular Democratic Clubs’ 106th birthday celebration (l. to r.) were: George Napolitano, an aide to Congressmember Carolyn Maloney, Ann Marie Anzalone, Maloney, Onorato, Gianaris. James Pollock, Barbara Pollock, Ben Stabile, Butler, Pistilli, Gloria D’Amico and Gloria Aloise. In front (c.): Lena Stabile. The Powhatan and Pocahontas Regular Democratic Clubs celebrated their 106th anniversary at Riccardo’s […]
PAL Holds Poetry Contest
“Splash! Splash! My feet kicking My arms splashing Across the pool” -Olivia Saragias, 10 Olivia Saragias, 10, of Whitestone, is one of the recently honored participants in the Police Athletic League’s (PAL) Annual Illustrated Poetry Contest held at the McGraw-Hill auditorium in Manhattan. Saragias was awarded second place for her poem and accompanying illustration entitled, “Swimming.” Talking about swimming as […]