To the Editor: The continued arrogance of some elected officials from Washington never stops amazing me. Consider a recent quote by Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. “Congress has an obligation to take care of their constituents instead of leaving funding decisions to some bureaucrat with his green eyeshades and funny little hat.” (“Republicans Remain Unsettled on Earmarks” by Lauren […]
Hails Livery Car Driver
To The Editor: I felt deeply troubled in reading about this poor child named Daniella Cosme Perez who was drop[ped] off at Engine Company 289 in Corona. I also felt concern for the livery cab driver, Klever Sailema[,] who said he was left the baby by the father[,] who couldn’t care for the child after the mother left him. The […]
Phones For Access-A-Ride
To The Editor: Access-A-Ride is a godsend; it works and the MTA really wants it to. Provisions are in place when delays occur that affect the arrival to our destination. We can be kept up to date on the location of our assigned vehicle, and then, after a half hour delay, an authorization is granted for a taxi or car […]
Beg Pardon
In the letter, “History, Tradition Forgotten” by Ed Konecnik (Queens Gazette, March 5, page 5) the quantity two score and 15 was incorrectly calculated. Konecnik first encountered George Washington and Abraham Lincoln 55 years ago.
Water Taxi Beach Draws Fire At Special Board 2 Meeting
Despite the official and popular support it has gained, at the request of the owner of Water Taxi Beach, a special meeting was held in early March to air and answer charges that the ferry terminal and summer resort on the shore of the East River in Long Island City is a public nuisance. The charges, dealing mainly with drunken […]
Quinn, Sadik-Khan Visit Barnett Ave., Sunnyside
City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn and Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan on Thursday, March 6 examined traffic conditions along Barnett Avenue in Sunnyside to see how the city can make the area safer for pedestrians. Quinn originally toured the area in September during a visit with community leaders. During that visit, residents expressed longstanding concerns about the need […]
Nursing Home, Care Provider Budget Cuts Opposed
Assemblymember Rory Lancman (DQueens) has taken the lead in the Assembly to fight proposed cuts in the governor’s budget to nursing homes and home healthcare providers. Lancman organized a panel of nursing home managers and home healthcare providers Friday March 7 at the Silvercrest Nursing Home in Briarwood to discuss the impact of Spitzer’s proposed budget cuts and ways to […]
Aldorasi Will Not Return To I.S. 141
More than a year after he was quietly removed, Anthony Aldorasi is still a principal but he is not coming back to I.S. 141. Aldorasi was assigned to the Queens Integrated Services Center after a state arbitrator fined him $6,000 and suspended him without pay for 10 days last week. The arbitrator stopped short of firing Aldorasi from his $136,745 […]
McLaughlin Pleads Guilty To $2M Crime Spree, Faces 8 To 10 Years
Standing before a judge in a mostly empty Manhattan courtroom last Friday, former political and labor powerhouse Brian McLaughlin pled guilty to racketeering and perjury charges covering a $2 million crime spree. After reciting many of the misdeeds encompassing about 20 criminal acts, including stealing from campaign, political club, union funds, and even a Flushing Little League treasury, the onetime […]
Mendez- Santiago Outlines Senior Centers Plans
City Department for the Aging Commissioner Edwin Mendez-Santiago denied that the city is planning to close senior centers. “I just want you to understand that we have everything on the table,” he told the Queens Borough Cabinet. He asked for support to modernize the department at the March cabinet meeting. Mendez-Santiago said the City Council and the mayor will continue […]