Astoria will bustle with free outdoor concerts as part of the Fourth Annual Make Music New York Festival. The festival, based on Paris’ renowned Fête de la Musique, offers free performances of all genres of music on sidewalks, at street fairs and block parties. On June 21 Astoria will be one of the epicenters of the festival with 17 performance […]
Fresh Meadows Student Wins Scholastic Challenge
Eighth grader Thomas O’Malley of Holy Family School, 74-15 175th St. in Fresh Meadows, has won first place in the 2010 Scholastic Challenge. O’Malley’s victory was announced on June 12 after he received the highest score in New York state. The contest was formed by the American Scholastic Achievement League comprised of a committee of middle school teachers who organized […]
William Cullen Bryant H.S. 10th Annual Read-Aloud
On May 17 English Department Assistant Principal Maria Toskos, Librarians Joey Khoury and Russell Goldenberg heard the results of instilling within their students the lifelong love of reading and literature at Bryant’s 10th Annual Read-Aloud held in the school library. Khoury said, “Offering students a venue in which they can share the books they love not only promotes a culture […]
Astoria Resident Is A Mets Community All-Star Finalist
Astoria resident Hector Algarroba, co-founder of the HHS Foundation, has been nominated by Major League Baseball and People Magazine as a finalist for the Mets People All-Stars Among Us campaign. The campaign recognizes individuals who selflessly aid their community and go to great lengths for their neighbors. The HHS stands for Hector; Hipolito, Hector’s father, and Steven, Hector’s son, all […]
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; […]
Sunnyside Chamber Hears Zoning Presentation
Determined to keep the people of Sunnyside and Woodside informed, John Young and Tom Smith of the Department of City Planning brought their illustrated zoning lecture to the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce (SCC) luncheon for June, in order, as Young said, “to try to explain what we’re up to”. It was their third local presentation in 12 days attempting to […]
Council Calls For Crackdown On Food Vendor Parking
The City Council is pushing a “three strikes–you’re-out” measure that would revoke the licenses of food vendors who rack up three parking or idling tickets in one year, officials said. Under the new law, introduced to the council last week, a vendor operating out of a truck, as opposed to a cart, receiving two parking tickets in one year would […]
Parker Jewish Institute Holds Senior Olympics
Age and disability might have slowed the pace but not the competitive spirit or joy of life of some of the elderly residents who will participate in the Senior Olympics at Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care & Rehabilitation in New Hyde Park on June 17, From the parade of Olympians and the lighting of the Olympic torch to the […]
School Honors Flag Day
Flag Day 2010 was celebrated on June 14 with much pomp and ceremony at the Immaculate Conception School, 21-63 29th St., Astoria. The event, which was organized by the Knights of Columbus Council No. 11449 and Columbian Squires Circle No. 4411, marked the 11th annual Flag Day ceremony held at the school. The festivities began with music provided by the […]
Questions Remain To Be Answered In The Haggerty Case
After months of hinting about possible misuse of campaign funds in Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s victorious third term election campaign last year, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance dropped a bombshell on Monday when he charged that Queens political consultant John F. Haggerty Jr., spent most of the money for the campaign on a home in Forest Hills Gardens. Haggerty pleaded not […]