Nine police officers of the 114th Precinct were presented with Cop of the Month honors last week, reflecting a 10 percent decline in overall crime in the 114th through September 24, 2006, according to the most recent NYPD CompStat numbers. In addition, New York City was again the safest big city in the United States, recording a drop of 4.3 […]
Teen Crimes Bedevil 108th Precinct Residents
Two assistant district attorneys are being assigned to police precinct community council meetings in Queens from now on, as ordered by District Attorney Richard Brown. ADAs Marilyn Filingeri and Emily Collins attended the September meeting of the 108th Police Precinct Community Council, held at the Sunnyside Senior Center. They and the other attendees heard Precinct Commander Captain Matthew Whelan deliver […]
Board 7 Told Flushing Hospital Won’t Close
Flushing Hospital Medical Center (FHMC) President and Chief Executive Officer David P. Rosen said there are reports that the hospital will be among those recommended for closing by a state commission investigating the matter are “gibberish”. Reading a written statement from Rosen to Community Board 7 at a September 25 meeting in Flushing, Joanne Ariola, director of community and government […]
Leukemia-Lymphoma Society Is Winner At SJP
The St. John’s Prep Faculty-Senior softball game was the culmination of a Sports Theme Day sponsored by the school’s Student Council. Students donated $1 for the privilege of dressing in sports-related clothing for the day. The game was an exciting one in which the faculty pulled out a 14-11 victory after trailing earlier. A total of $2,025 was raised, making […]
Croatian Prime Minister Visits Local Croat Community
During the week of the United Nations General Assembly, Dr. Ivo Sanader, prime minister of the Republic of Croatia, along with Minister of Culture Bozo Biskupic and Neven Jurica, Ambassador of Croatia to Washington D.C., made a swift but profound visit to fellow Croatians in Astoria on Thursday, September 21. The evening was a significant event in the history of […]
Hamilton Dance Opens Ridgewood Studio
Hamilton Dance Studio, a Greenpointbased dancing school, is opening a second location in Ridgewood. Classes in tap, ballet, modern, jazz, hip-hop, and break will be offered for boys and girls ages 3 and up starting this fall. “We are delighted to be able to better serve the Ridgewood community with a studio right in the neighborhood,” Rita Hamilton, founder and […]
Grace Kindergarten Honors Heroes
The Grace Kindergarten class at Queens Lutheran School, 20-21 33rd St., Astoria, took time to honor the fallen heroes of 9/11 singing “My Country ‘Tis of Thee”, led by Mark Busch, and holding American flags bought by Barbara Michaels. The Rev. Lee Nelson led the children and attendees in prayer and gave a blessing to all. He said, “Five years […]
Mavromatis Memorial Golf Event A Success
The Achilles Mavromatis Memorial Golf Classic, a first time event honoring the late Archie Mavromatis, community leader and Archon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, was a huge success, raising $24,000 for children suffering from terminal illnesses. The golf outing was held on Monday afternoon, September 18, at the Clearview Golf Course in Bayside and proceeded with a dinner reception at Caffe […]
Snow Laborers Wanted
The New York City Department of Sanitation is gearing up for the impending 2006-2007 snow season and has begun to pre-register laborers to remove snow and ice from step streets in sections of Manhattan, The Bronx, Queens and Staten Island. After heavy snowfalls, the laborers will focus on the city’s step streets, sets of stairwells located between avenues and connect […]
Woodside Library Reopens After 12-Week Renovations
Politicians, schoolchildren and local citizens gathered September 22 at the Woodside branch of the Queens Borough Public Library, which reopened 12 weeks after it was shut down for renovation. The ceremony was really just a pleasant formality, because the Woodside branch has been back in business since August 8. But the gray-green corduroy squares of new carpeting and the white […]