Rabbi Joseph Potasnik officiated at the funeral service of Eleanor Rampell Manheim, 91, on Monday, July 30 at 3 p.m. at Gutterman’s Parkside Memorial Chapel, 98-60 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills. Manheim died July 26, on her 91st birthday. She was a member of the National Art League, based in Douglaston, and her paintings won prizes in numerous exhibitions mounted by […]
114th Precinct Blotter
Search Warrant Leads To ArrestPolice of the 114th Precinct on Tuesday, July 17 executed the 31st search warrant of 2007 at 37-14 Ditmars Blvd. A 39-year-old Asian male was found in possession of stolen property and charged with falsification of business records, criminal possession of stolen property and petit larceny. Also on July 17: • A 39-year-old black male was charged with forcible touching […]
Borough-Wide Blotter
107th Precinct Son Slays Mom Queens detectives are trying to determine the reason for a family argument that led to the July 28 death of a 61-year-old woman inside her Fresh Meadows apartment. Cops responding to a 911 call at about 11:15 p.m. found the victim’s husband locked outside the family’s sixth-floor apartment at 65-82 160th St., police said. Police […]
Gioia Calls For Investigation Into Veterans’ Shelter
Councilmember Eric Gioia speaks with homeless veterans outside the Borden Avenue Veterans’ Residence in Long Island City. Residents have complained to Gioia about drugs, gangs, violence and corruption at the shelter. Gioia is calling for an investigation into conditions at the shelter prior to its temporary closure in August. BAVR is currently the City’s largest homeless shelter for veterans, with […]
On the brief side…
Wins Promise Of Air Controller Study Following recent disclosures of a near collision on a La Guardia Airport runway, Congressmember Joseph Crowley (D- Queens/The Bronx) announced he has secured a commitment for a study as to whether there is a need to train more air traffic controllers. Crowley, citing safety concerns, said the July 5 incident underscores the need to […]
Night Out 2007 Takes Place Throughout Queens
Once, or so it seems, neighbors spent hot summer nights on stoops and front porches, chatting and trading advice and neighborhood news. National Night Out Against Crime revives that tradition across the country. The annual event began some 25 years ago when organizers urged residents in communities nationwide to leave their lights on, sit on stoops and porches and take […]
3 Queens Neighborhoods To Be Sprayed For Mosquitoes
To control mosquitoes, the city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene will apply larvicide by helicopter to marsh and other non-residential areas of Queens, Staten Island and The Bronx. Weather permitting, the larvicide will be applied on Thursday, August 2, Friday, August 3, and Monday, August 6 from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. each day. In case of bad weather, […]
Oakland Lake Friends Hold Summer Cleanup
Friends of Oakland Lake and Ravine, Inc. President Daniel Egers and other volunteer participants collected litter and cleared debris from the pathway and slopes around Oakland Lake at the organization’s Summer Cleanup on July 28 in an event sponsored by the Parks Department and Partnerships for Parks. Shown (l. to r.) are Matthew and Elaine Ann Scherl, Friends of Oakland […]
Astoria Federal Gives $12.5K To Library Summer Program
On Thursday, July 12, Carolyn Fostel, assistant vice president and community relations marketing manager for the Astoria Federal Savings Bank Marketing Department, based in Lake Success, presented a $12,500 check to Queens Library Foundation Associate Director Peter Wayne in support of the Queens Borough Public Library Summer Reading Program. Sharon Banks, community library manager at the library’s Pomonok branch, led […]
CALDC Summer Children’s Series In Full Swing
The final shows of the 2007 Summer Fun Children’s Series presented by the Central Astoria Local Development Coalition (CALDC) will be entertaining, interactive song and puppetry concerts for children of all ages. On Tuesday, August 7 in Athens Square Park, 30th Avenue and 30th Street, Janice Buckner will present a “Song and Puppetry Concert”, and on Wednesday, August 8 at […]