All Saints’: +Jun. 9, Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Strawberry fair, great international foods, lots to buy, bargains galore, 43-12 46th St., Sunnyside; 718.729.8523 (Rectory). **** Atonement Lutheran: +Sunday worship services in English at 10:15 a.m. and Sunday school at 11 a.m.; Sunday worship service in Spanish, noon; Mondays, 2:30-6 p.m.,afterschool program, pre-K (free for 4-year-olds) enroll now for September, 30-61 […]
Hillcrest Says No To Another Drug Rehab Facility
State officials are mulling over demands by local activists who want to halt the planned move of a Manhattan drug rehabilitation facility to Hillcrest. The controversy involves the relocation of the Cornerstone Medical Arts Center Hospital from its current West 57th Street location to the former St. Joseph’s Hospital site at 159-05 Union Tpke., an area that already has two […]
Queens Marine Awarded Purple Heart
A Queens native was awarded the Purple Heart Medal at the Marine Corps base at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina on April 27 for wounds sustained while performing combat operations in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Lance Corporal Archieval E. Ortega, an infantryman with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, was wounded while serving in […]
News Of The Neighborhoods
Building Codes Impact Queens Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plan to overhaul building codes includes a series of safety measures that would impact both new and existing residential units throughout the borough. Bloomberg’s proposal, dubbed “The New, New York City Construction Codes”, calls for the installation of sprinkler systems in all residences with three or more families, along with smoke alarms that […]
Reebok Tennis Academy Holds Tryouts May 19
More than 300 NYC junior level players ranging from 8 to 16 years in age are invited to try out for the Reebok Urban Youth Tennis Academy at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park on Saturday, May 19. The program gives junior level players free advanced coaching, court time, equipment and tournament opportunities. Tryouts […]
Airport Electric Vehicle Project Wins EPA Award
Delta Air Lines is among 16 “environmental achievers” honored by the Environmental Protection Agency in April for outstanding efforts to protect the environment in a project facilitated and financed by the New York Power Authority. The airline replaced its fleet of 15 traditional ground support vehicles with electric counterparts at the Marine Air Terminal at La Guardia Airport- seven electric […]
Martin Luther H.S. Holds Entrance Exam May 19
Martin Luther H.S., 60-02 Maspeth Ave. Maspeth, will administer its entrance exam to 8th and 9th grade students interested in September, 2007 admission on Saturday, May 19, at 8:30 a.m. A parent information meeting will be held during the exam, and tours of the facilities will be given. In order to take the exam, students must first apply to the […]
Dutch Kills Reaching For The Sky
Things continue to look up in the Dutch Kills community, where construction crews are busy building what is being described as the first “skyscraper” in the Long Island City neighborhood. Architect Patricio Solar said developer Alma Realty is reaching for the stars with a new, 14- story office tower that is currently under construction at 37-14 32nd St. The tower […]
Kaufman Astoria Studios Are Expanding
The folks at the Kaufman Astoria Studios are preparing to raise the curtain on Act II of development at the historic site. Studio officials say they are ready to begin construction of a building that will house an 18,000-square-foot stage, along with 22,000-square-feet of wardrobe, makeup, production and office space in a vacant lot located across from the studio’s 36th […]