On Sunday, January 16, the Free Synagogue of Flushing, 41-60 Kissena Blvd., in Flushing, will host a celebration of the life and legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The interfaith and interethnic program, will include musical presentations from several traditions. Featured speakers will include Imam Yusuf Ramadan and Rabbi Michael Weisser who will discuss King’s legacy and […]
114th Precinct Cops Nab Purse Snatcher
Police at the 114th Precinct didn’t waste any time tracking down and arresting a purse snatcher who grabbed a local student’s bag. Police said Joshua Terry, 20, allegedly shoved the female student into a pole near her school on 30th Road and 14th Street at about 6 p.m. on November 20. The heartless thief then yanked the girl’s bag from […]
Board 1 Cabinet Hears Socrates Park, HANAC Plans
During October and November, Community Board 1 transitioned from temporary offices in a construction trailer outside the Kaufman Astoria Studios (KAS) on 35th Avenue to permanent quarters at 45-02 Ditmars Blvd. Meetings of the Board 1 cabinet resumed at the KAS complex in December. Shaun Leonardo, successor to Tara Sansone as director of public events for Socrates Sculpture Park, headed […]
Van Bramer’s Holiday Food Drive
On December 21, Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer distributed canned goods collected for his first annual holiday food drive at the Bread of Life Food Pantry, operated by the Center of Hope International, 38- 49 12th St., Long Island City and the Salvation Army Food Pantry, 45-18 Broadway in Astoria. The monthlong food drive collection brought in more than 3,000 canned […]
Mayor Facing Heat From Arrests In CityTime Scandal
Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s quiet assurance and explanation failed him last week as he tried to explain away what looks like the biggest scandal in his nine years as mayor—an $80 million embezzlement pulled off over a five-year period by several contractors and consultants working on the multi-million dollar boondoggle of creating the CityTime computerized payroll and timekeeping system to cover […]
YAMASHIRO
This sleek Japanese restaurant and sushi bar offers some of the finest, freshest fish in NYC. Fellow diners agree Yamashiro outshines many expensive sushi restaurants in Manhattan, and you’ll pay a fraction of the price right here on Steinway Street. You’ll be amazed at the artful, inventive ways the skilled sushi chefs turn fresh fish and seafood into eye dazzling […]
Solutions For Seniors Who Suffer Wintertime Blues
Dear Savvy Senior, What types of solutions can help seniors who get the winter blues? My husband has always hated winter, but since he retired, the winter months make him very depressed and lethargic. What can you tell us? Fighting the Blues Dear Fighting: If your husband gets depressed in the winter but feels much better in spring and summer, […]
Astoria Sees The End Of World War I
Get into a conversation with a longtime Queens resident and you’re likely to discover a subscriber of the Long Island Star-Journal, a daily paper that informed the community about local and world news until it folded in 1968. A banner across the Star-Journal masthead reminded readers that the newspaper’s name came from the merger of the Long Island Daily Star […]
Gloria DeMonte D’Amico (1927-2010) Queens County Clerk
Gloria D. D’Amico, county clerk for Queens, for the past 19 years and the first woman ever to hold the position, died on Tuesday, December 21, at home with her family at her side. D’Amico was diagnosed with cancer in September 2009 and suffered a relapse in April 2010. Despite D’Amico’s deteriorating condition, however, she was able to continue most […]
Ulrich Spreads Holiday Cheer At Ozone Park Senior Center
Councilmember Eric A. Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) visited the Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services Ozone Park Senior Center on December 14, to wish its members a happy holiday. As part of the festivities, Ulrich donated a gift basket featuring wine, candles, candy and a $25 Pathmark gift card for the center’s lunch raffle. Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services Ozone Park Senior Center Site […]