The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) of the Community Service Society provides opportunities that connect nurturing adults ages 55+ with New York City youths in need. Be a mentor and impart your experiences to a youth of promise and possibility. Share your life experiences with a young person whose parent(s) may be incarcerated, or help cultivate academic confidence and […]
Recycle- It’s The Law
While safe to use, electronic components contain hazardous materials and recycling them keeps these hazardous wastes out of the waste stream. The New York City Department of Sanitation Bureau of Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling is urging all Queens residents to bring their unwanted electronics and gently used clothing and linens to the Fall 2008 Electronics Recycling & Clothing Donation […]
Willets Plan To Go Before Council By End Of Month
City Councilmember Hiram Monserrate warned the City Planning Commission that the controversial Willets Point redevelopment project is headed toward “a doomed fate” in the City Council if the Bloomberg mayoral administration doesn’t sit down with the plan’s opponents to address their concerns. Monserrate (D- Corona), who has been one of the leaders seeking changes in the plan, also added another […]
Text A ‘Tip’ To The NYPD
Police officials last week announced a new way for city residents to provide anonymous crime tips to cops at local precincts. By utilizing the NYPD’s new “CRIMES” text message system, eyewitnesses and others with information can send tips to a text hotline, which will forward the information to police via computer, officials said. Police at local precincts will regularly view […]
Gary U.S. Bonds Is CALDC Concert Series Closing Act
In 1961, Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle were locked in a battle in The Bronx while teens were tuned in to the frenetic sounds of Gary U.S. Bonds’ “Quarter To Three”. The recording rocked the nation and skyrocketed to the top of the charts in 1961. If you were a rock ‘n’ roller back when the sound first hit the […]
Cops Probe Motives In Shooting At Judge’s House
Detectives investigating a drive-by shooting at the Oakland Gardens home of a Queens judge are looking into several possible motives, NYPD sources said. Investigators are trying to determine whether a lone gunman targeted the home of Acting Supreme Court Justice Fernando Comacho in retaliation for a prison sentence or shot at Comacho’s home by mistake. Comacho was on vacation with […]
The Pulpit
All Nations Baptist Church of Woodhaven: •To Aug. 22, Mon.-Fri., 6:30-8:30 p.m. Vacation Bible School, ages 6 to 11, free, registration required, 86-76 80th St., Woodhaven; 718.296.2025. **** All Saints’ Church: •Tuesdays, 6 p.m. Join the Sunnyside Drum Corps marching band, boys/girls ages 7-17, 43-12 46th St., Sunnyside; band information, 718.786.4141; rectory 718.729.8523. **** Astoria Center of Israel: •Saturdays, 9:30 […]
Socrates Sculpture Park Makes Art Accessible
Once an abandoned landfill and illegal dump site, Socrates Sculpture Park has come a long way since 1986, when the first efforts were made to transform it into an outdoor sculpture exhibit for artists and local residents. In 22 years, it has become one of only a few places to make outdoor, large-scale sculptures accessible to the public. Visitors can […]
Astoria Resident Debuts On Broadway Stage
Elena Mindlina came from Russia to Astoria two years ago to pursue a singing career in New York City. She made her Broadway debut Monday July 21 at Town Hall in a performance of “Broadway’s Rising Stars”, directed by Scott Siegel. Mindlina sang “If You Love Me” (“Hymne A L’amour”), music by Marguerite Monnot, lyrics by Edith Piaf, in both […]
Queens Develops At Rapid Rate In August 1912
Above, the Hell Gate Bridge. At left, the Lent Riker Homestead. 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 paper that informed the community about local and world news until it folded in 1968. A banner across the Star-Journal masthead reminded readers that the newspaper’s […]