Two Teen Girls Vanish From Corona In January 1955 Photo: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Throgs Neck Bridge Get into a conversation with a long-time Queens resident and you’re likely to discover a subscriber of theLong Island Star-Journal, a daily paper that informed the community about local and world news until it folded in 1968. A banner across the Star-Journal masthead reminded readers that the […]
New C.O. Steps Up At 114th Pct.
A series of abrupt high-level transfers of officers in the NYPD narcotics division under a cloud of suspicion by Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly has resulted in the immediate assignment of 114th Precinct Commander Inspector Brian McCarthy to Brooklyn South Narcotics. The command changes were announced by McCarthy at the January 22 meeting of the 114th Precinct Community Council. Captain Paul […]
Volunteers Wanted At New York Cares
New York Cares, the city’s leading volunteer organization, has hundreds of ways for Queens residents to get involved in their community, and becoming a volunteer is easy. Simply attend a one-time orientation, and then choose from more than 900 citywide projects. Orientation for new volunteers will be held in Queens at the following locations during January and February: Feb. 9, […]
Con Ed: Stray Voltage Shocks Drop Nearly 80 Percent
Con Edison’s comprehensive stray voltage testing and prevention programs are working. In a report posted recently on the company’s Web site (www.conEd.com /publicissues/ safety.asp), Con Edison reported a 78 percent decline in the number of electric shocks since 2004, when its safety efforts began. Forty-six electric shocks on company owned equipment were reported in 2007, compared with 210 in 2004. […]
107th Police Precinct Community Outreach
Become a member of the Explorers Program for young men and women 14 to 20 years. What you get: character development, which helps with making ethical choices; service learning, that encourages the skill and desire to help others; life skills, boosts self-confidence and developing mental fitness, and leadership experience which builds on the skills in order to fulfill responsibilities. Meetings […]
Clinton Seen As Winner Over Obama In Next Tuesday’s Primary
Obama is expected to get a lift from the black vote in New York City, judging from the support he received from black voters in South Carolina last Saturday. However, that segment of the electorate made up half the Democratic voters, and that will not beObama is expected to get a lift from the black vote in New York City, judging from the support he received from black voters in South Carolina last Saturday. However, that segment of the electorate made up half the Democratic voters, and that will not be the case here next Tuesday. Although Senator Barack Obama may be enjoying some momentum […]
Clinton ‘Responders’ Answer Critics
Leaving nothing to chance in the 22 states that will hold Democratic presidential primaries on Super Tuesday, February 5, Senator Hillary Clinton has set up a team of “Rapid Responders” to answer inaccurate or misleading attacks on her or Bill Clinton in the days leading up to the crucial balloting. Clinton, the junior Senator from New York, is heavily favored […]
Crystal Window Exhibit Ushers In Lunar New Year
Part of the personal art collection of Crystal Window & Door Systems President Thomas Chen will be the featured exhibit of the upcoming Lunar New Year Celebration at Flushing Town Hall. For the entire month of February, Chen’s antique Chinese wooden window and door collection will be on display at the landmark cultural center in Flushing. Crystal will mark the […]
Consumer Debt Clinic Opens At Queens Civil Court
Residents of Queens County will soon have a new resource to assist them in dealing with consumer debt cases in Civil Court. On Friday, January 25, “CLARO” will be opening at Queens Civil Court. CLARO which stands for the Civil Legal Advice and Resource Office, will be a legal advice clinic for people representing themselves in consumer debt cases. CLARO […]
MRSA, Homeless Issues Highlight Borough Cabinet
Happy New Year exchanges marked the beginning of the first Queens Borough Cabinet meeting of 2008, and then Borough President Helen Marshall led the cabinet efficiently through four items. The first of them addressed the MRSA health issue, in an attempt to allay fears that a plague of deadly infection could be circulating. The other items were about heat and […]