Clarifying an offer to buy the Westway Motor Inn, real estate developer Joseph Pistilli said he was not interested in acquiring the property by eminent domain. “If Westway ownership is in trouble, in financial need, we would offer to buy it” Pistilli said at the November meeting of the United Community Civic Association (UCCA). “We’re not looking to take their […]
Plastic Bags Live Forever, Damage Our Environment
their groceries on that first Thanksgiving Day, those bags would still be littering our parks today,” Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. said in explaining why he introduced legislation mandating that plastic shopping bags must be recycled to protect the environment. Council Speaker Christine Quinn, cosponsor of the bill, noted: “If we want to get serious about improving our environment, we need […]
FEMA Extends Flood Relief Deadline; Opens New Recovery Center
Officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have extended the deadline for Queens residents who wish to apply for disaster relief for flood damage caused by the August 8 torrential rainstorm to November 16 at a new recovery center located at Lost Battalion Hall in Rego Park. FEMA, together with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) last week opened […]
Garden School Blood Drive Brings In 27 Pints
A blood drive that falls on the day before Halloween can be expected to carry with it an air of playfulness usually not found at such events, and the Garden School blood drive last Tuesday, October 30, was no exception. The co-chairs and several teachers planned to come dressed in costumes and the Dracula jokes were flying around the halls […]
Sovereign Bank Opens Court Square Office
Bank officials, joined by local political, business and community leaders, marked the opening of Sovereign Bank’s newest Queens branch at Court Square, 24-29 Jackson Ave., Long Island City, with a VIP ribbon-cutting ceremony on October 30. The ceremony began at 1 p.m. and included presentation by the bank of a $12,500 donation to the Long Island City Cultural Alliance and […]
Crystal Window VP Speaks At Queens College Forum
Steve Chen, Crystal Window & Door Systems executive vice president, talked about the challenges of growth in a highly competitive industry and a global economy at a Queens College Business Forum Friday, November 2 at the Queens College Student Union. Steve Chen is responsible for overseeing all operational aspects of Crystal Window & Door Systems, one of the top 60 […]
‘Proof’ At Variety B&G Club Looks At Math, Life Problems
A worthy production of “Proof”, a play about mathematicians and their domestic sorrows, is the latest offering from the Astoria Performing Arts Center (APAC) and is currently being performed at the Broccoli Theater, with six remaining performances in the next two weekends. “Proof” was originally produced both off and on Broadway in 2000 and won its author, David Auburn, the […]
Parade Not Dampened By Weather
More than a thousand children dressed as ghosts, goblins, witches and more attended Roosevelt Island’s annual Halloween costume party and parade last weekend. took place at the P.S./I.S. 217 Beacon School but the inflated rides, games, pumpkin painting, dancing and noshing on treats such as cotton candy and hot dogs wasn’t hindered at all due to the inclement weather. Amalgamated […]
Astoria Is Set For Film Based On Euripides Play
Pericles Motion Pictures announces the New York premiere of “¡Diega!” a new film written and directed by auteur James Aviles Martin at Anthology Film Archives, November 14 at 9:30 p.m. Martin produced and directed the documentary “ArtWatch”. While in film school, he wrote and directed his first feature film, the cult classic “Flesh Eating Mothers”, which was subsequently accepted into […]
Origins Of Veteran’s Day
Veteran’s Day is an American holiday honoring military veterans. Both a federal holiday and a state holiday in all states, it is celebrated on the same day as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day in other parts of the world, falling on November 11, the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I. (Major hostilities of World […]