The October meeting of Community Board 2 was primarily devoted to the Fiscal Year 2009 capital and expense budget and the relative urgency of its requests and demands. The evening at the Sunnyside Senior Center also included a discussion, sometimes emotional, about a proposed comfort station for the John F. Murray Playground in Long Island City. The project was certain […]
Seek Faster Pace For Newtown Creek Oil Spill Cleanup
Declaring that not enough has been done to monitor the huge 1950 oil spill into Newtown Creek and reverse its impact, three lawmakers on Monday called for more aggressive steps to clean up the creek. At the same time, it was reported that on the Brooklyn side of the waterway, which divides Brooklyn and Queens, three residents on a single […]
Street Renamed For Late Dutch Kills President
The family and friends of Robert Wilson gathered at the southeast corner of Crescent Street and 36th Avenue in Long Island City October 8 to rename the corner in Wilson’s honor. Wilson, who died Oct. 24, 2003 at age 70, was a longtime resident and activist in the Dutch Kills community and a husband, father, and grandfather. “Bob Wilson was […]
Join In Library Foundation Revels
The festivities at the sixth annual Queens Library Foundation Dinner-Dance October 4, at which Steve Chen, Crystal Window and Door Systems executive vice president and Maria Grasso, Flushing Savings Bank executive vice president, were honored, brought a number of well-wishers to the Water’s Edge Restaurant in Long Island City.
St. Joseph’s Celebrates St. Padre Pio Festival
St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, 43-19 30th Ave., Astoria, held its second annual parish festival and bazaar in honor of St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina from September 21 to 24. The high point of the celebration came on Saturday, September 23, when after Holy Mass in honor of St. Pio, the statue of the saint was carried through the streets […]
Christ the King H.S. Welcomes Parents, Principal
The board of trustees, administration and faculty at Christ the King Regional H.S. recently held two parent teacher nights on September 21. Freshman Parent Information Night brought more than 600 parents from all parts of Queens to the Middle Village school for a question and answer period to address parent concerns. More than 350 parents of students in grades 10, […]
Sovereign Bank Opens LIC Branch, Makes Grant
Public officials representing Queens, including Borough President Helen Marshall and Congressmember Carolyn Maloney, joined friends, customers and management of Sovereign Bank in a grand reopening ribbon cutting program at the Sovereign Community Banking Office at 37-10 Broadway, Long Island City on October 5. The ceremony commemorated the final step in the transition of Independence Community Bank branches to Sovereign Bank […]
On the brief side…
Crowley Announces Scholarship Winners Three high school students from Congressmember Joseph Crowley’s Queens/Bronx district have been awarded Best Buy Children’s Foundation scholarships, the lawmaker announced. The winners in the statewide competition, Crowley said, were Stephanie Lee of Corona, America Garcia of East Elmhurst and Geneva Johnson of The Bronx. Lee and Johnson each received $1,000 in scholarship money and Garcia […]
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, 1 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m.; Oct. 22, […]
Anthony Suraci, Republican Standout, Dies
Anthony Suraci, long-time community and political activist from the Long Island City/Sunnyside area, died September 29, 2006 in Smithtown, New York, after a long bout with Alzheimer’s Disease. Funeral services were held at St. Jude’s Church in Mastic Beach, with interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, also in Mastic Beach. He is survived by his children, Gae LaSalle and Joseph Suraci, […]