The Solomon Schechter School of Queens will hold an Open House on Sunday, November 4, at 10 a.m. Children are welcome. Activities and snacks will be provided. Parents will have an opportunity to meet the school’s dynamic team of administrators, speak with faculty members, including Gruss and Grinspoon-Steinhart Award winners, and learn about the stellar Judaic and Secular Studies curricula. […]
MPB School Celebrates 50 Years
Most Precious Blood School is celebrating its golden anniversary this year. For 50 years, the school has served as a source of educational and spiritual guidance for the community and its members. To commemorate this special occasion, a dinner-dance, which is open to the public, will be held on Saturday, November 24, 2007, in the school gymnasium on 32-23 36th […]
Parking Lots To Be Landscaped Per Planning Dept.
Seeking to help Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s effort to bring cleaner air to the city by planting more trees, the Department of City Planning (DCP) has announced all future commercial or community facility developments with open parking areas of at least 18 spaces or 6,000 square feet will be required to plant street trees. This will visually enhance parking lots and […]
On the brief side…
Fed OK’s Spitzer’s Food Stamp Effort The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) acceding to a request by Governor Eliot Spitzer, has expanded access to the Food Stamp program for low-income families in New York, the governor announced. The USDA has approved Spitzer’s Working Families Food Stamp Initiative, allowing New Yorkers to waive complicated enrollment requirements, such as a face-to-face interview […]
Decoy Operation Nets 10 For Alcohol Sales To Minors
Six men and four women who own and/or work at various bodegas and corner stores in the 114th Precinct were charged with having unlawful dealings with a child and engaging in the prohibited sale of alcohol to a minor after police conducted decoy operation last Wednesday, October 3. Two white females 21 years of age were arrested, one at a […]
Armenian, Arab & Bukharan Folk Music Concert Set
The Anthropology Museum of the People of New York and the Armenian Cultural Educational Resource Center Gallery at Queens College invite the public to join them for an evening of music presented by the World Music Institute at NYU Skirball Center on Saturday, December 1, 8 p.m. Featured in the program is oud player Richard Hagopian, who has been instrumental […]
Curtains Up On New QTIP Season
Queens Theatre In The Park (QTIP) was: “Created from a multitude of languages, rich cultures and diverse neighborhoods, we are one community when the curtain goes up at Queens Theatre in the Park!” Jeffrey Rosenstock, executive director said. The 2007/2008 season will host a myriad of talent. “Kathie Lee Gifford, Jerry Stiller, Betty Buckley, Pilobolus, Jill Eikenberry, Anthony Rapp, Darci […]
Vallone For New York Fundraiser Brings In $
Hundreds of people flocked to the Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden in Astoria on Tuesday, October 2 to honor the up-and-coming political career of City Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. Many elected officials, dignitaries and community leaders were on hand to celebrate the occasion, including former Council Speaker Peter F. Vallone Sr., Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association […]
The Pulpit
The Pulpit Compiled by Susan Cleary Times and dates are subject to change. Please call event sponsors to confirm. UJA Federation: The UJA Federation of New York helps connect people during the holidays by offering referrals to local synagogues that are open to non-members for High Holiday services. For information, call 800-UJA FED7 (800-852-3337), Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. or e-mail […]
Gennaro Says City’s DEP Will Take On-Site Look At Sewer Problems
At a City Hall hearing on Monday, September 24th on the recent flooding in areas of Queens, City Councilmember James Gennaro extracted a commitment from city environmental officials that “will surely result in solutions”. Gennaro (D- Fresh Meadows), chairman of the council Environmental Protection Committee, said city Department of Environmental Protection officials agreed to come into the local community to […]