With the Javits Convention Center expansion in Manhattan and the Willets Point redevelopment plan in Queens both stalled, a prominent member of the private planning community has offered a solution that could get both plans unsnarled. Robert Yaro, president of the Regional Plan Association, has proposed building a convention center as part of the Willets Point development which would serve […]
Seek To Name Unisphere Walkway David Oats Promenade
City and borough officials have been asked to honor recently deceased parks activist David Oats by naming a significant piece of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Oats’ memory. Requests to name the circular promenade around the Unisphere, currently nameless, for the late park activist have been made to Borough President Helen Marshall, the city Department of Parks and Recreation and the […]
SLA Issues Predominate At Board 3 February Meeting
A speaker from the New York State Liquor Authority dominated Community Board 3’s February meeting, as well he might have, since the SLA’s presence hovers over the board’s many decisions on beer, wine and liquor license applications, and a spokesman representing it would get a lot of attention. Joshua B. Toas, the particular speaker that evening at the Langston Hughes […]
Corrections Dept. Plans Move To The Bulova Center
Photos Carol Marino Department of Corrections (DOC) Commissioner Martin Horn discusses his department’s proposed move of administration personnel to the Bulova Center with UCCA President Rose Marie Poveromo. The Department of Corrections is planning to lessen the prison population on Riker’s Island by 3,000 inmates and will move their headquarters to the Bulova Center. The Westway Motel has a new […]
City Offers Foreclosure Help
The number of homeowners faced with foreclosure in Queens rose 59 percent in 2007 compared with the year before. That’s 11,000 families facing eviction. Citywide, there are a reported 27,000 homeowners involved in foreclosure proceedings. Nationally, an astonishing one million families could lose their homes this year. New York City Comptroller William Thompson Jr. has instituted a Foreclosure Prevention Helpline […]
Will We Get Another Clinton Miracle Next Tuesday?
Looking ahead to next Tuesday, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton needs decisive victories over Senator Barack Obama in Texas and Ohio to keep her faltering candidacy alive. But all signs point to Obama victories, which would virtually mean the end of the race. The stakes are very high, with 228 delegates up for grabs in Texas and 161 more in Ohio. […]
The Pulpit
Times and dates are subject to change. Please call event sponsors to confirm. Mar. 1 St. David’s Day; Mar. 2 Mothering Sunday; Mar. 7 World Day of Prayer; Mar. 16 Palm Sunday; Mar. 17 St. Patrick’s Day; Mar. 20 Holy Thursday; Mar. 21 Good Friday; Mar. 21 Purim; Mar. 23 Easter Sunday; Mar. 25 Feast of Annunciation Astoria Center of […]
Write A Poem To Your Favorite Animal Friend
Celebrate April’s National Poetry Month by writing a sonnet to a spaniel or a poem to a Persian cat. The Academy of American Poets is commemorating the 12th anniversary of National Poetry Month asking New York City area children, ages 7 to 12, to enter the "Paws for Poetry Contest 2008". The Humane Society of New York and meetmeatthecorner. org- […]
Neighborhood News
Community Boards Go Cyber Queens’ 14 community boards have taken a step into cyberspace. Borough residents can now click on www.queenscb.org to reach local community boards online and obtain meeting notices, agendas, public speaker info and other information pertaining to issues handled by the boards. The Web site also contains a list of municipal phone numbers, maps of neighborhoods covered […]
114th Precinct Blotter
Five-Hour Standoff Ends With 3-Year-Old Hostage ReleaseAt about 11:15 a.m. on Friday, February 22, police of the 114th Precinct responded to 40-15 10th St., Long Island City, to investigate a report of an emotionally disturbed person. They determined that a male suspect was barricaded inside a sixth floor apartment and was holding a three-year-old child hostage inside. A strong odor of fuel was present at the […]