Pictured from left to right: Ellen Young, Democratic Nominee for the State Assembly, State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, Council member John C. Liu , Stephen S. Mills, President & CEO of New York Hospital Queens, Myra Baird Herce, Flushing Chamber of Commerce, Gene Kelty, Chair of Community Board 7 and Chuck Apelian, Vice Chairman of Community Board 7. Elected officials, […]
AdirondackDirect Moves To New Headquarters
AdirondackDirect, one of the nation’s leading mail order furniture supply companies, has moved its headquarters to 30-40 48th Ave., a new prime location in Long Island City. Company offices will now be more centrally located relative to the borough’s main thoroughfares and near the hub of Long Island City’s commercial district. The two-story facility, which will house AdirondackDirect’s extensive inventory, […]
Students Teleconfer With NASA
State Senator Serphin R. Maltese (R-C, Glendale) joined students from Neme Alperstein’s fifth grade class at P.S. 56 at the Richmond Hill Block Association (RHBA) for a teleconference with the Educational Center at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Houston, Texas. The class is involved in an ongoing special curriculum. The unique teleconferencing facilities at RHBA have allowed […]
Community Board 4 Rejects One-Way Street Proposal
Almost two years after the completion of a $275 million expansion at the Queens Center Mall, including room for 1,900 cars in two garages, traffic congestion, especially during the busy holiday shopping season continues to be a headache. But with less than two months to go before Thanksgiving, a proposal to convert the two-way stretch of 57th Avenue between 90th […]
Leonardo da Vinci Hailed At Italian Heritage Month Fete
The spotlight was aimed at engineer, sculptor, mathematician, visionary and worldrenowned painter of the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, Leonardo da Vinci at Queens’ Italian Heritage and Culture Month celebration at St. John’s University on Wednesday, October 11. The event, held in cooperation with Queens Borough President Helen Marshall, was to take place at 7 p.m. at the University’s […]
T H E P U L P I T
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; 718.323.9218, www.abidingwordministries. met. **** Armenian Church of the Holy Martyrs: Oct. 20, Friday, 7 to 10 p.m; Oct. 21, Saturday, […]
Howard Corrigan, Dies, Was 55
Born and raised in Astoria, Howard Corrigan, son of Miriam and Howard, was born October 30, 1951 and died on October 5, 2006. A retired firefighter who lived in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, he is survived by his wife, Edith, nee Falterman, and sons Howard, a firefighter with the New York City Fire Department, and Scott, serving in the United States […]
Repair Work To Start On Amtrak’s 31st St. Bridge
Responding to a call from City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. after falling concrete narrowly missed a pedestrian, Amtrak has started making repairs to its bridge which spans 31st Street between Ditmars Boulevard and 23rd Avenue in Astoria. Cracks and loose concrete are still visible on the span from a nearby walkway, Vallone said. In addition, there has been a longstanding […]
Executives Honored At Library Foundation Gala
The Queens Library Foundation honored Steve Chen, executive vice president of Crystal Window & Door Systems, Flushing, and Maria A. Grasso, Flushing Savings Bank executive vice president and chief operating officer, at its sixth annual dinner dance, “The Crystal Ball…A Magical Event”, held on October 4 at Water’s Edge. More than 350 people attended. Dinner co-chairs were: Carol Conslato, Peter […]
Padavan Attends St. Nicholas Festival
State Senator Frank Padavan (R-Bellerose), joined members of the Greek-American community and Queens residents to partake of traditional Greek foods, tour a flea market where local and imported goods were on sale and view many other attractions at the annual St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church festival. The festival, which opened October 5 and closed at 10 p.m. October 8, also […]