The New York City Charter Revision Commission completed an initial threeweek trip through the five boroughs on April 20, holding public meetings and hearings to reach out and solicit ideas and recommendations on the City Charter. The 15-member Charter Revision Commission was appointed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg on March 3 and charged with the task of reviewing the entire City […]
Phillip Christopher Gets Chian Federation Homeric Award
The Chian Federation, 44-01 Broadway, Astoria, on April 20 honored this year’s Homeric Award recipient, Phillip Christopher. The award committee is formed each year to search for potential recipients. After the search is narrowed down to the top three, the winner is notified in the spring. The award will be presented November 13 of this year. “It is with great […]
Dromm To Charter Comm.: ‘Expand City Council’s Advise & Consent Role’
City Councilmember Daniel Dromm has proposed to the Charter Revision Commission that the advise and consent role of the Council be expanded to include all high-level commissioners, including the Schools Chancellor, appointed by a mayor to serve in an administration. Dromm (D–Jackson Heights), testifying at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, stated that his proposal would have a significant […]
Taft Institute Seminar Offers 3 Graduate Credits
The Taft Institute for Government will offer its annual seminar for teachers in the late summer and fall of 2010. Held at Queens College, the seminar offers three free graduate credits and a multifaceted curriculum that includes discussion, debate, “hands-on” curriculum development and face-to-face dialogue with an educational specialist from the Museum of the Moving Image, elected officials, journalists, academic […]
NSLIJ To Acquire New Cancer Treatment Device
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, a part of the North Shore-LIJ Health System, will acquire a $4.5 million, imageguided radiotherapy system used to treat lung, breast, prostate, head and neck, and other cancers. The so-called TrueBeam™ system, produced by Varian Medical Systems, Palo Alto, California, is designed to deliver lower doses of more powerful cancer treatments with greater accuracy and […]
Protest State Public Health Care Cuts
A rally held at Bellevue Hospital recently to protest proposed state cuts to health care, was felt especially hard by public hospitals and other public healthcare providers. Public hospitals, for example, stand to lose $68 million this year and up to $100 million over three years. Speakers addressing the more than 1,000 attendees represented the NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation, […]
Maloney Quinn Honor ‘Trailblazing’ Sikh Army Officers
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Congressmember Carolyn Maloney met at City Hall last Friday to honor U.S. Army Captains Tejdeep Singh Rattan and Kamaljeet Singh Kalsi, the first Sikh Americans in more than two decades to serve in the U.S. Army on active duty while keeping their beards, turbans and other outward signs of their religious faith. Joining Quinn […]
St. John’s Prep Girls Basketball Team Makes NY CHSAA Playoffs
The 2009-10 St. John’s Prep varsity girls basketball team had a very successful season. For the second consecutive year, the varsity girls captured the Diocesan Division II championship with a 51-40 victory over Fontbonne Hall. In the New York City “B” playoffs, the team posted wins over Sacred Heart of Yonkers and Stella Maris before losing in the championship game […]
L’incontro Billboard Hails Inside Broadway
Arts education in New York City public schools was recognized with the unveiling of a billboard promoting the Inside Broadway program atop Trattoria L’incontro, 21-76 31st St., in Astoria. “Congratulations to Inside Broadway for bringing the best of Broadway to Queens schools,” reads the new billboard. A special luncheon was held at the restaurant in honor of the theater program […]