Plaza College conferred an honorary Doctor of Civil Law degree on Assemblymember Anthony Seminerio (D-Richmond Hill) at the college’s commencement ceremonies last June. Plaza College Provost Charles E. Callaghan III (l.) presented the degree to Seminerio at the assemblymember’s office. The Plaza College Board of Trustees cited Seminerio’s contributions to and support of the higher education community throughout New York […]
LaGuardia Dean Addresses Sunnyside Chamber Meeting
The Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce resumed its schedule of monthly luncheons at Dazies Restaurant on Queens Boulevard this month, with Seth Bornstein, assistant dean of economic development at LaGuardia Community College as guest speaker. There were also sundry announcements to start the new year off. Present at the luncheon was Captain John Rowe, who was named acting commander of the […]
Nolan Hearing To Explore Why Schools Don’t Give Physical Ed
Following up on Governor Eliot Spitzer’s call for more stringent enforcement of school physical education requirements, Assemblymember Catherine Nolan will hold a hearing next week to explore why students aren’t receiving this instruction, despite a state law mandating it. In announcing the hearing, Nolan (D- Ridgewood), chairman of the Assembly Education Committee, stated: “We know physical activity improves academic performance […]
On the brief side…
Maloney Gets 2nd Gold Mouse For the second year in a row, Congressmember Carolyn Maloney’s Web site www.maloney.house.gov has been awarded a prestigious Gold Mouse Award. The award was presented by the Congressional Management Foundation (CMF), a non-profit, non-partisan management consulting and research organization. CMF Executive Director Beverly Bell stated that Maloney’s Web site “shows that she understands the value […]
The Pulpit
Times and dates are subject to change. Please call event sponsors to confirm. Feb. 2 Imbolc, Feb. 2-5 Brazil Carnival; Feb. 4 Rosa Parks Birth Anniversary, Feb. 5 United States Mardi Gras; Feb. 5 Mexico Constitution Day; Feb. 6, Protestant, Roman Catholic Ash Wednesday; Feb. 7, chinese Lunar New year, Vietnam Tet Nguyen Dan; Feb. 11 Taiwan Lantern Festival, NAACP […]
Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar Opens In Astoria
On January 21, a new Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar opened at 38-01 35th Ave. between 38th Street and Steinway Street in Astoria, across from the UA Kaufman Studios Cinema 14 and adjacent to local landmarks, including Kaufman Astoria Studios, Museum of the Moving Image and the new Frank Sinatra School for Performing Arts. Apple- Metro, Inc. the exclusive New […]
Community Tidbits
Parks & Recreation Alley Pond Environmental Center APEC has many fun and interesting programs all-year long for tots to pre-teens to adults: Jan. 31, Focus the Nation; Feb. 2, Mar. 1, Ezra Jack Keats Fan Club afternoon storytime; Feb. 7, 14, Watercolor Workshops; Feb. 10, Bear Necessities; Fall/Winter Children’s Programs; Animal Care Club, Animal Care Trainee, Fledglings, Audrey Wood Fan […]
Obama Edges In S.C., But Hillary Holds Solid, Comfortable N.Y. Lead
The furious race between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama will reach a critical juncture in the next 13 days as the now bitter rivals will meet, first in the South Carolina primary on Saturday, and then 10 days later in New York. The South Carolina contest seems to be set up in Obama’s favor. Half the primary voters in […]
Board 1 Says ‘No’ To Con Ed Land Sale
While Mayor Michael Bloomberg hopes with his PlaNYC to achieve the cleanest air of any big city in America by 2030, Community Board 1 is struggling with the present. Having learned that Con Edison intends to sell a portion of its property on 20th Avenue to a third party who will then lease it to Federal Express for use as […]
News Of The Neighborhoods
Cell Phone Towers Unplugged Parishioners at St. Mel’s Church in Flushing last week celebrated a towering victory when crews arrived to unplug 23 antenna towers from the roof of the parish elementary school. The removal of the towers marks the end of a two-year battle waged by parents of students at St. Mel’s School, along with church and school officials […]