Two 18-year-old black males are sought by police in connection with an armed robbery last month. At about 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 20, 2007, the two, one of whom is five feet, eight inches tall, weighing 170 pounds, and the other, five feet, six inches tall, weighing 160 pounds and armed with a shotgun, entered 30-75 51st St., Astoria, went […]
Immigration Probe Nets Feds Two Arrests
Federal agents arrested a 48-year-old immigration officer and an Astoria salon owner last week, charged with soliciting bribes in return for valid green cards, authorities said. Jose Gomez, a district adjudication officer at the Garden City, Long Island office of Citizenship and Immigration Services and Farid Bouchaib were arrested at Gomez’ East Elmhurst home following a two-year probe that revealed […]
Borough-Wide Blotter
104th Precinct Jumper Critical A woman who last week jumped in front of a Manhattan-bound J train at an elevated subway station in Woodhaven remains in critical condition, authorities said. Transit Police officials said the woman, who is in her 20s, was spotted pacing back and forth on the J- and Z-train platform at the Woodhaven Boulevard station at about […]
Board 2 Reiterates Congestion Pricing Concerns
At the first Community Board 2 meeting of 2008, the board and other listeners in the room at Sunnyside Community Services heard about Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s PlaNYC 2030. Judging from their reactions, many of them seemed to believe the plan consisted mainly of congestion pricing and a few other items hard to remember. They heard also about text amendments pertaining […]
Maloney Hails $3.7 B Additional Funding For Wounded Veterans
Congressmember Carolyn Maloney said the largest single spending increase in the 77- year history of the Veterans’ Administration indicates that Congress is moving the federal government in a long overdue new direction. Commenting after President George W. Bush released the $3.7 billion expenditure following Congressional approval of the funds, Maloney declared: “After years of neglect in Washington, with this step […]
Bipartisan Economic Stimulus Package Garners Crowley’s Approval
“When it comes to sustaining the health of our nation’s economy, there is no room for partisanship or bickering,” Congressmember Joseph Crowley declared after Democratic legislative leaders and President George W. Bush reached agreement on an economic stimulus plan. At the heart of the package, Crowley said, are rebate checks to lower- and middle-income working families- the very people who […]
Peralta, Monserrate Join Code Blue Initiative
Assemblymember Jose R. Peralta and City Councilmember Hiram Monserrate, with the generous help of Health Plus health insurance and RWDSU Local 338, will be giving away warm winter coats to help keep New Yorkers warm during this frigid time of year. Peralta and Monserrate are taking the initiative to combat the harsh realities that families face here in New York. […]
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 […]
St. Demetrios School Celebrates 50th Anniversary
The Alumni Association of Saint Demetrios Greek-American School of Astoria will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the school on Friday, February 29 with a dinner-dance at Terrace on the Park, Flushing. All Saint Demetrios students, former and current teachers, principals and priests are invited. The reunion dinner-dance will feature a cocktail hour, full sit-down dinner and live music provided by […]
St. Joseph’s Mausoleum Is St. Michael’s New Addition
St. Michael’s Cemetery, 72-02 Astoria Blvd., East Elmhurst, remains resolute in celebrating life. It carries out that commitment in the new St. Joseph’s Community Mausoleum, the largest, most lavish, unique and dramatic building at St. Michael’s. Stained glass, marble hallways and candle stands will grace an environment that will enhance personalized opportunities to honor, remember and respect a life’s achievements. […]