On July 5, London Lennies’ Executive Chef Jeffrey Baruch, a Long Island native, will make his national television debut at 10 p.m. on the Food Network’s “Iron Chef America”. Baruch will assist award-winning celebrity Chef Sue Torres, who worked as Baruch’s sous chef more than 10 years ago at Isabella’s in Manhattan. This time around, Torres, with Baruch’s assistance, will […]
1939-1940 New York World’s Fair Looks At The Past
The 1939-1940 New York World’s Fair Author: Bill Cotter ISBN: 9780738565347 128 Pages Publisher: Arcadia Publishing For Bill Cotter and many of his generation, the name “New York World’s Fair” conjures images of the 1964-65 event at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. People old enough to remember its precursor, the 1939-40 World’s Fair, held on the same site, however, are quick to […]
The Pulpit
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Bench Warrant Issued For Church Vandal
Church officials have called in a liturgical artisan to help determine the cost to restore the tabernacle at Most Precious Blood Roman Catholic Church, which was heavily damaged by a crazed vandal who tore through the Long Island City house of worship on April 24. Police said Dario Bakja, 43, stormed into the empty church at 32-40 37th St., damaged […]
Kissena Golf Course Arson Suspect Sought
Queens detectives are seeking help from the public to identify and locate the suspect(s) who torched more than three dozen golf carts at the Kissena links on June 25, sparking a two-alarm fire that destroyed part of the clubhouse at the popular public course. Fire marshals have declared the massive blaze at the Kissena Golf Course “suspicious” and are actively […]
Housing To Be Built On Hunter’s Point South Parcel
Mayor Michael Bloomberg last Thursday announced the $100 million acquisition of 30 acres at Hunter’s Point South in Long Island City. The site was acquired from the Empire State Development Corporation and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and will become the largest middleincome housing development since the 1970s. The largely vacant land, originally intended as the […]
Astoria Agent DiBlasi Donates $500 To Autism
Allstate Insurance Agent Joseph DiBlasi, whose office is located at 35-16 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria, has received the Agency Hands in the Community Award for his commitment to volunteering in the community. With this award came a $500 grant from the Allstate Foundation for New York Families for Autistic Children in Ozone Park, where DiBlasi volunteers. “Joe is an active and […]
Blotter Bits
Fireworks Interdiction Police assigned to a fireworks interdiction team at the NYPD Organized Crime Control Bureau last week busted two Long Island men who were transporting illegal fireworks along the Whitestone Expressway. Authorities said the cops were conducting surveillance when they spotted Karl Jurgensen, 44, and Fred Masso, 33, driving along the expressway in a Ford Expedition they believed was […]
10th Anniversary For Mt. Sinai
The Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens marked its 10th anniversary on June 24 with a celebration in Athens Square Park. More than 150 guests braved uncertain weather to join Mount Sinai Queens Executive Director Caryn A. Schwab and Mount Sinai Medical Center President and CEO Kenneth L. Davis M.D. for a brief program and awards ceremony. Assemblymember Michael Gianaris, City […]