The Queens Health Coalition (QHC), a nonprofit organization that links healthcare consumers with healthcare providers, co-chaired with Long Island Jewish Medical Center, the Queens Perinatal Center Queens Perinatal Forum on Friday December 5 at the Sheraton in Downtown Flushing. The theme of this year’s annual event, “Your Today Determines Your Tomorrow”, concerned issues relating to health care for teenagers. Featured […]
EHC Debuts 64-Slice CT Scanner
On Thursday, December 4, City Councilmember Helen Sears and Elmhurst Hospital Center (EHC) administrators gathered for a ribbon-cutting to inaugurate the hospital’s brand new 64-slice CT scanner, a state-of-the-art digital imaging machine that employs the latest and fastest technology to create clear, detailed images of the body. The new equipment will assist EHC’s doctors in making the best diagnosis for […]
Schumer Sounds Alarm About Serious Threat To Existing Affordable Housing Stock
Warning that about a dozen multi-family affordable housing complexes and thousands of tenants in all five boroughs are in danger of becoming sucked into a new predatory equity scam, United States Senator Charles Schumer has called on lenders to refuse to make loans to shady developers. The lawmaker also called for new federal lending standards to block bad loans to […]
Queens Lawmakers Rally Against Bridge Tolls
Roundly denouncing proposed tolls on several East River and Harlem River bridges, citing huge construction costs and unfair targeting of Queens and Brooklyn auto commuters, lawmakers from the two boroughs and city Comptroller William Thompson Jr. urged that the idea be scrapped and alternate sources of revenue be tapped to cover the shrinking coffers of the MTA. Thompson led a […]
TD Bank To Celebrate Grand Opening In Hollis
TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank, will celebrate the opening of its newest Queens branch at 188-10 Hillside Ave. in Hollis on Saturday, December 13, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The public is invited to celebrate with the TD Bank team at this opening party, which is free and open to the public and will feature: • Free food, […]
St. Michael’s Ball Field Opens
“Lights! Soccer! Action! Welcome to the greatest show on turf!” City Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. declared as he cut the ribbon this past Saturday, December 6 on a new all-weather turf, multi-use ball field at St. Michael’s Park, opening a state of the art venue for local leagues to play soccer and baseball. “When I was younger, I won […]
Three Queens High Schools Rank Among Top 100 In U.S.
Three Queens high schools appeared in the U.S. News & World Report list of the top 100 schools in the nation. Baccalaureate School of Global Education in Long Island City ranked 38th, Queens H.S. of Science at York College, Jamaica ranked second in the borough, at 48th place, and Townsend Harris H. S., Flushing, ranked 71st. A total of nine […]
Former British PM Lauds SJU
A surprise visit from a world leader who had high praise for St. John’s University provided an unexpected delight for the attendees of the Loughlin Society reception held on December 4 at the Essex House in Manhattan. The evening of recognition for the generous supporters of St. John’s took on a special significance with the attendance of former Prime Minister […]
Santa Starts Holiday Season With Stops In Astoria
Holiday lights on Steinway Street had been aglow for a week, thanks to the Central Astoria Local Development Coalition and the Steinway Street Business Improvement District, but the real start to the holiday season came on Friday, December 5, when Santa and Mrs. Claus came to Astoria. Crowds gathered at the intersection of Steinway Street and Broadway to greet Santa’s […]
Woodside On The Move Holds Tree Lighting Event
The annual tree lighting ceremony sponsored and conducted by Woodside On the Move (WOTM) on December 6 had one significant change this year—some time in the future, holiday tree lighting events will focus on a live tree planted in Sohncke Square Park by the city Department of Parks and Recreation. For this year, a full-size cut Christmas tree was decorated […]