The Central Astoria Local Development Coalition (CALDC) dimmed the lights on its 2008 inaugural “Movies On The Waterfront” series at Astoria Park on August 18 with a screening of “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”. More than 25,000 children and adults had headed to the lawn at Astoria Park each Monday evening from July 7 through August 18 […]
Group Tours Little Neck Bay
Daniel Egers, president, and Vince Tabone, counsel to Friends Of Oakland Lake and Ravine, Inc. (“FOLR”) joined with members of the North Eastern Queens Community Action Network (“NEQ-CAN”) to organize a tour of the coastline of Little Neck Bay on August 23, assembling volunteers expert in canoeing, environmental conservation, photography, journalism and area history to assist in inspecting the coastline […]
Board 2 Meeting Hears Of Raid On Shelter
Reports of a raid by the Department of Homeless Services on the Borden Avenue veterans’ shelter in Long Island City took the September meeting of Community Board 2 by surprise and dominated it. The board had come back from vacation in early September, on the day when the street level facilities of Sunnyside Community Services were officially opened (though the […]
Ridgewood Savings Bank Hosts ID Theft Days
Ridgewood Savings Bank will partner with USA Shred to host Identity Theft Awareness Days at eight of its branches during September and October 2008. This program is designed to help bank customers as well as community residents avoid identify theft by allowing them to have their personal documents safely shredded at no charge. The first in the series of Identity […]
Mortgage Foreclosures
An informational open house will be held by representatives from the courts, legal services community and financial housing services on being behind on house payments and notice of foreclosure on September 17, 6-8 p.m., Queens County Civil Court, 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica; and September 20, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Queens County Criminal Court Building, 125-01 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens. For more […]
EHC Holds Pedestrian Injury Summit
Accidents involving pedestrians are a major cause for concern throughout the five boroughs. From 2000 to 2007, pedestrians injured in traffic accidents were among the primary causes of trauma admissions to Elmhurst Hospital Center. This is still a significant problem that unfortunately shows no signs of abatement. Even though there have been efforts over the years to reduce the number […]
Hitchcock Film Screening Benefits RMcD House
The 1959 action/adventure film “North by Northwest”, starring Cary Grant and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, will be shown at the Midway Theatre in Forest Hills on Tuesday, September 23 at 8 p.m. While the film will be shown free to the public on a first-come basis, patrons will be asked to make a donation to support the Ronald McDonald House […]
TWC, Mets Hold Internet Safety Awareness Day
Time Warner Cable in partnership with the New York Mets and Project Safe Childhood held the first-ever Internet Safety Awareness Day at Shea Stadium on September 7 when the Mets were scheduled to take on the Philadelphia Phillies.
Astoria/LIC Kiwanis Honors Cops, Firefighters
On Wednesday, June 25 the Kiwanis Club of Astoria/Long Island City held its annual Police & Fire Awards dinner at Ponticello Ristorante. Antonio Meloni was chairman of this event and Linda Perno was co-chair. Six awards were presented: to Sergeant Steve Tomasulo and Detective Jacqueline Keating of the 114th Police Precinct, Police Officers Juan Toro and Joseph Kohart of the […]
Start Your Day With Starbucks
With some days starting at 4 a.m. and others lasting until midnight, no one can be faulted for not eating a healthy breakfast— or not eating breakfast at all. Nor are those who skip breakfast alone. According to Parade Magazine’s 2005 “What America Eats” survey, 70 percent of Americans report skipping breakfast, despite the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s declaration that […]