Nick’s Bistro brings a taste of Greece to this quiet section of Forest Hills, on Metropolitan Avenue. Perched on a corner at 72nd Avenue, Nick’s Bistro opened just six months ago but is already a regular spot for those craving fresh fish and seafood, meat, salads and Greek specialties. The sleek, modern interior combines fabric and leather banquettes, leather […]
Legal Help For Seniors
Dear Savvy Senior, What do elder law attorneys do? My parents need some legal help with an insurance problem and a long-term care issue but have limited funds. What can you tell us and where can we find help? Legally Gray Dear Gray: When it comes to specialized areas of law, most people are more familiar with corporate, criminal or […]
City Backs Builder To Continue LIC Hotel Construction
Tempers flared in Dutch Kills last week when the city Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA), approved a request for a variance by a developer seeking permission to continue construction of a high-rise hotel in the Long Island City community. Officials at the Dutch Kills Civic Association had requested that the BSA block further construction of the hotel at 39-35 […]
City Approves Rooftop Garden At Standard Building
Officials at the city Department of Buildings (DOB) recently approved plans for the development of a rooftop farm at the former Standard Motors building in Long Island City. The DOB ordered operators of the Brooklyn Garage Farm to stop work on the project last month after an inspector visited the site and determined the owners had not obtained a permit […]
Borough-Wide Blotter
102nd Precinct Cabbie Runs Down Brothers Who Cheat Him Two Richmond Hill men remain in critical condition at Jamaica Hospital Center this week where they face charges for stealing a ride and assaulting a livery driver. Police said the unidentified brothers were heavily intoxicated when they hailed the livery cab for a ride from a Brooklyn bar to 86th Avenue in […]
Amtrak Stops Cutting & Vows To Plant New Trees
Faced with angry local residents who are furious that Amtrak cut down hundreds of stately, healthy trees in Woodside, railroad officials recently backed off plans to continue the cuttings. Assemblymember Michael Gianaris joined residents from the Boulevard Gardens apartment complex at a May 18 meeting where the residents blasted Amtrak officials for the tree cutting policy. Amtrak officials said the […]
DKCA Hears Queens Plaza Projects Updates
The Dutch Kills Civic Association’s April meeting at the Growing Up Green School on 28th Street welcomed two speakers, both of whom talked about projects on the north side of Queens Plaza. Though Queens Plaza North is more than a block outside the boundaries of Dutch Kills, what goes on there affects the community as much as or more than […]
Greek Honor Society Holds Second Installation
A unique grandfather was recently remembered at the second installation of the Saint John’s University Greek Honor Society under the auspices of the Pan Arcadian Federation in Marrilac Hall. The late Konstantinos Saisanas of Platani Argolidos, Peloponnese, Greece, who died in the first weeks of April, was honored with a moment of silence. He was a simple man who dedicated […]
Students Turn Lunchroom Tables Into Works Of Art
Students from two local public schools unveiled their public art pieces on May 11 at Forest Park in Kew Gardens and Juniper Valley Park in Middle Village. School lunchroom tables were used as canvases and transformed into colorful works of art that addressed important social issues in their communities and the world. The program was created by Learning Through an […]
Students March To Save Local Fire Companies
City Council Fire & Criminal Justice Chair Elizabeth Crowley (D-Queens), NYC Public Advocate Bill De Blasio (D-Brooklyn), U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner (D-Queens/Brooklyn), State Senator Joseph Addabbo (D-Queens), City Councilmembers Eric Ulrich (R-Queens) and Karen Koslowitz (D-Queens), Assembly Member Mike Miller (D-Queens) along with local firefighters, community and religious leaders, parents, teachers and students from P.S. 97 in Woodhaven marched on […]