When the lights went out, and back on in 48 minutes in parts of The Bronx and Manhattan last week, United Community Civic Association President Rose Marie Poveromo recalled an offer she made to Con Edison CEO Kevin Burke during the well-remembered 2006 blackout- an offer she stands by. “It’s an offer I hope I never have to pay,” Poveromo […]
Crystal Windows Supports UN Global Compact
Crystal Window & Door Systems’ 2006 compliance report on its participation in the United Nations Global Compact is now available. The report was filed with the United Nations Global Compact Initiative earlier this year. Crystal has since reviewed feedback and suggestions for future activities relating to this progressive international effort. The report is available upon request to customers, business affiliates, […]
Flag Day Ceremony Honors 2 Queens Soldiers
The schoolyard at Immaculate Conception School, 21-63 29th St., Astoria, was the scene of a Flag Day ceremony June 4 that honored Private First Class Daniel Fuentes, a Long Island man who was killed on duty with the U.S. Army in Iraq April 6, and paid tribute to another soldier, Army Specialist Alex Jimenez of Corona and Massachusetts, who was […]
Pavlos Tamvakis: The Youth of SAE
“I am my father’s son,” Pavlos Tamvakis said at a recent international conference. “Whatever I do reflects on him.” His father is Stefanos Tamvakis, president of SAE. The young businessman is making a positive image in the international community. Tamvakis is a lowkey individual with a smile. He is a humble person who mingles with all generations with ease. “My […]
Nine New Officers To Join 114th Pct.
Nine new police officers join the 114th Precinct July 1. Inspector Brian McCarthy, commanding officer of the 114th Precinct, made the announcement at the June meeting of the precinct community council with Queens District Attorney Richard Brown and NYPD Assistant Chief Diana Pizzuti looking on. “I got really good news today,” said McCarthy. Last year, the 114th went from January […]
Amalgamated Bank Opens Long Island City Branch
Last Friday, an alliance of government officials, community and labor leaders as well as business organizations participated in ribbon-cutting ceremonies to officially open the Amalgamated Bank branch, the first bank in this community in decades. Working together, the alliance brought a retail bank to this underbanked area with 32,000 residents. Supporters believe the bank will be a positive force in […]
The Pulpit
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-yearolds) enroll now for September, day camp from July 2, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; New Ground Day Camp, Jul. 9-13; flea market, Saturday, July 14; 30-61 87th St., Jackson Heights; 718.639.6074. **** […]
Board 3 Rejects Traffic Plan, Approves Three Restaurants
A visit from the Department of Transportation and the reception it got made for striking moments at the last meeting of Community Board 3 before the summer break. At the Louis Armstrong Middle School (I.S. 227) on Junction Boulevard in Corona, the city Department of Transportation (DOT) delineated a plan for alleviating traffic congestion in the heart of Jackson Heights, […]
When in the course of human events…
Ta x a t i o n without representation! That was the battle cry of the 13 colonies in America who were forced to pay taxes to England’s King George III with no representation in Parliament. As dissatisfaction grew, British troops were sent in to quell any signs of rebellion, and repeated attempts by the colonists to resolve the crisis […]
Guidelines For Displaying The Flag
1. The flag of the United States should be flown daily from sunrise to sunset in good weather from public buildings, schools, permanent staffs, and in or near polling places on election days. The flag may be displayed 24 hours a day on patriotic holidays or if properly illuminated. 2. The flag should not be displayed on days when the […]