The Central Astoria Local Development Coalition (CALDC) brought music, dancing and fireworks by Grucci to Astoria Lawn Park for the opening of its 28th annual Waterfront Concert Series, which began on June 30 with the traditional Independence Day Fireworks Celebration. This year’s pyrotechnics display and concert was held in memory of CALDC’s President Julie Wager who passed away earlier this […]
Wedding Bells For Weiner
Although gloomy budget reports and a scorching heat wave, continued to dominate the news through the holiday weekend, news of the coming wedding of one of the city’s most eligible bachelors— Congressmember Anthony Weiner—provided some welcome relief. Confirming earlier reports that he will tie the knot sometime soon with longtime fiancee Huma Abedin, Weiner, 45, acknowledged, “I’m doing no bemoaning, […]
OPEN SWIMMING POOL MAKES GOOD POLITICS
When temperatures in Northeast Queens approached the century mark on thermometers last week, City Councilmember Dan Halloran (R–C, Whitestone) reminded constituents that he had led the fight to keep the Fort Totten swimming pool open this summer when budget cuts had threatened to close down the facility. Fellow Republican Vince Tabone joined Halloran in mounting an effort by local organizations […]
CANZaCity Roadhouse
It all started as a concept for two Long Island boys, written on cocktail napkins. Soon after, the first CANZaCity Roadhouse opened in Westbury, Long Island and now, the second one has just opened in our own backyard on 30th Avenue in Astoria. Owners Tim Lorito and Matt Dill’s beer-themed establishment features an astounding 250 beers on tap and in […]
New Plates Reflect License Plate History
On April 1, the Department of Motor Vehicles introduced the new New York state license plate, “Empire Gold”. The plate features navy blue writing against a yellow background with a navy decal of New York state located in the middle. The design is a revival of the old blue-and-yellow color scheme that made up various New York plates from the […]
AHTBCA Hears LIC Waterfront Plan Proposal
Green Shores NYC, a non-profit community group that works to enliven the Astoria and Long Island City waterfront from Newtown Creek in the south to Bowery Bay in the north, and the Trust for Public Land, a national, nonprofit, land conservation organization, have entered into a partnership to create a plan for the Astoria and Long Island City waterfront, members […]
Van Bramer Hails Student Ballroom Dancers
During the New York City Council monthly meeting this June, City Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer presented the Ballroom Dancers of P.S. 152 in Woodside with a Proclamation of Honor for their stellar performances and outstanding achievements. For the past two years, the tfifth-grade students have participated in American Ballroom Theater’s Dancing Classrooms Program, learning and mastering the merengue, rumba, fox […]
Queens Smoke-Free Partnership Presents Honors
The Queens Smoke-Free Partnership awarded local community leaders for their efforts in promoting tobacco control, especially among vulnerable populations such as children, at a ceremony on June 24 at TD Bank, 214th Street and Jamaica Avenue in Queens Village. The honorees included Assemblymember Nettie Mayersohn who was recognized for legislation she introduced to prohibit subjecting a child to second-hand smoke […]
Vallone Helps Kick Off Summer At Astoria Park
City Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. joined nearly 10,000 area residents at Astoria Park June 30 for an early July Fourth fireworks celebration preceded by dancing and big band music. The crowd filled the Astoria Park lawn and lined up along Shore Boulevard to watch fireworks set off from Randall’s Island. “Only in Astoria can you set up a blanket […]
Monserrate: Let Me See My Girlfriend
Former state Senator Hiram Monserrate will be back in a Queens courtroom this week, asking a judge to lift an order of protection that keeps him from contact with the girlfriend he was convicted of abusing. Justice William Erlbaum last year found Monserrate guilty of misdemeanor assault in a slashing attack on Karla Giraldo, the girlfriend the ousted senator was […]