As part of his continued commitment to improving the quality of life in Western Queens, state Senator Michael Gianaris sent a letter to Mayor Michael Bloomberg requesting the planting of trees along various avenues in Sunnyside and Woodside. Gianaris is requesting that trees be planted along Queens Boulevard, 48th Avenue, 47th Avenue and 43rd Avenues between 38th Street and 48th […]
Obama Will Emerge With Stronger Image From Bin Laden’s Death
Last week, President Barack Obama was under withering fire from Republicans in Washington over the issue of the huge national debt and efforts to deal with it. It was typical treatment for the president who has been on the defensive for most of his presidency because of the lagging recession and high unemployment rate. Recently, even as he announced his […]
Lauren LoGiudice Is Rising Star In Film/Theater
Howard Beach native, Lauren LoGiudice, is co-starring in a new feature film, When Harry Tries To Marry which opened April 22. This romantic comedy centers around a young Indian-American college man, played by Rahul Rai, who wishes to have an arranged marriage, to the chagrin of his Americanized parents. Along the way, his plans are derailed by a chance meeting […]
Mother’s Day Tribute: Wish She Were Here
(Walter Kaner wrote the following tribute to his mother, which we reprinted each Mother’s Day. Although Kaner has passed away we feel it is a touching tribute to all mothers on Mother Day and reprint it now in his name.) W hat I wouldn’t give to have my mother back again. I would give up all I have if I […]
Q Bistro
Put Q Bistro on your top-ten list for a “Manhattan caliber” dining experience located on a quiet street in leafy Forest Hills. I am still telling friends about Q Bistro, located on the former site of Q Thai restaurant. The new Q Bistro opened last month after extensive renovations that created a cozy and sophisticated dining room with upholstered banquettes, […]
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Julia Ward Howe, social reformer and poet, made the first suggestion for a Mother’s Day in the United States. In 1872, she suggested Mother’s Day be on June 2nd and that it be a day dedicated to peace. She sponsored Mother’s Day meetings in Boston for several years, and people in other towns began to do the same.
‘Good Info’ Lowers 108th Precinct Index Crime Rate
The April meeting of the 108th Police Precinct Community Council began with a Cop of the Month presentation and, following a crime report from 108th Precinct Commander Captain Donald Powers, ended with audience participation. Audience participants recited complaints including unruly youths whose activities seem to go on all day and night, tormenting a citizenry trying to get some rest; damage […]