In a major Earth Day win, Congressmember Anthony Weiner (D- Queens/Brooklyn) announced on April 21 that 50 acres of threatened marshland in Jamaica Bay have been restored- with nearly 100 acres slated for restoration in the coming years. Rising nitrogen levels in the bay, experts have concluded, have caused the marshes to erode, and at a quickening pace. Between 1924 […]
St. Michael’s Field To Get Synthetic Turf
St. Michael’s Field To Get Synthetic Turf By Richard Gentilviso The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation has given a green light to synthetic turf ball fields and play areas, including the new St. Michael’s field. Tests for lead were conducted at 102 sites after elevated amounts of lead were found in a new synthetic turf field […]
New Red Light Cameras Snap Local Speeders
New Red Light Cameras Snap Local Speeders Insert Caption Here Law enforcement officials are warning local motorists to stop at red lights or risk being caught on camera speeding through local intersections. Thanks to red-light camera legislation passed recently by state lawmakers, Queens motorists could see a significant increase in the snap-action cameras that catch motorists in a variety […]
New Search For Aqueduct Racino Builder/Developer Announced
New Search For Aqueduct Racino Builder/Developer Announced Aqueduct Racetrack in South Ozone Park By John Toscano Still looking for new sources of revenue for New York State, Governor David Paterson and state legislative leaders have announced another effort to find a developer to build and operate a video lottery terminal (VLT) system at Aqueduct Racetrack in South Ozone Park. […]
Steinway Restaurant Is QEDC Food Contest Overall Favorite
Steinway Restaurant Is QEDC Food Contest Overall Favorite Mr. Met joins the AfterGloWorms Barbershop Quartet in “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”, part of the entertainment at the Queens A Taste of the World food-tasting event at the Caesars Club at Citi Field. Photos Dan Miller/DMD Images By Dan Miller More than 500 food lovers, including […]
Dutch Kills Learns Of Crime Decline, Hears City Officials
Dutch Kills Learns Of Crime Decline, Hears City Officials Deputy Inspector Paul Vorbeck By Thomas Cogan Deputy Inspector Paul Vorbeck, commander of the 114th Police Precinct, and Captain Anthony Golematis, a Department of Sanitation enforcement officer for the territory known as Queens West 1, were speakers at the April meeting of the Dutch Kills Civic Association. Vorbeck, a skillful […]
DCA Commissioner Mintz Is Sunnyside Chamber Speaker
DCA Commissioner Mintz Is Sunnyside Chamber Speaker By Thomas Cogan The April luncheon meeting of the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce was the second in two weeks’ time, bylaws having pushed the March meeting to the end of the month so election of officers could be held. Ira Greenberg emerged from that election as the new SCC president, so at […]
Sunnyside BID Chairman Notes Accomplishments
Sunnyside BID Chairman Notes Accomplishments By Thomas Cogan “A business improvement district [BID] is needed now more than ever,” Sunnyside Shines Board Chairman John Vogt said at the BID’s first annual meeting in mid-April. He noted that in a troubled economy such as that at present, business districts face the closing of stores and the threat of neighborhood decline, […]
City Slams Door On Five Pointz Building
City Slams Door On Five Pointz Building By LIZ GOFF Officials at the city Department of Buildings (DOB) last week ordered tenants at the Five Pointz building to vacate the premises after inspectors determined that a recent staircase collapse was the result of the owner’s failure to maintain the Long Island City building. Jewelry designer Nicole Gagne, 37, suffered […]
New York City Will Celebrate Arbor Day
New York City Will Celebrate Arbor Day By Richard Gentilviso Arbor Day is a nationally celebrated observance that encourages tree planting and care. Founded by J. Sterling Morton in 1872, Arbor Day is celebrated on the last Friday in April, that being April 24 this year. Earth Day is celebrated on April 22 to increase appreciation and awareness of […]