Requesting a review of a decision made on your Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability application is now as easy as surfing the Web. To file an appeal online, simply visit the online services page at www.socialsecurity.gov/onlineservices. Then select the “Appeal a decision” link and follow the simple instructions. Under the paper process, you need to complete a […]
’30 Rock’ Shoots Scenes On Steinway Street
“30 Rock”, a multiple award-winning NBC comedy series starring Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin and Tracy Morgan, shot some scenes on Steinway Street on Friday, September 17. Its array of guest stars in the past has included Oprah Winfrey, Jennifer Aniston, Steve Martin and similar luminaries. The show is primarily filmed at Silvercup Studios in Long Island City, and is produced […]
One-Time Met Felix Millan Visits London Lennie’s
Félix “the Cat” Millán, Mets second baseman during the team’s 1973 to 1977 seasons, rubbed elbows with London Lennie’s owner Leslie Barnes, executive chef Jeffrey Baruch and restaurant patrons during an exclusive baseball signing at London Lennie’s in Rego Park on Tuesday. September 14. The Barnes family has always been avid Mets fans, and when they got wind that […]
Massive Storm Wreaks Havoc In Queens
A strong storm hit New York City Thursday evening–a storm so strong and causing so much damage that the National Weather Service was asked to determine if the tempest was in fact classifiable as a tornado. Several witnesses claimed to have seen funnel clouds hovering above Staten Island, Brooklyn and Queens. The storm brought waves of rain, 100-mph winds and […]
K-Rod Faces Arraignment In Text Message Blitz
Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez (K-Rod) barely escaped jail last week when a Queens judge chastised him for sending 56 text messages to his estranged girlfriend despite a court order barring him from contacting her. But in a late bulletin on Tuesday afternoon, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown announced that Rodriguez was expected to surrender to the district attorney’s NYPD squad […]
Queens Chamber Of Commerce Holds Awards Dinner
The tornado and macrobusrst that struck Queens on Thursday, September 16 brought Mayor Michael Bloomberg to the Queens Chamber of Commerce 2010 Business Persons of the Year awards dinner at Terrace On the Park just before 7 p.m. When introduced by QCC President Carol Conslato, Bloomberg opened by bringing up the necessity of creating small businesses and jobs. Despite the […]
Tornadoes Uncommon In New York City History
The massive storm on Thursday has many people concerned about the nearly unheard of occurrence of a tornado in New York City. The National Weather Service has confirmed that the destruction throughout the city was caused by not one, but two tornadoes, as well as a macroburst. The macroburst and one of the two tornadoes touched down in Queens, while […]
Traffic Agent Tickets Dead Man In SUV
A Queens ticket agent on September 14, wrote an “alternate side” ticket for a Jeep Cherokee parked illegally in Flushing unaware that the driver was dead behind the wheel. Cops said Nicholas Rappold, 21, of Flushing, was slumped across the front seat of the Cherokee parked on 165th Street near 35th Avenue last Tuesday morning, when the traffic agent wrote […]
Workers Steal $82G From Woodside Non Profit
Four workers at a Woodside-based nonprofit afterschool program have been charged with stealing $82,000 from the group over the last two years, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said. Debora Young, Robin Hogans, Kendra Hogans and Devid Miller were “driven by greed” to steal the money, with one defendant charging $2,000 in business expenses after failing to show up for […]
Sunnyside Chamber Hears Of Energy Savings, Police Stats
The summer recess being ended, the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce got back to its schedule of monthly luncheons in mid-September. At Dazies Restaurant on Queens Boulevard in Sunnyside, a representative of an energy company contracted to Con Edison described incentives for small businesses to improve their facilities and save money by lowering energy costs, and an officer from the 108th […]