The Junior-Senior Partnership project of the Queens Health Coalition (QHC) brought 15 teens together with 15 older adults to swap information on communications. The oldsters reminisced about pre-high-tech days––no cellphones, no computers, no text messaging. As one senior recalled, “In those days, you looked for a quarter and a pay phone; Google was just a dream, and instantly knowing what […]
Astoria Man Competes On ‘American Idol’
On Wednesday, January 20, the fourth episode of “American Idol, Season 9” aired, showing contestants auditioning for the show in Orlando, Florida. One of these contestants, 26-year-old Michael Lynche, is a resident of Astoria. Known as “Big Mike”, Lynche attended the University of Central Florida and was a defensive lineman in NCAA Division I football. He has already become a […]
Padavan: ‘Don’t Let Pervs Work With Kids’
Following a recent report from a local TV newscast that a Level 2 sex offender was operating a Glendale karate school, placing him in close contact with children, state Senator Frank Padavan introduced a bill prohibiting sex offenders from working or volunteering for jobs that would allow them to work closely with children. “It’s outrageous that a man who committed […]
Memorial Dinner For Justich March 27
Friends and co-workers will be holding the First Annual Frank Justich Memorial Dinner on March 27 to raise funds benefitting the wife and children of Frank Justich, the well-liked sanitation worker killed on the job January 26. The fundraiser will be held from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Studio Square Beer Garden at 35-33 36th St. in Long Island […]
Start Heart Care Early For Lifelong Health
William Schwartz M.D., cardiologist at Mount Sinai Queens Hospital, spoke at the Avalon Riverview in Long Island City on Thursday, February 18 about preventing heart disease development among youth. Heart disease develops from childhood and progresses overtime to when it becomes a clinical problem after the age of 40, according to Schwartz. Although there are many methods, such as angioplasty […]
Snow Days A Rare Occasion In New York City
Schools were closed in New York City on Wednesday, February 10 due to a severe snowstorm that had many trapped at home. All public schools and most private as well as parochial schools were closed, including colleges, a rare occurrence in New York City. The main concern causing schools to close is the safety of the students; in snowy or […]
Board 1 Favors Rezoning Plan
The proposed rezoning of 238 blocks containing 9,180 lots in Astoria is on its way. Community Board 1 overwhelmingly approved the plan submitted by the Department of City Planning in the first step toward final adoption. John Young, director of the Queens office of the Department of City Planning, said the critical issue in the rezoning arose from out of […]
Crowley, Sunnyside Seniors Celebrate Social Security
Congressmember Joseph Crowley (DQueens, The Bronx) visited with seniors at the Sunnyside Community Services Senior Center on February 17 to mark the 70th anniversary of Social Security and talk about his work in Congress on behalf of seniors. Crowley is a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means and of the subcommittee on Social Security. The first Social […]
Ben’s Best Offers Special Passover Seder Menu
How many restaurants can say they’ve been around for over 65 years? Well Ben’s Best, a Zagat- rated deli, can boast of an astonishing 65 years under its belt! Starting as just a basic kosher deli, today the shop is a veritable food emporium, combining a popular, full-service restaurant with a major catering operation. With prices that are 30 percent […]
All Aboard The ‘L.I.C. Express’
The “L.I.C. Express”, being sponsored by the area’s Business and Travel Guide to Long Island City hotels, restaurants, arts and entertainment, Solarium Condominium, 5-43 48th Ave., Long Island City’s first green certified building and Brian Adams chairman, Hunters Point Merchants Association is announcing that starting this weekend, the “L.I.C. Express” will operate from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. providing free […]