The United Community Civic Association (UCCA) and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANY/NJ) held their ninth annual Memorial Candlelight Ceremony in McManus Memorial Park, 81st Street and the Grand Central Parkway service road in Astoria Heights, commemorating those who lost their lives in the September 11 terrorist attacks. Community leaders attended the September 7 event, including […]
Crowley Addresses 9th Anniversary Of September 11
On September 11, Congressman Joseph Crowley (DQueens, The Bronx), the six-term representative from the 7th Congressional District of New York and a member of the powerful Ways and Means Committee and the Committee on Foreign Affairs, commented on the ninth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. “Today, we remember and honor the thousands who perished on September 11th, 2001,” […]
Gianaris Won’t Let Bed Bugs Bite
Assemblymember Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria) on August 30 announced that Governor David Paterson signed into law his Bed Bug Notification Bill for New York City public schools. This bill would require the Parent- Teacher Association and all parents of potentially affected New York City schoolchildren to receive notification from school health officials upon detection of bed bugs in their child’s school. […]
Queens Airports Provide Many Travel Options
Queens holds two major airports: LaGuardia Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport, known as LGA and JFK, respectively. Both airports are run by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and fly millions of travelers to their destinations every year. LaGuardia was the first to open, in 1939 at the site of the old Gala Amusement Park […]
DKCA Meets New 114th CO, Hears Zoning Issues
At the September meeting of the Dutch Kills Civic Association, Assemblymember Margaret Markey handed out shopping bags, Deputy Inspector Stephen Cirabisi introduced himself as the new commander of the 114th Police Precinct and DKCA President Jerry Walsh tried to sell space in the journal to be published for the association’s 30th anniversary dinner in October. Late in the evening, Assemblymember […]
Generations Meet At Parker Grandparents’ Day
Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation, a 527-bed facility that offers a constellation of inpatient short-term rehabilitation/sub-acute care and long-term care/skilled nursing programs complemented by a comprehensive array of highly regarded community services, held Grandparents’ Day on Sunday, September 12 as part of its endeavors to bring community and generations closer together. Parker community health programs include adult […]
Dem Incumbents Expected To Fare Well In Primary Elections
Congressmember Carolyn Maloney capped a tough campaign with a victory in yesterday’s primary election, leading a parade of Queens Democratic lawmakers who were also on the winning end in their races, according to unofficial and incomplete returns reported from various sources. But on the Republican side, the Queens GOP choice, Rick Lazio, lost his bid for the party’s nomination in […]
Japanese Artist Takes On Queens
M ieko Anakawa, a painter from Japan, is making a name for herself in Astoria. Anakawa studied graphic and product communication design in Kyoto, Japan, and then went on to study professional photography in Osaka. According to her Web site, her work, “a contemporary, surrealistic style that has somewhat of a pop art sense”, debuted in 2002 in the Kyoto […]