The clock is running on the Dutch Kills rezoning as the long and arduous process enters its final stages. Certified by the Department of City Planning (DCP) on May 19, the plan now begins a public review that could put the rezoning on the books more than three years after it was first proposed. First up is a hearing and […]
Rezoning Seems Imminent For Dutch Kills
"This complex rezoning will achieve multiple goals advocated by many stakeholders in Dutch Kills."
UCCA Health Fair Held At Our Lady Of Mount Carmel
BY DAN MILLER Chef Tom Stone and Jennifer Taveras, Mount Sinai Hospital Queens Assistant Director of Nutrition, show off Stone’s summer pasta salad. On Saturday June 7, the United Community Civic Association (UCCA) and The Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens co-sponsored the annual UCCA community health fair in the playground at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, located at Astoria […]
Scholarships Awarded At Pan Macedonian Conference
As an international audience of 300 persons gathered at the Pan Macedonian Studies Center in Whitestone applauded, scholarships were conferred on three students enrolled in the Modern Greek Language and Literature program at St. John’s University. George Stamboulis and Calliope Pappas each received a 2008 Panchiaki Korais Society scholarship and Anthony Michaelides of Flushing received the 2008 Theodore Spyropoulos scholarship […]
School Dist. 24 To Get 5 New Schools
As the 2007-08 school year draws to a close, the city’s $13.6 billion, five-year capital building plan for schools has one more year to go. “I can tell you that in September, 17 new schools will open citywide, six in Queens,” said Mary Leas. Speaking on behalf of the School Construction Authority (SCA) at the June 3 meeting of Community […]
Astoria Dance Centre Teaches Arts, Life Skills
What good are dance lessons, painting classes or music lessons? Numerous studies offer compelling arguments that arts education is far from a useless frill. Young people who participate in the arts for at least three hours on three days each week for at least one full year are: • Four times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement • […]
Regal Heights Holds 6th Community Health Fair
On Sunday June 8, more than 200 community residents cooled off from blistering 90-degree temperatures and joined state Senator John Sabini in visiting the Regal Heights Rehabilitation and Health Care Center sixth annual community health fair at 70-05 35th Ave. Children and adults were busy at this festive event that brings healthcare information and a host of free health screenings […]
Neighborhood News
COMPILED BY LIZ GOFFNational Geographic Channel ‘Swabs’ Astoria Officials at the National Geographic Channel are heading to Astoria in July to collect DNA samples as part of a project to link Queens residents with their Tribal ancestors and they will be seeking volunteers at the 30th Avenue Street Festival to agree to be swabbed for DNA testing to determine if they are linked […]
Con Ed Employees Have 50+ Years On Job
Among them, Robert Soriano, Edward Savage, Dolores Coote and Lee Romero have 222 years of service working for the same company. Each of the four started working for Con Edison at least 50 years ago. And they’re still coming to work every day. The range of positions held by the 50- plus year employees runs the gamut. Soriano is a […]
Ravenswood Generating Station Sale Under Way
The Ravenswood generating station, currently owned by National Grid, is in the process of being sold to TransCanada Corporation for a total cash consideration of $2.9 billion. The sale of the 2,480-MW facility was announced at the end of March of this year, and the process has received two of the required approvals. On May 21, the proposed acquisition by […]
Council Investigates Milk Prices
The New York state Milk Price Gouging Law is not working, a City Council investigation has found. Many supermarkets and smaller local stores are overcharging for this food product which is a necessary part of children’s diets. Commenting on the findings, Council Speaker Christine Quinn declared: “As food prices continue to rise, New Yorkers are finding it harder and harder […]