On Wednesday, October 15, members of Green Shores NYC, together with officials from the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and the non-profit City Parks Foundation, announced the completion of a new map and guide detailing the string of waterfront parks that lines the East River in Astoria and Long Island City, including, from north to south, Ralph […]
TWC Staffers Join In Operation Backpack Effort
Time Warner Cable and its employees donated $5,000 and 450 backpacks for homeless children returning to school this September through the company’s participation in Operation Backpack, an initiative of Volunteers of America to provide essential backto school supplies to the 11,000 children who reside in the New York City homeless shelter system. “[Company employees] recognize how important this is, to […]
Queens Halloween Events 2008
• Halloween Haunted House and Children’s Fall Festival A haunted house, outdoor games, pony rides and a petting zoo are only the tip of the witch’s hat. Craft, food, and drink vendors will keep adults busy while music and dancing will bring everyone together. • Haunted House: October 24, October 25, October 26 Admission: Haunted House: $4 per person, Hayride: […]
Halloween Fest At Socrates Park
The Halloween spirits of Socrates Park pulsed through Astoria area residents as the community came together to sing, dress up, compete, and simply have fun. The striking installations in Socrates Sculpture Park made the perfect setting for arts and crafts vendors who contributed to the creation of costumes scary and sweet. Children gathered around tables covered with cloth, colorful paper […]
TWC Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
Time Warner Cable and Discovery en Español focused on Hispanic Heritage Month with a unique initiative, “El Mundo Hispano” (The Hispanic World). Through short films created to foster and showcase the work of emerging Hispanic directors in the United States, more than 150 Queensborough Community College students viewed three short-form documentaries and participated in an open discussion with the filmmakers. […]
Borough-Wide Blotter
104th Precinct Off-Duty Cop Foils Bank Robber Police officials are offering kudos to a city police officer who recently thwarted an attempted Queens bank robbery. Officer Patrick Plunkett was at an HSBC Bank branch at 65-63 Grand Ave. in Maspeth when an armed thug walked in at about 11:30 a.m. and handed a note to a teller demanding cash. Plunkett […]
The Pulpit
All Nations Baptist: •Sunday, 2:30-5:30 p.m., for three months, free English classes which have already begun, registration required, limited space; 718.296.2025. **** All Saints’: •Tuesdays, 6 p.m. Join the Sunnyside Drum Corps Marching Band, boys/girls ages 7-17; band information, 718.786.4141, 43-12 46th St., Sunnyside; rectory 718.729.8523. **** Astoria Center of Israel: •Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. Shabbat services, followed by Kiddush, 27-35 […]
2008 St. Nicholas Festival Well Attended
The 2008 festival of St. Nicholas Church of Flushing was held on Thursday, October 9 from 6 to 10 p.m.; Friday, October 10 from 6 p.m. to midnight; Saturday, October 11 from noon to midnight, and Sunday, October 12 from noon to 10 p.m. Admission was free. Youth was the main feature of the festival. Attractions included a flea market, […]
East Side Access Project Plans Aired At Board 2
Members pressed for the October meeting of Community Board 2 at Sunnyside Community Services to be as brief as possible because many wanted to get home in time to view the debate between vice presidential candidates Senator Joseph Biden and Governor Sarah Palin on television. In the time allotted, however, board members at the October 2 meeting heard presentations on […]
American Airlines To Acquire Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners
American Airlines, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of AMR Corporation [NYSE: AMR], has entered into a purchase agreement with Boeing [NYSE: BA] to acquire an initial 42 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners scheduled for delivery beginning in 2012 and ending in 2018, with the right to purchase up to 58 additional 787s that may be scheduled for delivery beginning in 2015 and ending […]