It’s time for spring cleaning and most New Yorkers have too much stuff and not enough space. Compounding this problem is we own a lot of stuff we no longer need. Even dedicated hoarders must agree that their old, unused laptops (or desktop computers) don’t serve any useful purpose- other than collecting dust. Saving old magazines and newspapers because they […]
Bd. 1 Approves Sidewalk Cafes
With a streamlined licensing process that now averages approval in 80 days or less, restaurant owners came to the April meeting of Community Board 1 with visions of their sidewalk cafés up and running by July. “I believe everywhere else is down while Astoria is up because we have sidewalk cafes,” said one patron, speaking in favor of them. The […]
Bayside Cops To Businesses: Beef Up Security
In light of a recent spike in burglaries at restaurants and retail shops in the Bayside area, police at the 111th Precinct are urging local business owners to beef up security measures by installing high-tech alarms and surveillance cameras at their locations. Cops at the Bayside stationhouse said there have been six break-ins at local businesses since April 11, where […]
Land Use Issues Cause Disputes At Board 3 Meeting
The April meeting of Community Board 3 was marked by noisy exchanges among the members concerning land use, first because of a club that was seeking renewal of a cabaret license yet was displeasing to much of the board for an environmental reason, and then over four restaurants seeking beer and/or wine licenses but that have never come before the […]
Big Top Rises In Cunningham Park
The Big Apple Circus, New York’s hometown circus, and America’s finest traditional one-ring circus, returned to Cunningham Park with the raising of the Big Top on Tuesday, May 8, starting at 10 a.m. The beautiful, gleaming white tent with glowing yellow stars spiraling over the roof and sides can accommodate more than 1,700 people. Each individually molded plastic seat is […]
Tennis Bubbles Bob Above LIC Luxury Spa
The white “bubbles” rising in the distance above the Sunnyside Rail Yards are the home of the newest tennis spa in the area. Tennis aficionados throughout Queens can re-string their rackets in a posh, new setting this summer when the CityView Racquet Club opens its doors at the former Swingline Factory building in Long Island City. The $10 million luxury […]
P.S. 85 Celebrates 100 Years
An event celebrating the 100 years that P.S. 85, the Judge Charles J. Vallone School has been educating the children of the Astoria community will be held on Friday, June 15 at Astoria World Manor, 25-22 Astoria Blvd. from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. To confirm attendance at the event, e-mail hundredyears85@aol.com. Judge Charles J. Vallone was the father of […]
Adventures At LICM
Caring for the environment and investigating life sciences are front and center at the Long Island Children’s Museum this month. Schedule: +Tuesdays/Wednesdays 2:30-4 p.m., Wiggly Worms +Thursdays/Fridays 2:30-4 p.m, Butterfly Plant Pals +May 25 4:30 p.m., KIDS FIRST! Film Club “It’s A Big Big World: The Earth Needs You” +May 26 12:30 & 2:30 p.m. Owl Pellet Dissection 1:30 p.m. […]
Mother’s Day Tribute: Wish She Were Here
(Walter Kaner wrote the following tribute to his mother, which we reprint each Mother’s Day. Although Kaner has passed we feel it is a touching tribute to all mothers on Mother Day.) What I wouldn’t give to have my mother back again. I would give up all I have if I could turn back the clock. If, just once more, […]
Not Your Mother’s Petunia
This season, heat up the landscape as never before with the addition of petunia hybrids. These updated petunias can add vibrant color to your garden space and are a low maintenance plant. These fantastic beauties from Proven Winners include aptly-named hot pink ‘SupertuniaÆ Vista Bubblegum’, and saturated deeper pink ‘SupertuniaÆ Vista Fuchsia’. They are a far cry from the petunias […]