Mamma’s Pizza and Restaurant is back and better than ever. After a three-year absence, amiable owner Spiro Ploumes is back, to the cheers of the regular customers he serves. Many customers and web sites tout "Mamma’s" as the best pizza in Bayside. Spiro says it’s the combination of fresh sauce, made in-house and quality cheese, along with a special baking […]
‘House Of Fashion’ Opens In Whitestone
Chrissy Poubouridis has vowed to make Fifth Avenue fashion and sensible, stylish street clothes available to all those within the convenient vicinity of Queens. The owner of the recently opened, House of Fashion, unveiled her uniquely crafted items on March 29 at the shop’s location, 149-68 Cross Island Pkwy., Whitestone. The boutique’s layout is aimed at giving the customer the […]
This Year’s Movies Bring Rating Reminders
2011 has been and should continue to be a big year for movie buffs, with additions to popular series such as Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean and Spiderman; sequels to popular movies such as The Hangover, Cars and Kung Fu Panda; and sure-to-be-popular movies such as the film adaptation of Lois Lowry’s young adult novel The Giver which is […]
Rizzo’s Pizza Opens New Location
Astoria’s Rizzo’s pizzeria on Steinway Street, prized since 1959, has opened another location along the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Rizzo’s famous Sicilian slices may now be scooped at 1426 Lexington Ave., between 93rd and 94th Streets. Upon entering, patrons are welcomed by black-and-white photographs featuring the original owner, Joe Rizzo, molding and making his fresh pies for the day […]
Steinway Mansion Bounty Goes To Auction
It took eight decades for Michael Halberian, owner of Astoria’s Steinway Mansion, to collect the vast assortment of antiques and memorabilia that he once proudly displayed around his home and showed off to all those who visited him. And it took only one day to sell them. Three months after his death, hundreds of Halberian’s treasured collectables, some dating back […]
Ferraro Eulogized, Laid To Rest In Queens
A president, a governor, a mayor, former colleagues from Congress, present members and other dignitaries from the political world were joined at a funeral mass for Geraldine Ferraro on March 31, before she was brought home to Queens and her final resting place. Ferraro, who had passed away at the age of 75 the previous Saturday, after a long battle […]
LIC Resident Robotti, 1921-2011
On September 16, 1921 Ed Robotti was born at home on Vernon Boulevard in Ravenswood to mother Aurora and father Baptist, who helped build the Empire State Building. Both were immigrants from Fubine, Italy. When Robotti was two years old, the family moved one block away, above Robotti’s Department Store. He would live there for most of his life. Robotti […]
Con Ed Outlines Sustainable Future Road Map
Earth Day 2011 is organized around personal, organizational and corporate pledges to live and act sustainably. Celebrated on April 22, this year’s campaign, “A Billion Acts of Green”, is designed to demonstrate the kind of environmental impact that can be made when millions of people, corporations and organizations make commitments, both small and large, to better the environment, according to […]
FDNY Looking Into Willets Point Fire
City fire marshals are searching for the cause of a three-alarm blaze that sent flames and smoke billowing from a portion of the Willets Point “Iron Triangle” on April 1. Neighborhoods in Corona and nearby Flushing were affected by the smoke that spread from the rush-hour blaze at Soto Stone, located on Willets Point Boulevard, just across the street from […]