Fourteen wheelchair softball teams from around the country came to Citi Field in Flushing for the National Wheelchair Softball Association’s (NWSA) 34th annual Wheelchair Softball National Championship tournament August 19 through 21. The three-day competition featured more than 300 men, women and veterans with disabilities who competed in specially modified sports wheelchairs and used adapted American Softball Association rules with […]
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Out $830G In Bingo Scam
An anonymous tip about illegal side betting at church bingo games led investigators to a scheme that bilked the Greek Orthodox Church out of $830,000, authorities said. The tip led to the arrest last week of Spiros Moshopoulos, 62, of Jackson Heights, Tommy Skiada, 49, of Astoria and Daniella Radulescu, 46, also of Astoria, in a 714-count indictment charging them […]
Gillibrand Speaks At LIC Power Breakfast
Kirsten Gillibrand, junior U.S. Senator from New York since January 2009 and current candidate for a full term, spoke at a so-called power breakfast last week in Long Island City, briefly outlining her reelection program and taking questions from a panel of Queens business figures. The breakfast, held at the Water’s Edge restaurant on the East River, drew a large […]
Chance Discoveries In Our Backyards
Some of us have never found a single dollar bill on the sidewalk. But once in a blue moon a lucky soul in the Upper Midwest reaches down into the Ice Age deposits of our country and plucks out a diamond. It doesn’t take much geologic knowledge to recognize a diamond in the rough as an interesting and valuable object. […]
Seniors’ Artwork On View At Whitestone Bank
City Councilmember Dan Halloran (RWhitestone) recently observed artwork painted by seniors from the Whitestone Senior Center at a ceremony at the Astoria Savings Bank in Whitestone. Participants in the Center’s arts program showcased their works in a display visible outside the bank. Halloran secured $10,000 in city funds for the program through the Greater Whitestone Taxpayers’ Association. At the event, […]
Pizzeria Uno Supports American Red Cross Queens Office
On Thursday, September 2, Pizzeria Uno restaurants will help support the Queens office of the American Red Cross in Greater New York by donating a portion of the day’s receipts through its “Dough Raiser” program. The restaurant will donate to the Queens Red Cross office 20 percent of the receipt of anyone who visits any of the three Pizzeria Uno […]
Go Back To School With The New Three Rs
As our children get ready to go back to school, it’s time to make some important choices. Do we become involved in the annual frenzy and expense of shopping for new texts and school supplies, or do we look into other options? In a family of more than one child, shouldn’t we consider hand-me-downs in good condition? Shouldn’t we look […]
Beatles’ Shea Stadium Performance Celebrated
On Monday, August 16, FlowerPowerCreative. com hosted an evening at Citi Field’s Delta Sky360 honoring the 45th anniversary of The Beatles’ historic performance at Shea Stadium. FlowerPowerCreative.com, an interactive Web site celebrating the 1960s and the baby boomer generation, hosted a star-studded event celebrating The Beatles historic performance at Shea Stadium 45 years ago. Legendary Beatles promoter Sid Bernstein, the […]
Many Breads Of Queens Represent Many Cultures
Q ueens is known as the most ethnically diverse county in the United States. Because of the vast variety of cultures that inhabit the borough, it is well known for its delicious food stemming from countries around the world. This is true not only of its restaurants, but also of its bakeries. Bread is an important staple of most countries […]