The 36th Avenue Shopping District in the Dutch Kills area was the beneficiary of a steetscape improvement program provided by the Central Astoria Local Development Coalition (CALDC) with funding through the city Department of Small Business Services. Sixteen planters holding Alberta spruce trees were installed in the district as part of the streetscape improvement program. “The planters add some green […]
Renaissance School Gets $15K Science Ed. Grant
Con Edison has awarded The Renaissance Charter School in Jackson Heights a $15,000 grant towards creating the Con Edison-Renaissance Science Leaders (CERSL) program in grades seven through 12. This program will prepare students for science majors in college by providing enhanced classroom instruction and extracurricular activities through the lens of energy conservation and sustainable development. According to the survey “Innovation […]
National Merit Scholarship TMLA Students
Five students from The Mary Louis Academy in Jamaica Estates were named Commended Students in the 2007 National Merit Scholarship Program from some 1.4 million students nationwide who took the SAT/NMSQT tests. Standing (l. to r.): Theresa Farrell. Sister Filippa Luciano, assistant principal, Sister Eileen Gildea, assistant principal and Sister Kathleen McKinney, principal. Seated (l. to r.): Alexandra Ossa, Anna […]
Vallone Hails Youth Soccer Club
City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. presents a city council proclamation to Eleftheria-Pancyprian Youth Soccer Club board members and some current players at Terrace On the Park September 30. City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. presented a city council proclamation to the Eleftheria- Pancyprian Youth Soccer Club, an after-school program that teaches children sportsmanship and discipline through the game of soccer. Club […]
Queens College Students Come Across WWII Vets
During World War II, 60 percent of Queens College students enlisted or were called to duty (942 out of a class of 1,600). Founded in 1937, the college graduated its first class the same year that the nation was drawn into the conflict. One student, Arnold Franco (Class of ’43) now age 83, served with an elite group of code […]
Gianaris Does Magic
Not forgetting his alma mater, P.S. 84 in Astoria, Assemblymember Michael Gianaris has secured funding for “The Magic School Bus” program, which takes P.S. 84’s third, fourth and fifth grade students on monthly outings to some of the city’s premier cultural institutions. On a recent Saturday, the Magic Bus whisked the students off on a visit to the Cloisters Museum […]
Mark Weprin Helps Make 188th Street Safer
With the help of Assemblymember Mark Weprin (l.) (D-Little Neck), longtime Fresh Meadows resident Lillian Ptucha (r.) got allway stop signs installed at the intersection of 50th Avenue and 188th Street. “I was very pleased to see the stop signs installed,” said Assemblymember Weprin. Weprin said, “There was a long history of traffic accidents at the intersection. The new stop […]
On the brief side…
RENOVATED QBRIDGE PK. OPENS: Borough President Helen Marshall cut the ribbon last week at a ceremony r e o p e n i n g Queensbridge Park on the East River waterfront in Long Island City, marking the end of a $1.4 million renovation. The ceremony took place at 41st Avenue and Vernon Boulevard, just north of the Queensborough Bridge. […]
T H E p ul 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. **** Astoria Center of Israel: +Oct. 29, Sunday, 3 p.m. “The Klezmer Story”, $10 adults +Nov. 15,Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. “Yuval and the Seraphim”, $5 payable at the door. […]
Maloney Surveys Western Queens Development
Congressmember Carolyn Maloney addressed the October meeting of the Long Island City Business Development Corporation, giving her audience on the 50th floor of the Citibank Building a survey of recent developments in Western Queens and Manhattan, from time to time citing her part in their generation and growth. Among them are the two largest current civic projects in the United […]