Queens Borough President Helen Marshall, starting her seventh year in office, stated in her annual State of the Borough address yesterday at Queens College that the state and spirit of the borough are strong, and then proceeded to prove it by reading off a 55 page-long list of programs covering all phases of life in Queens. Among her pronouncements were: […]
Arts Festival Marks Charter School’s 5th Anniversary
Our World Neighborhood Charter School (OWNCS) celebrated its fiveyear anniversary December 19 with a Winter Arts Festival. An Assembly proclamation to commemorate the school’s anniversary was presented by Assemblymember Michael Gianaris, during the opening ceremony. City Councilmember Eric Gioia cut the ribbon for the visual arts exhibition. Guests later viewed the children’s art projects, on display at the elementary school. […]
Hellenic Societies Federation Holds Holiday Party
The Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York hosted its annual endof year holiday gathering at Stathakion Center, Astoria, on December 29 at 4 p.m. Nearly 250 guests from near and far, including the Herman family (Brad and Miriam, with Ava-Gwen and year-old brother Jacob-Stanley, gathered in a room festooned with seasonal decorations, The program included children’s favorite Kamar […]
Steinway Street Store Destroyed In Blaze
A fire in a commercial building at 28-25 Steinway St. last Friday injured one civilian and seven firefighters and destroyed a cellular phone store and a jewelry store that shared space with it as well as leaving the families that occupied the apartments above homeless. The blaze broke out on the first floor at Cellular Mall at about noon. Fire […]
News Of The Neighborhoods
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park #2 In Major Crimes According to a recently released Police Department Park Crimes Report, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park came in second in the number of major crimes reported in city parks over the summer of 2007. The report, which lists crimes reported for the first three quarters of 2007 ending September 30, shows a total of 43 crimes […]
George Vlassios Tsounis, WW II Vet, Dies At Age 84
George Vlassios Tsounis of Mattituck, Long Island and Bayside died Wednesday, November 21 at the Veterans Administration Nursing Home in Stony Brook, Long Island at age 84. Arrangements were handled by Vernon C. Wagner Funeral Homes. A Greek Orthodox funeral service was held at Holy Trinity Church in Hicksville, followed by a military burial at Calverton Veterans Administration Cemetery. His […]
The Pulpit
Times and dates are subject to change. Please call event sponsors to confirm. Jan. 13, Lohri; Jan. 16, Religious Freedom Day; Jan. 19, Ashura; Jan. 20, World Religion Day; Jan. 21, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; Jan. 22 Tu B’Shevat; Jan. 26 India Republic Day. Astoria Center of Israel: •Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. Shabbat services, followed by Kiddush, 27-35 Crescent St.; […]
114th Precinct Blotter
114th Precinct Police Seek Three-Time Bank RobberPolice are asking the public’s help in identifying and arresting a robber who has struck three times during December and January at banks in the 114th Precinct in Astoria. The suspect is a black male between 5 feet, 7 inches and six feet tall, weighing over 200 pounds and wearing a black bubble coat, dark sweatshirt and blue jeans. On […]
Borough-Wide Blotter
109th Precinct Mob ‘Hit’? Police sources said investigators are probing the December 28 stabbing of a Queens construction worker as a possible mob “hit.” Vincenzo Orilia, 41, of Whitestone, was stabbed in the stomach at 5:45 p.m. on 150th Street, while he was trying to break up a fight between two men. Orilia’s alleged attacker, Joseph Bonelli, 26, also of […]
Stranger Saves A Life With Heimlich Maneuver
An anonymous stranger kept a 47-year-old Queens man from choking to death on December 30. Fire officials said a stranger who used the Heimlich maneuver to force food from the victim’s trachea gave the victim back his life. The victim, who in the past had suffered a stroke, is a familiar character along 36th Avenue in Long Island City. During […]