Louis Armstrong Returns To Queens In July 1958 Local legends Louis Armstrong, above and at left Eddie ‘Whitey’ Ford. Below, the Clearview Expressway. Photos: Armstrong, public domain. Ford, copyrighted by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Get into a conversation with a long-time Queens resident and you’re likely to discover a subscriber of the Long Island Star-Journal, a daily […]
6-Day Library Service To Continue
After negotiations between the City Council and Mayor Michael Bloomberg, six-day library service has been saved by a restoration of $16 million to libraries in the city’s final $59 billion budget. A proposed cut of $25 million from the Fiscal Year 2009 budget to the city’s three public library systems; Queens, New York (Manhattan, The Bronx, and Staten Island) and […]
Board 2 Votes On Hunters Point South
The fourth Hunters Point South (HPS) residential project meeting, held in late June at the new facilities of Sunnyside Communities Services, was designed to be conclusive. Since October 2007, representatives of the city Economic Development Corporation and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development have repeatedly described and explained the two-part plan, which would be operated mainly under city auspices […]
114th Civ-OP, Precinct Hold Graffiti Cleanup
Members of the 114th Civilian Observation Patrol (Civ-OP), Inc, police officers from the 114th Precinct and the 114th Precinct Explorers teamed up to clean graffiti on 45th Street and Astoria Boulevard recently. Everyone worked very hard from noon to 4 p.m., cleaning the whole block.
JFK Club Honors Queens Grads With Award, Cash
The John F. Kennedy Regular Democratic Club of Queens (JFK Club) honored graduating students from seven local high schools in Eastern Queens for their commitment to education and the community with their Charles P. Zaragoza Community Service Award and a $100 check. The award was created this year in memory of Zaragoza, who was a 20-year member of the club, […]
On the brief side…
Con Ed Blackout Finale Panned By Gianaris, Gioia The Public Service Commission’s confirmation of Con Edison’s $100-per-customer settlement of the 2006 Queens blackout was just another instance of the PSC coddling the giant utility, according to Assemblymember Michael Gianaris. City Councilmember Eric Gioia also criticized the settlement, saying it was hard to believe Con Ed couldn’t do better since they […]
Community Garden Serves Many Purposes, Meets Needs
Large, colorful signs greet visitors to the Two Coves Community Garden. One beckons invitingly, “Enjoy our Garden”; another proclaims, “Earth is Life”. Panels emblazoned with giant, Warhol-esque tulips add a hip touch to the enclosure. Inside lies a patchwork landscape dotted with colorful blooms: poppies, pansies, daisies, roses, lilies, daffodils and morning glories, some planted purposefully in neat beds and […]
If You Didn’t Get Rebate Check Yet, There’s Still Time To File
Would you believe that although gasoline and other prices are out of sight, and jobs are scarce, there are still more than 200,000 New York City residents who have not applied for the federal rebate of $600 or more? Nationwide, at least $60 million in economic stimulus checks has gone uncollected, said officials of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), who […]
For An Excellent Education, Look No Further Than Queens
It is understandable that Queens College is most likely the first school Queens residents will come up with when asked about colleges in the borough. However, there are many other colleges that offer excellent programs that are also located in Queens. As the local high school graduates of 2009 and their frenzied parents start the arduous search for The Perfect […]
Mural Shows 5 Variety Boys & Girls Club Benefactors
Five people who have made significant contributions to the Salah M. Hassanein Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens in the course of its 53-year history are depicted on a mural on the 30th Road façade of the club at 21-12 30th Rd., Long Island City. Anne Buehler, the club’s first executive director, is surrounded by former City Council Speaker […]