Are you a senior citizen stuck on a financial roller coaster due to the Medicare Part D “doughnut hole”? Did you know that the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 makes it more difficult for seniors and the disabled to obtain their Medicaid benefits? In light of these setbacks, have you contacted an elder law attorney and made plans to protect […]
KIWANIS CLUB Of Astoria/Long Island City Annual “Scholarship Awards”
On Wednesday, May 27th, 2009, the Kiwanis Club of Astoria/Long Island City held its annual Scholarship Awards dinner at Ponticello Ristorante. Chairman of this event was, President Paul A. Vallone, along with his co-chair, Linda Perno, with Committee members, Dr. Arthur Gualtieri, Michael Serao and Rose Anne Alafogiannis. It was our pleasure to present seven scholarship awards to students attending […]
Help Find Michael
Once more he made the cut. On Monday night, Michael, a 28-year-old break dancing instructor from Astoria accepted a rose from Gillian and moved on to the next round on ABC-TV’s “The Bachelorette”. He is one of the remaining 13 eligible bachelors from among whom Gillian will, at the end of the run of the current season of “The Bachelorette”, […]
Sisters Join In Mets’ Take HER Out To the Ballpark Day
Sisters Join In Mets’ Take HER Out To the Ballpark Day (L. to r.): Mikhael Rosenberg, Maria Garelli, Carlo Femia and Theresa A. Garelli get ready to take in a Mets game on Take HER Out To the Ballpark Day at Citi Field on Saturday, May 30. Photo Dan Miller/DMD Images By Dan Miller On Saturday, May 30, […]
Mets Help Launch Math Education Program
Mets Help Launch Math Education Program p2_xlg.jpg’,479,319)”> p1_xlg.jpg’,479,319)”> (L. to r.): Citi Area Manager Jackie Cohen, I.S. 185 Math Coach Iris Crews, Mets reliever Sean Green, John Choe, chief of staff for City Councilmember John Liu, and Mets Statistical Analyst Ben Baumer show blow-up pages of the new Math Education Through Sports workbook to I.S. 185 students. Photos Dan […]
2009 Queens Con Edison Yankee Kid Is From LIC H.S.
Con Edison 2009 Queens Yankee Kids winner Sharon Villar received an on-field welcome from New York Yankees pitcher Alfredo Aceves, No. 91, at a recent Minnesota Twins game. Villar was nominated by Long Island City H.S. Villar, 16, was one of seven Con Edison Yankee Kids to be honored, a 42-year old company tradition. The chosen students, one from each […]
Winter Fitness Challenge Winners Get Mets Tickets
Assemblymember Mark S. Weprin (DLittle Neck) joined a group of elementary and middle school students at Citi Field after they were selected in a drawing from hundreds of students who completed his Winter Fitness Challenge. As he does every year, Weprin sponsored a Winter Fitness Challenge for local students. The goal of the program is to introduce creative incentives to […]
Astoria Civic Association Bike Race Has 80 Winners
More than 200 children, between three and 11 years old participated in separate races according to age in the Astoria Civic Association 29th Annual Bike Race in Astoria Park on May 17. The race event started with the youngest group peddling down Shore Boulevard, some on tricycles, others using training wheels. The top five finishers in each of the 16 […]
Bridge Centennial Starts
The NYC Bridge Centennial Commission celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Queensboro Bridge on Sunday, May 31, starting with a parade on the upper level of the bridge that featured marching bands, and vintage automobiles. Mayor Michael Bloomberg welcomed Queens Borough President Helen M. Marshall and Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer. Sam Schwartz, president of the NYC Bridge Centennial […]