Warning “without terrorism insurance New York economic development will come to a screeching halt”, Congressmember Carolyn Maloney, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and others urged support for extending the current law which provides federal backing for the program, which will expire at the end of this year. Addressing a House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises at […]
Sex Offender Law Detailed For UCCA
Acknowledging the news that New York state will legally be able to detain sex offenders after they have served their prison sentences, Assemblymember Michael Gianaris said, “We now have a mechanism for their evaluation and further confinement.” Gianaris made the announcement at the March meeting of the United Community Civic Association (UCCA). An agreement, between the legislature and Governor Eliot […]
Brown Hangs Tough On Graffiti
Asked whether his office has been tough enough on graffiti vandals, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown replied that he takes vandalism very seriously. Pointing to the recent guilty plea of graffiti vandal Oliver Siandre, Brown noted the 29-year-old man, who spray-painted a reported 600 “KiKo” tags in Western Queens, was now a convicted felon. “If he is caught doing it […]
Sunnyside Landmarking Meets With Opposition
Following the meetings of November 29 and January 17, the third Sunnyside landmark meeting, held February 27, would seem to have been the last, and additionally would seem to put interested parties at the threshold of the final decision to make Sunnyside Gardens a historic district, or landmark area. This is not to say that deeming the matter a calendar […]
NYC Contemplates 1st Zoning Change Since 1916
Get into a conversation with a long-time Queens resident and you’re likely to discover a subscriber of the Long Island Star- Journal, a daily paper that informed the community about local and world news until it folded in 1968. A banner across the Star-Journal masthead reminded readers that the newspaper’s name came from the merger of the Long Island Daily […]
12 Presidents Who Are Not On Mount Rushmore
Part three of a three part series. The Only President to Serve Nonconsecutive Terms: Grover Cleveland (1885-1889, 1893- 1897) The election of 1884 was one of the closest elections in U.S. history. The Republican candidate, James G. Blaine, might have won if one of his supporters had kept quiet. The Reverend Samuel Burchard called the Democratic Party the “party of […]
Boomer Esiason Donates $50K To CF Research
Guests crowded into Trattoria L’Incontro Monday night to attend the second annual benefit dinner of the Christopher Ricardo Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, hosted by Nicola (Nick) Mossa. The foundation, a nonprofit organization comprised of family, friends and business leaders, is dedicated to raising financial support for research aimed at finding a cure for cystic fibrosis (CF), advancing education and awareness of […]
State Leaders Agree On New Jail Program For Sex Offenders
Legislation to authorize a new program of continued civil commitment of sexual predators who have been convicted of sex crimes and served their prison terms has been agreed upon by Governor Eliot Spitzer and state legislative leaders and will be introduced shortly in Albany. The controversial measure, which is similar to laws in about 20 other states, is assured of […]
Neighborhood News
The parents of a 22-month-old Corona toddler are looking for the mystery woman who returned their child who got into a crowded No. 7 train on February 27. Blanca Amarilis, 35, and Victor Tito, 32, the child’s mother and father, described the woman as a good-hearted angel who saved their son from being abducted, or worse. Tito said he and […]
Crystal Window & Door Opens Taiwan Subsidiary
Crystal Window & Door Systems, an awardwinning United States manufacturer of windows, doors and high-end fenestration systems, recently announced the opening of a Taiwan subsidiary. Crystal Union Company, based in the capital of Taipei, will provide project design and installation services for curtain wall and architectural windows to the Taiwanese construction and property management industries. Thomas Chen, Crystal Window & […]