Tony Vaccaro will present a retrospective of his photographs on Friday, December 4 through Sunday, December 13 at The Buzzeo Building Gallery, 31-16 36th Avenue, Long Island City, NY, 11106. The exhibit is being sponsored by the Cultural Association of the Molise Region in America, Universitas Civium Oratino. The opening reception for the exhibit, entitled Tony Vaccaro: A Retrospective, will […]
Queens Library Mail A Book Customers Meet Face To Face
On November 3, seven women friends gathered for lunch at a Bayside restaurant— not an unusual occurrence, except that while the women had met many times before, this was their first face-to-face encounter. All seven are functionally homebound. Through an innovative program at the Queens Borough Public Library, the seven friends meet weekly for lively conversation via teleconference. They “attend” […]
Visit Santa On Steinway Street
Santa will park his sleigh on Steinway Street on December 6, 13 and 20 and head to a holiday wonderland for visits with local youngsters. Children can share their holiday wishes with the jolly old elf at the Jackson Hewitt office at 28-17 Steinway St. in Astoria from noon to 4 p.m. Santa’s elves will be on hand at Jackson-Hewitt […]
5 Pointz Building Abandoned
Faced with mounting demands by city officials calling for major repairs at the 5 Pointz building in Long Island City, the owner of the graffiti-covered property has decided to shutter the site and walk away for good. A spokesperson for G&M Realty, owner of the 90-year-old building said inspectors for the Department of Buildings (DOB) produced a list of repairs […]
Playground, Truck Traffic Are Issues At 108th CC
The November meeting of the 108th Police Precinct Community Council was an occasion for lessons in police power or the lack of it, and of citizens’ anger expressed to an agency that didn’t create the problems that bother those angry citizens and is unable, in large part, to do anything about them. Those protesting the situation in a Woodside playground […]
The Pulpit
Times and dates are subject to change. Please call event sponsors to confirm. All Nations Baptist: •Sunday, 2:30-5:30 p.m., for three months, free English classes which have already begun, registration required, limited space, 86-76 80th St., Woodhaven; 718.296.2025. **** All Saints’: •Tuesdays, 6 p.m. Join the Sunnyside Drum Corps Marching Band, boys/girls ages 7-17; band information. 43-12 46th St., Sunnyside; […]
Bloomberg Touts ‘Transit 311’
Mayor Michael Bloomberg last week announced plans to include information on city bus and subway service in his 311 system. Plans call for the consolidation of up to 60 Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) phone numbers into the 311 system to provide straphangers with information on repairs, rerouting, delays and changes to city buses and subways. “Because 311 is a simple, […]
Flushing House Plans Flea Market
Flushing House, one of the first notfor profit retirement communities to offer independent living with supportive services on the premises, will hold a holiday flea market December 19, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., in the Large Game Room on the ground floor. A variety of goods will be on sale, including jewelry, arts and crafts, collectibles, new and gently […]
Lawmakers: ‘End Fingerprinting For Food Stamp Applicants’
Citing reports that more New Yorkers went hungry in 2008 than the previous year, Congressmember Anthony Weiner and 27 colleagues called on the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to end the practice of fingerprinting Food Stamp applicants. “Surely in the 21st century there are better methods of fraud prevention,” Weiner urged Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “We urge you to end this […]
Thanksgiving Brings Hope To All
Every year we hear stories about the ranks of shoppers who line up around stores and shopping malls to await “Black Friday”, the day after Thanksgiving when these early birds will catch bargains galore. Some of the bargain hunters, equipped with sleeping bags and pup tents, camp out for days waiting for a store to let them in. If shopping […]