Most groups meeting in Northwest Queens after the summer break couldn’t help but talk a lot about the mid-July power outage. Community Board 1’s cabinet meeting, held as usual in the Kaufman Astoria Studios commissary, welcomed a speaker from Con Edison who mainly outlined the huge effort expended to repair the physical damage that left some people without electrical power […]
Union St. P.O. To Be Renamed In Leonard Stavisky’s Honor
Legislation to name a Flushing post office in memory of the late Leonard Stavisky has been passed by the House of Representatives, Congressmember Joseph Crowley announced. The bill to rename the postal facility at 29-50 Union St. the Dr. Leonard Price Stavisky Post Office had been introduced by Congressmember Gary Ackerman (D-Bayside). Crowley, who recently was elected Queens Democratic leader, […]
Hot Topics At The Library IRC
Visit Queens Flushing Library, 41-17 Main St., this fall for an array of fascinating educational and cultural programs. Admission is free to all events and held at the International Resource Center on the 3rd Floor. Oct. 7, 8, Ibero-American Cultural Festival; Oct. 21, Darfur: A Dark Story; Oct. 28, Doing Business in the United Arab Emirates; Oct. 29, Middle Eastern […]
50 Young Fans See Mets Clinch Division
Courtesy of Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria) some 50 local kids were in attendance recently when the Mets nailed their first division title in 18 years. They yelled until they were hoarse. Vallone had obtained just over 100 tickets from the Mets’ organization and distributed them among the St. Margaret Mary After School Program, the Italian Federation Soccer Association, the […]
Crowley Says ‘Thank You’ To Red Cross
Congressmember Joseph Crowley (D-Queens/Brooklyn) was joined by local lawmakers and Woodside residents on Monday at a ceremony thanking the Red Cross for its valiant efforts during the July power blackout inWestern Queens. The event took place at the Renaissance, a 500-tenant residential complex at 38-05 65th St., Woodside, which was without power for a long period during the July blackout […]
Maloney To MetLife: ‘Stay Put In LIC’
Concerned over the possible move by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company from Long Island City to Manhattan, Congressmember Carolyn Maloney has requested a meeting with the huge firm’s top official, C. Robert Henrikson. One point the Queens/Manhattan lawmaker will make, she said, is that a total of a million square feet of commercial space and 24,000 units of housing will […]
Mayersohn’s Child Protection Bill Is Law
A bill sponsored by Assemblymember Nettie Mayersohn (D-Flushing) which mandates notification of child protection agencies of convictions of crimes against children, rather than leaving the agencies’ finding such information by chance, was signed into law recently by Governor George Pataki. Under the bill, Mayersohn said, local district attorneys are empowered to notify local child protective services in the event a […]
Movie Shot In Astoria Comes To Local Theaters
Ci t y Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. attended the New York premier of the independent film “A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints”, a gritty drama about growing up in Astoria circa 1986. Vallone addressed the crowd briefly before the showing, which took place Friday night, September 15 at the Museum of the Moving Image, praising the cast and crew […]
Faso Meets Press At Diner, Tours Charter School
Gubernatorial candidate John Faso met with the press at Cup Diner on 35th Avenue in Astoria on Tuesday, September 19. Faso, the Republican-Conservative candidate to succeed Governor George Pataki, outlined the 11-point plan for the state of New York that he will implement if elected. One of Faso’s major issues is education, and he visited the elementary division of the […]