Anyone born after 1968 is more than likely unaware of the Star Journal. The Star Journal was the last daily newspaper circulated and printed for Queens. The paper was known for “informing the community about local and world news”. While articles from the classic form the basis of an occasional column in other newspapers, for a full grasp of the […]
Ridgewood Savings Bank Teaches Financial ABCs
Employees of Ridgewood Savings Bank gave personal finance and savings lessons to approximately 3,200 students from 27 public and private junior high schools and one high school throughout Queens, Brooklyn, The Bronx, Manhattan, Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk Counties as part of the American Bankers Association Education Foundation’s National Teach Children to Save Program. During April and May, 46 Ridgewood Savings […]
SJU Dorms To Open For Fall Classes
Leading architecture and interior design firm Stonehill & Taylor (www.stonehilltaylor.com) announces that its new, 66,000-square-foot dormitory at St. John’s University will be open for the 2008-09 academic year. Situated adjacent to the university’s most prominent site, the main quadrangle known as the “Great Lawn”, the dorms will welcome nearly 300 students this fall. Stonehill & Taylor’s design, which imparts a […]
DCA Issues Back-To-School Smart Shopping Tips
Back-to-school season is around the corner and the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Jonathan Mintz is providing smart shopping tips for parents and students before they spend their hard-earned money. “Back-to-school shopping can be stressful, but there are many ways to do it right,” Mintz said. “Keep these tips in mind, do a little bit of […]
New York City Schools Face Changes
With teachers reporting to school Thursday and Friday of this week, public school kids have one last long summer weekend before the bell rings on Tuesday, September 2. New York City’s education system, the largest in the country, will open its doors to more than a million school children attending pre-kindergarten through 12th grade at more than 1,100 city public […]
2 Ed. Dept. Registration Centers Open In Queens
The New York City Department of Education opened two temporary student registration centers in Queens on Monday, August 25 to enroll new students for the opening of school. All new high school students or those re-entering the system after an absence- both general education and special education- and all new or re-entering general education elementary and middle school students without […]
Queens Cops Hail Pay Raise
Police at precincts throughout Queens breathed a sigh of relief last week after learning the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association (PBA) and the city agreed to a new contract that will hike police salaries by 17 per cent over four years. The agreement raises the salaries of veteran cops to $76,488, compared to the current $65,382. Longevity pay, holiday pay and night […]
The Pulpit
All Saints’ Church: •Sep. 13, Saturday, 11 a.m. Penny social, refreshments available. •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 a.m. Shabbat services, followed by Kiddush, 27-35 Crescent St.; 718.278.2680. **** Atonement Lutheran: •Sep. 20, Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. […]
Free Synagogue of Flushing Presents Female Comics Film
The Free Synagogue of Flushing will present a screening of the acclaimed film, “Making Trouble” on Sunday, September 14, at 2 p.m., at 41- 60 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. The awardwinning documentary tells the story of six of the greatest female comic performers of the last century—Molly Picon, Fanny Brice, Sophie Tucker, Joan Rivers, Gilda Radner and Wendy Wasserstein. The documentary, […]