St. Michael’s Cemetery, East Elmhurst hosted the fourth annual celebration of the life and music of ragtime composer Scott Joplin on Saturday, May 17. The event was free and open to the public and refreshments were served. The doubts of offering a concert in a cemetery have long been put to rest, no pun intended. More than 130 people from […]
Neighborhood News
Seek Fans For Shea Memories Film Filmmakers Joseph Coburn and Katherine Foronjy are looking for Mets fans to interview and share their memories of Shea Stadium for “Heckuva Day”, a planned film tribute to the old home of New York City’s National League baseball team. Fans who participate in the making of the documentary will be able to see themselves, […]
Board 1 Offices Move During MMI Renovations
Community Board 1 offices last week were moved to a handicapped accessible trailer on 37th Street off 35th Avenue, just outside their former digs at the Museum of the Moving Image. The move was necessary in order to give construction crews access to first-floor offices at the museum, which is undergoing massive renovations. The Board 1 mailing address and phone […]
Bryant H.S. Holds Eighth Annual Read Aloud
Students at William Cullen Bryant H.S., located at 48th Street and 31st Avenue, Astoria, held their eighth Annual Read Aloud on April 29 in the school library. Seventeen students, along with Principal Christopher Pellettieri engaged an audience of students and teachers by reading three- to five-minute excerpts from their favorite books, which ranged from classics such as To Kill A […]
Vallone Scholarships Awarded To 18 Area Students
Eighteen students at area schools will be presented with scholarships named for and awarded in memory of the late Judge Charles J. Vallone at the June meeting of the Astoria Civic Association on June 3. Association President Patricia Babor announced that 12 students, Mei Lan Chen, graduating from Francis Lewis H.S., Kristen De Bono, Archbishop Molloy H.S., Laura Dolabella, Townsend […]
American Airlines JFK-London Flights Earn Double AAdvantage Miles
American Airlines is now offering double AAdvantage® miles for passengers who purchase qualifying First Class, Business Class or Economy Class fares for travel between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and London’s Stansted and Heathrow Airports. The offer applies to trips booked between now and June 30, 2008, for travel completed between May 16, 2008, and June 30, 2008. […]
115th- Open To The Community
On Saturday, May 3, the 115th Police Precinct Community Council in Jackson Heights had a great turnout for their open house. People who live in the community had a chance to meet personnel at the precinct, take a tour of the facilities and better understand how the police work. Besides coffee and donuts in the morning the attendees enjoyed grilled […]
Queens Veterans Honored In Borough Hall Ceremony
Colonel Clyde Murray, Deputy Chief of Staff, Comptroller, 77th Regional Readiness Command, and Queens Borough President Helen Marshall paid tribute to Queens County’s veterans of all wars and conflicts during Memorial Day observances in the Veterans Memorial Garden at Borough Hall on Thursday, May 15.
Mayor Showered With Criticism For 14.5% Water Rate Hike
Thompson addressing the Water Board shortly before the vote. Public officials unleashed a barrage of criticism at Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the New York City Water Board for the huge 14.5 percent rate hike the board levied last week after an 11.5 percent increase only a year ago calling it "excessively high", "an outrage" and "unfair and outrageous". They derided […]
Udalls Cove Preservation Committee Starts Ravine Restoration Project
The Udalls Cove Preservation Committee (UCPC) announced on April 23 the start of a significant restoration project in the ravine portion of Udalls Cove Park and Preserve. The work was scheduled to start by April 25, and will be carried out northeast of the intersection of 44th Avenue and 244th Street, near the Douglaston Firehouse. The work will be completed […]