Child Center Honors Crystal Executive Steve Chen



Crystal Window & Door Systems Executive Vice President Steve Chen was honored by The Child Center of New York at the Center’s annual dinner dance at Terrace On the Park on March 28 for his ongoing commitment in support of the organization. The Child Center also honored James Carpenter of New York Community Bank, Dr. Jatin Shah of Memorial Sloan […]

School Raises $7,803 For Lymphoma Society



The William Spyropoulous School set a $2,000 goal for a Pennies for Patients project to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The three-week-long project surpassed everyone’s expectations –$7,803.64 was generated in the campaign, which ran from February 23 to March 13. Jason Darensbourg of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society visited the school, located at the Greek Orthodox Shrine Church of […]

Crowley Hails Kennedy Bill Expanding Vol Service; Lawmaker Taps Musicians



The national Musician and Artists Corps, authored by Congressmember Joseph Crowley as part of a larger bill urging more volunteerism in the United States, has been given final approval by Congress and is expected to be signed into law by President Barack Obama. The broader bill, sponsored by U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D- Massachusetts), is named the Serve America […]

A Movable Feast



E aster, the greatest festival of the Christian church, commemorates the resurrection of Jesus. It is a movable feast; that is, it is not always held on the same date. In AD 325 the church council of Nicaea decided that it should be celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the vernal equinox of […]

Triumph Of Freedom



P assover, the Festival of Freedom, is by far the most popular Jewish holiday and is probably observed more scrupulously than the Holy Days. This year, Hebrew year the first two nights of the Passover holiday are Apr. 9 and 10 and the last two nights are Apr. 14 and 15, both in the Hebrew year 5770. One of the […]

Onorato Applauds $350M Film Tax Credit Reinvestment



State Senator George Onorato (D-Long Island City), who consistently stressed the significant economic importance of New York state’s film and television production tax credit throughout negotiations on the 2009-2010 state budget, on Monday noted that the program was provided with $350 million in the final state spending plan approved by the state legislature last week. “During such dire fiscal times […]

Gianaris Condemns Astoria Energy Project Phase 2



Assemblymember Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria) condemned the New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment for its decision April 7 to approve amendments to Astoria Energy LLC’s Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need to begin construction of the second phase of a power plant in Astoria. “Approving another power plant in an already oversaturated neighborhood is a […]

Stavisky Tax Prep Is A Hit



Residents of Queens came last Saturday to the North Flushing Senior Center seeking tax help from Internal Revenue Service-trained volunteers after Senator Toby Ann Stavisky announced a free tax preparation event. Three volunteers—Simon Billig, Elizabeth and Rudy Holwathy—prepared taxes, answered questions and checked returns that senior citizens had already completed. They were members of a service provided by the IRS […]

State Farm, MLB Help Renovate Variety Teen Center



On Tuesday, March 31, representatives of Major League Baseball (MLB), State Farm Insurance and Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) held a ribbon cutting to celebrate opening the doors to the newly renovated Teen Center at the Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens in Long Island City. Teen members of the Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens […]

‘How Sweet It Is’



Children and teens can take center stage at Queensborough Community College in a four-week performaning arts workshop produced by the Theatre Arts Center. Auditions will be held through April. Highlights of the program offered July 6 to August 2 will include three musical theatre/dance companies, by age and ability, and from June 29 to July 26 a teen acting ensemble. […]