David M. Nierman, M.D., MMM, Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens vice president, medical affairs and chief medical officer, discussed the hospital’s role in the community as John Kump, senior director of marketing, listened in a caption in the article “UCCA Holds Health Care Town Hall” by Richard Gentilviso in the Gazette of October 8.
Gianaris Meets With Obama
Assemblymember Michael Gianaris (DAstoria Long Island City) met with U.S. Senator and Democratic nominee for President Barack Obama in Chicago on September 22 at an event attended by national Greek- American leaders. In addition to Gianaris, guests included Phil Angelides, former California state treasurer and 2006 Democratic nominee for governor of California, and Alexi Giannoulias, current Illinois State Treasurer. “If […]
JDRF Holds Third Annual Local Fundraiser
(L. to r.): City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr., Paul Vallone, candidate for the 19th City Council district seat, Walter Pericic, holding his younger son, Justin, Councilmember James Gennaro, Dorene Pericic and in front of Peter Vallone, Aidan Pericic (c.) and two young friends. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) held its third annual Brooklyn/Queens Board Golf Benefit in conjunction with […]
Dutch Kills Civic Association Holds Candidates’ Night
In October, after months, nay, years, of disputation, the Dutch Kills rezoning plan arrived at its final destination, the City Council. There, it was approved in a way that left everyone dissatisfied but no one in despair. As one of the disputants, Chris Lundgren, of a 32nd Street residents’ group, said at the monthly meeting of the Dutch Kills Civic […]
Con Edison Heroes Aid Car Crash Victims
Two veteran Con Edison employees became instant heroes on September 29 when they came to the aid of several people hurt in a two-vehicle wreck in Astoria. The two employees, Howard Remmich of Wayne, New Jersey and Robert Guilford of Astoria, were in the vicinity of 24th Street and 21st Avenue in Astoria when they heard a loud crash. “Howard […]
Flushing Blast Victim Dies
A Flushing man who suffered massive burns in an explosion at his Flushing apartment building this past July lost his fight to survive on October 9, authorities said. Edgar Zaldumbide, who lost 75 per cent of his skin in the July 25 blast, died in the Weill Cornell burn unit at New York Presbyterian Hospital, authorities said. Zaldumbide, an Ecuadoran […]
FAA Auction Plan Denounced
New York’s two U.S. Senators, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Charles Schumer, joined with their colleagues from New Jersey, Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez, in roundly denouncing a decision by the federal Department of Transportation (DOT) to proceed with a plan to auction off arrival and departure slots at the three New York metropolitan area airports. The announcement followed a declaration […]
CWE Members Participate In GED Course
“This is a city which provides you with many opportunities and a country where your dreams can come true.” Students and former students who had completed their high school equivalency General Education Diploma (GED) studies heard those words from Darly Corniel, a program coordinator at the training center of the Consortium for Worker Education (CWE), where they had studied in […]
Assistant District Attorneys Complete Training Course
Queens County District Attorney Richard A. Brown (c., at podium) with newly appointed Assistant District Attorneys (l. to r.): Anthony Bruno, Denise I. Cortes, Michelle W. Witten, Gloria T. Lam, Barry M. Frankenstein, Kirk A. Sendlein, Nicole M. Aloise, Scott I. Mendelsohn, Melissa Beach and Richard B. Sikes. Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced on October 2 that 10 […]
Unpaid Intern Gains Invaluable Experience
I was clueless. I had just finished that terrible thing all high school seniors are tortured by year after year: The College Process. I had finally picked Bryn Mawr, which, besides having a seemingly unpronounceable name, was a liberal arts college relatively close to home, but just far enough away. Now, as my days as a lazy second-term senior at […]