Diner Arson Gets Whitestone Man 14 Years In Prison   Whitestone resident Michael P. Trantel  on April 1 was sentenced to seven to 14 years in state prison for setting a fire that virtually destroyed a landmark neighborhood diner and surrounding stores. Trantel, age 42, admitted that he broke into the Lollipops Diner, 153-31 Cross Island Pkwy. North, at about […]

Greater Astoria Historical Society Adopts Winged Fist   By Thomas Cogan Celtic Park, an apartment house complex on 48th Avenue between 42nd and 44th Streets in Sunnyside, gets its name from an athletic field and wooden stadium that was also called Celtic Park and which once stood in the same place. Celtic Park was owned by the Irish-American Athletic Club, […]

14 Crystal Window Models Earn Stimulus Tax Credits   Fourteen of Crystal Window & Door Systems’ high-performance vinyl window models can earn homeowners substantial tax credits under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act stimulus legislation recently signed into law. Homeowners who install the qualifying Crystal products during the period Jan. 1, 2009 through Dec. 31, 2010 can claim a tax […]

American Airlines Honors Women Travelers   In recognition of Women’s History Month in March, American Airlines has launched a special Admirals Club® membership offer on AA.com/women to recognize and thank the nearly 50 million female passengers who board American Airlines and American Eagle flights each year. Customers who visit AA.com/women, the airline industry’s first online resource specifically designed for its […]

Whitestone Family In Arrow Scare   A Whitestone mother and her 13-year-old daughter are thanking their lucky stars that an arrow, shot by an unknown archer, hinged itself in a window frame at their home on March 25 missing them as they sat near a window. Police said the three-foot-long arrow buzzed by the girl’s father, Eric Weinberger. At about […]