MTA Bridges and Tunnels will be installing new electronic travel time signs to provide motorists with an increased sense of accuracy concerning information regarding major regional destinations and connecting highways. New electronic message signs will eventually be installed at all nine crossings, and are already in place at the Robert F. Kennedy, Verrazano-Narrows, Throgs Neck and Henry Hudson Bridges. “Providing […]
Vallone Welcomes Pan Gregorian Enterprises To Steinway Street
Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. and state Assemblymember Aravella Simotas joined a local coalition of restaurant owners and community leaders on March 20 at the grand opening of the Pan Gregorian Enterprises of Metro New York and Long Island office building at 28-18 Steinway St., Astoria. The primary mission of Pan Gregorian Enterprises is to leverage the buying power of […]
St. John’s Prep Student Receives Sportsmanship Award
Sophomore Daniella Misetic, co-captain of the St. John’s Prep Junior Varsity Girls Basketball team, received the Marie Sisti Sportsmanship Award. Coaches in the Catholic High Schools Athletic Association voted on the players nominated by their team. Misetic received the highest number of votes. Pictured here is St. John’s Prep Principal William Higgins congratulating Misetic on receiving her award.
Students Inducted Into Honor Club
On March 18, twenty-one students at Most Precious Blood School in Astoria were inducted into the MPB Honor Club. Students are invited to join the Honor Club if they have an average grade of 93 or above.
Van Bramer Celebrates Women’s History Month
On March 19, Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer honored four outstanding women for their notable contributions to the community during a special awards ceremony at his annual open house event in Sunnyside. More than 100 community members gathered in Van Bramer’s district office to celebrate Women’s History Month and the accomplishments of Gianna Cerbone, a lifelong Long Island City resident, volunteer […]
Dromm Addresses Community
On November 17, New York City Councilmember Daniel Dromm delivered his 2011 State of the District Address at the Jewish Center of Jackson Heights highlighting his accomplishments during his first year in office, which included the addition of 600 new school seats to the district, the expansion of open space and the procurement of funding for various community-based immigrant organizations. […]
Savvy Senior How To Keep Up With Your Medications
Dear Savvy Senior, What devices can you recommend to help forgetful seniors keep up with their medications? My 76-year-old mother takes nine different prescription drugs and that doesn’t include all the vitamin supplements or over-the-counter medicines she takes. Any suggestions? Concerned Daughter Dear Concerned, The challenge of juggling medications can be a problem for anyone, especially seniors who take multiple […]
Crackdown Snares Bogus Queens Bus Drivers
Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) investigators last week used facial recognition technology to snare two Queens school bus drivers who were using fake driver’s licenses to ferry youngsters to and from school. The high-tech crackdown resulted in the arrests of George Gonsalves, 53, and Emel Enrique Marin, 42, each charged with using phony names and Social Security numbers to obtain […]
Jury Finds Cop Shooter Guilty
A Queens jury last week convicted an illegal immigrant who shot two police officers and tried to shoot a third officer inside a Queensbridge subway station three years ago. Raul Nunez, 35, a native of the Dominican Republic, was found guilty of two counts of attempted manslaughter, one count of assault and criminal possession of a weapon for an attack […]
Manslaughter Conviction In Fatal Club Brawl
A Queens jury last week handed down manslaughter convictions for three Brooklyn men charged with the 2007 stabbing death of a 24-year-old patron outside a Long Island City strip club. Brothers Anthony and Jason Matos and a third man, Lee Taylor, were found guilty of manslaughter in the June 20, 2007 attack that left Jason Brown dead outside the Riviera […]