As icons of corporate success, Intel, Apple, Nike, Ben & Jerry’s, Federal Express and Staples share something else in common. They all once received assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). By SBA definition, a small business has less than 500 employees, “That is 99 percent of all American employers,” said Man- Li Kuo Lin at the February meeting […]
Growing An Earth-Friendly Lawn
(NAPSA)-If you want a lush lawn, stop killing your weeds-crowd them out, instead. That’s the advice from experts who say that new, environmentally friendly types of turfgrass are dense enough to prevent weeds and crabgrass from germinating, without using any chemicals. The turf presents a green alternative for homeowners worried about the effects of weed killers on the environment and […]
Borough-Wide Blotter
112th Precinct Phony Cop Busted A 51-year-old city employee was arrested on February 21 and charged with pretending to be a cop when threatening his Queens neighbor, authorities said. Edwin Torres, an exterminator for the city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, brandished a real gun and a phony police badge while menacing a neighbor in his Forest Hills Gardens […]
Neighborhoods News
Add Murder To Club Crackdown List Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to change the city’s nuisance abatement laws to allow cops to shut down clubs based on charges of murder or assault. The current laws allow police to shutter a club or bar if one or more convictions for prostitution, drugs, selling alcohol to minors or gambling have been incurred. Bloomberg’s […]
Seek Signers’ Kin
It’s official- the Flushing Remonstrance is coming home to Queens for a 350th anniversary celebration, marking the signing of the document that guaranteed religious freedom in the New World. The document has been in storage at the state capital in Albany for many years. To mark the occasion, officials at the Bowne House Museum in Flushing are searching for descendants […]
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Atonement Lutheran: +Apr. 28, Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Square dance. +Sunday worship services in English at 10:15 a.m. and Sunday school at 11 a.m. +Sunday worship service in Spanish, noon. +Mondays,, 6 p.m., fitness classes, 30-61 87th St., Jackson Heights; 718.639.6074. **** Bayside Jewish Center: +Mar. 4, Sunday, 1 p.m. Purim party, sit-down luncheon, music, merriment, BYOB, $15 p.p., 203- 05 […]
Jazz Saxophonist Speaks At Bd. 3 Meeting
The February meeting of Community Board 3 had a smaller load of contentious or celebratory issues than its January counterpart. It was held at its usual site, I.S. 227, the Louis Armstrong School, in Corona and featured an appearance by, and tribute to, another jazzman, saxophonist Jimmy Heath. The board considered some business matters and a proposal to deal with […]
Golden Gloves At Variety
The Golden Gloves came back to Variety Boys and Girls Club on a night in late February when state Senator George Onorato was also honored for nearly a quarter-century of representation in the 12th senate district. The series of amateur boxing bouts, held for the first time in 20 years at Variety, on 21st Street in Astoria, brought out a […]
Welcome Mat Out At Ridgewood S.C.
Governor Eliot Spitzer has proposed amendments to his first budget, which was submitted to the state legislature about three weeks ago. These include, among other things, $1.4 million to create a Web site which will provide consumers with comprehensive listings of prescription drug retail prices so that the public can compare prices offered at local pharmacies and find the lowest […]
Weiner Makes Move In 2009 Mayor’s Race
Following the pattern set by presidential candidates who are gearing up for an election that’s almost two years away, Congressmember Anthony Weiner filed campaign papers with the state Board of Elections last week, setting up a “Weiner ’09” committee and identifies the office being sought as “NYC mayor”. But unlike the horde of presidential candidates for the 2008 election, Weiner […]