A suspicious package left inside the Bank of America branch at 31-81 Steinway St., Astoria resulted in Steinway Street being closed down to vehicular and pedestrian traffic for a few hours last Thursday. The New York City Police Department bomb squad removed the package uneventfully. A spokesperson for the bank said the incident was under investigation.
LICCA Free Cultural Guides, Summer 2007
Since 2004, the Long Island City Cultural Alliance (LICCA) has produced a free guide to local arts and culture events, and is now distributing 50,000 brochures quarterly at events and venues citywide. The newly published Summer 2007 Guide features a calendar of events, contact information and exhibition summaries for each institution, as well as an easy-to-read map and a listing […]
Onorato Applauds Newtown Creek Cleanup Legal Action
State Senator George Onorato (D-Long Island City) last week commended New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo for filing an important new federal lawsuit against ExxonMobil to compel the giant oil company to clean up a massive underground oil spill in Greenpoint, Brooklyn as well as the notoriously polluted Newtown Creek that separates Brooklyn from Queens. “I applaud Attorney General […]
CALDC Children’s Series Continues Through August
The “Summer Fun” Children’s Series presented by the Central Astoria Local Development Coalition (CALDC) will continue on Tuesday, July 31 in Athens Square Park, 30th Avenue and 30th Street, and on Wednesday, August 1 at the Dutch Kills Playground, 36th Avenue and Crescent Street. Children can meet the characters in Prokofiev’s well-known classic tale, “Peter and the Wolf” through the […]
Gioia, YMCA All-Stars Visit Shea
City Councilmember Eric Gioia recently accompanied a group of Gioia- YMCA All-Stars to Shea Stadium to watch the Mets batting practice. The young Little Leaguers watched in awe as the major league baseball stars warmed up. They were invited by the Mets to stay for the game that followed. Based at Queensbridge Park, the Gioia-YMCA All-Stars league serves Long Island […]
Dolores Allogiamento Dies, Was Jackson Heights AARP President
Members of the Jackson Heights Chapter 991 of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) mourn the passing of Dolores Allogiamento, president of the chapter for four years. A great friend to many Jackson Heights residents, including Joseph Ricevuto and the Rev. Austin Armitstead, retired pastor of Community United Methodist Church, Allogiamento died July 17, 2007 after a brief illness. […]
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-year-olds) 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. **** […]
Local Dairy Locks Out Employees
Owners of the Elmhurst Honeywell Dairy locked out more than 170 employees at the Jamaicabased processing plant on July 15, abruptly halting production of almost 90 percent of the city’s milk and milk products, forcing retailers to purchase milk from out-of-state processors, union representatives said. Frank Wunderlich, secretary/treasurer of Local 584, said the union was negotiating a contract and that […]
12-Year-Old Throws Drain Cleaner At Infants
Police arrested a 12-year-old Jackson Heights youth on July 22 after he sprayed and tossed liquid Drano onto a group of women and infant children inside a Jackson Heights playground. Police said the 12-year-old was with a group of young toughs who ran amok inside the Junction Playground on 34th Avenue at Junction Boulevard at about 8 p.m. on Sunday […]
Million-Dollar Beer Bust?
A bartender at an Astoria tavern thought it was a joke when a man slapped a million-dollar bill on the bar and demanded a beer, according to police sources. Construction worker Richard Dajti, 31, walked into an establishment on Ditmars Boulevard and 31st Street at about 4:30 a.m. on July 18, slapped the bill on the bar and demanded a […]