The end may be near for tickets issued for alternate side parking violations when cars get snowed in and cannot be moved, according to City Councilmembers John Liu and Hiram Monserrate. The council is set to vote on a bill this week which states that alternate side parking regulations shall be suspended during any snow storm that causes the Department […]
DTV Test To Take Place
When local television stations conduct a test tonight, most viewers in the New York area will not be affected because they have already made the necessary transition. The change from analog to digital has already been accomplished in the vast majority of the 7.43 million homes in the metropolitan area. Only 3.22 percent are reported not ready to receive digital […]
Queens Street Renamed For Local Soldier
On Saturday, December 13 hundreds of Queens residents joined the family of fallen United States Marine Corporal Julian Alberto Ramon, City Councilmember John Liu and a USMC Honor Guard to witness the renaming of 45th Avenue at Kissena Boulevard as Corporal Julian Alberto Ramon Avenue. Ramon grew up in an apartment on 45th Avenue and Kissena Boulevard. He attended local […]
Queens Health Coalition Hosts Baby Shower
The Queens Health Coalition (QHC), a nonprofit organization that links healthcare providers with healthcare consumers, recently hosted its third annual Community Baby Shower for pregnant women and families with children under four years of age. Along with games, prizes and dinner, more than 100 attendees heard words of encouragement and advice from healthcare professionals, including former Queens Borough President Claire […]
Gov. Signs Plastic Recycling Law; City Law Will Also Remain On The Books
Without much fanfare, Governor David Paterson signed into law on Monday a bill calling for the collection and recycling of plastic carryout bags which have become a major environmental threat and a serious problem in the nation’s garbage landfills. The law, which caused much consternation in the City Council, which had passed a law the city lawmakers considered better in […]
Bonamo Is 3rd Townsend Harris H.S. Principal
Kenneth Bonamo Jr. was formally installed as principal of Townsend Harris H.S. at Queens College on Tuesday, December 9 in ceremonies in the school auditorium. A collation in the school lobby followed. Bonamo, the third educator to take the helm of the highly selective, academically rigorous public high school since it opened in 1984, succeeded Thomas Cunningham. Bonnie Laboy, superintendent […]
DKCA Hears Hotel, Zoning Issues At December Meeting
At the December Dutch Kills Civic Association meeting, 37th District Assemblymember Catherine Nolan said that Dutch Kills is “the smallest neighborhood in my district, but with the largest turnout” when serious matters come up, such as the recently concluded zoning battle and the continuing encroachment of hotel builders. Lighter matters attract too, such as the Christmas party held the night […]
St. Robert Bellarmine Dances Under The Stars
For the second year, St. Robert Bellarmine School in Bayside Hills held its “Dancing Under The Stars” event on Thursday, December 4, as part of American Ballroom Theater’s Dancing Classrooms initiative. St. Robert Bellarmine School is the only Catholic school in the Brooklyn Diocese to have a ballroom dancing program. Since September, 76 dedicated fourth, fifth, sixth and eighth grade […]
Time Warner Cable Debuts Employee Calendar
There’s a new calendar crossing over New York City airwaves! On Monday, December 15 at 10:30 a.m., Time Warner Cable of NYC unveiled the first ever Cable Calendar at the Time Warner Cable Store on East 23rd St. From techs to call center reps, the 2009 calendar features 25 Time Warner Cable of NYC employees- from the boroughs and beyond-as […]
