Landmark bipartisan legislation authorizing $50 billion over five years to extend and expand a key initiative to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria around the world has been approved by the House of Representatives, Congressmember Joseph Crowley announced. The legislation, Crowley said, strengthens access to treatment and prevention of these diseases in critically affected areas around the globe. The package includes […]
American Airlines Launches Application Using Facebook
Facebook has more than 67 million active users, and American Airlines is the first major airline to offer an application on the site for users to contribute and access travelrelated content.After more than 80 years of bringing people together through the air, American Airlines is now bringing New Yorkers and others together through cyberspace on Facebook® Platform. American Airlines has launched Travel Bag, an exciting new application on Facebook Platform that makes it easy for users to share travel experiences with friends in their network; to offer and read reviews […]
Athens Square Park Statue Unveiled
On Saturday, April 5, city Department of Parks and Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe, city Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr., Borough President Helen Marshall, Assemblymember Michael Gianaris, Congressmember Carolyn Maloney and former City Council Speaker Peter Vallone Sr., Greek officials and members of Athens Square Inc., including founding member Dennis Syntilas, celebrated the unveiling of the latest addition to Athens Square […]
Flushing Summer Youth Job Program Ready To Start Up
An outreach campaign to target youths in Flushing who want to earn some money this summer and also explore career opportunities with businesses and nonprofit organizations has been launched by City Councilmember John Liu and Assemblymember Ellen Young. Working in conjunction with the LaGuardia Community College workforce Education Center, the lawmakers will offer the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), which […]
Queens, NYC Economic Picture Shows Improvements
Robert C. Lieber, deputy mayor for economic development, began his address at the Queens Chamber of Commerce St. Patrick’s Day luncheon by stating that there were more New Yorkers employed last year than ever before, 3.3 million, and that the unemployment rate was a low 4.5 percent. Though he also made the economic observation that we are in “different times […]
Vallone, Commerce Bank Hold Mortgage Seminar
City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. explains how to avoid subprime mortgage pitfalls during a seminar at Commerce Bank in Astoria. In the wake of the mortgage crisis, City Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. held a seminar, hosted by Commerce Bank, alerting local residents about the dangers of subprime loans and discussing responsible debt management. A roomful of residents heard banking […]
Councilmember Katz Expecting A Baby In June
City Councilmember Melinda Katz, a longtime Forest Hills public official and Democratic leader, announced earlier this week that she is expecting the birth of a baby boy this June. The baby is her first child. The unmarried official said she became pregnant through invitro fertilization using a donated egg and sperm to achieve a successful pregnancy following three failed IVF […]
Lions Celebrate 50 Years
The Lions Club of Ravenswood will hold its 50-year gala celebration on Saturday night April 12 at Riccardo’s by the Bridge. Throughout its history, the club has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to local charities, given assistance to the blind, provided seeing eye dogs for handicapped blind individuals, and has collected thousands of used eye glasses for distribution to […]
Christ the King H.S. 2008 Hall of Fame Honorees
Christ the King Regional High School announces the election of the following persons into the high school’s 2008 Hall of Fame: •Alumnus- Wendell Alexis ’82, assistant men’s basketball coach New Jersey Institute of Technology •Alumnus- James K. Kelly ’67, special posthumous award, Marine Lance Corporal, killed in action, Vietnam, 1968 •Alumna- Dorothy McGloin Wagner, ’79, director of Christ the King […]
Charlton Heston- True Movie Star Was True To Himself
What can you say about Charlton Heston that hasn’t been said already? Heston died on April 5 at the age of 84. He had appeared in numerous movies as well as television. He is remarkable in our day and age for being true to himself. He married once, raised a family and stood for his causes. He seems quite the […]