Martin Luther H.S. (MLHS), 60-02 Maspeth Ave., will be hosting the Cougar Basketball Camps for boys and girls in grades four to eight this summer. Campers will be grouped by age and ability level, and will work on individual skills and participate in games. Each camper will receive a Cougar Basketball Camp t-shirt and MLHS water bottle, and upon completion […]
Breslin Reads From Good Rat At Jackson Heights Library
More than 100 fans of Jimmy Breslin gathered in the Jackson Heights branch of the Queens Borough Public Library on Saturday, May 3 to greet Pulitzer Prize winning author/columnist Jimmy Breslin in a discussion and book signing following the release of his book, The Good Rat. The Good Rat tells the story of “Rat” Burt Kaplan, who testified against two […]
Crystal Window & Door Systems Goes ‘Green’
Coinciding with Earth Day 2008, Crystal Window & Door Systems recently completed a comprehensive survey of its environmentally friendly corporate practices and initiatives for the national manufacturer’s main New York headquarters and production facility. The review covered the broad corporate areas of product design, production equipment, manufacturing processes, raw materials, recycling, building operations and personnel practices. The company looked at […]
Quinn Discusses Taxes, Health Care With LICBDC
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn addressed the April breakfast meeting of the Long Island City Business Development Corporation, held at the Water’s Edge restaurant. After getting an introduction from Councilmember Eric Gioia, Quinn discussed taxation, health care and other matters of interest to small businesses in the city. Believing that the economic downturn is no mere rough patch but an […]
O.S.S. Vol Members To Receive Bronze Star
In February 1943 at the height of the Second World War, the Greek Government in Exile sought help from the U.S. military in support of the Greek resistance against the German occupation. The Office of Strategic Services (O.S.S., forerunner of the CIA) formed top-secret Greek Operations Groups (OGs) from the 122nd Infantry Battalion (Greek Battalion) at Camp Carson, Colorado. After […]
Hellenic-Americans Join 2008 Armenian Genocide Memorial
The Cyprus Action Network of America (CANA), together with the Pan-Pontian Federation USA and CANADA, joined the Armenian Genocide Commemorations in City Hall and in Times Square, New York in remembrance of the Armenian Genocide of 1915 by Turkey. At the 93rd Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide on April 25, some 10 high-ranking representatives of the Pan- Pontian Federation of […]
Can Middle Class Afford Hunters Point South?
The latest meeting about the proposed Hunters Point South housing project that is supposed to cover the peninsula where Newtown Creek and the East River meet was held shortly after the city sanctioned the uniform land review process ULURP) that will now govern construction. Later was better: where a previous meeting in October was held in a hole-in-corner area of […]
Nobel Prize Winner Opens Bank In Jackson Heights
Muhammad Yunus, the Bangladeshi founder of the Grameen Bank and with the bank the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, was present in Jackson Heights Friday, April 25 to officiate at the formal opening of the first branch of Grameen America. The branch, like its South Asian forbear, operates on a group lending and savings model to enable […]
Weiner To Co-Chair Bi-Partisan Caucus On Middle Class
At a time when the middle class citizens in the United States are facing greater financial challenges than ever before, according to Congressmember Anthony Weiner, the Queens/Brooklyn lawmaker has created a bipartisan Congressional caucus to focus on developing solutions and legislation to protect this segment of American society and those struggling to move upward into this group. In announcing the […]
Fed Ex Is Hot-Button Item At Delis’ Last Cabinet Meeting
George Delis, the only district manager Community Board 1 has ever had, announced last month that he is retiring, so when his last cabinet meeting was held at Kaufman Astoria Studios in April he was a bit nostalgic, but not for long. He announced that Assistant District Manager Lucille Hartmann is a candidate to succeed him and got down to […]