Astor Room Features Elegance Of A Bygone Era
Members of the local media were invited to experience the extravagance of the Astor Room on May 3. Located beneath Kaufman- Astoria Studios, the Astor Room, 34-12 36 St., was constructed in 1920 as a private restaurant for the stars of silent and early sound films including Rudolph Valentino and W.C. Fields. Once only available to the elite stars of […]
Astoria Federal Benefactors Honored
Queens Botanical Garden (QBG) is proud to announce that Astoria Federal Savings President and Chief Operating Officer Monte N. Redman, will be honored at QBG’s 16th Annual Rose Gala on Thursday, June 9 at 6 p.m. “Queens Botanical Garden has been the recipient of generous support from Astoria Federal Savings for many years, and numerous QBG public programs have been […]
Women May Have Long Wait For Immediate Cancer Screening
Women who go for Diagnostic mammograms, the treatment called for when a previous Screening mammogram reveals a potential sign of cancer, may sometimes have to wait 50 working days to get it, according to an audit released by City Comptroller John Liu. According to Lois Uttley, a woman in that predicament, who is worried she might have breast cancer, a […]
London Lennie’s Shucks For Autism
London Lennie’s, 63-88 Woodhaven Blvd., Rego Park, held its first annual celebrity chef shuck-off competition, where celebrity guest judge Sue Torres, chef/owner of Sueños and Food Network regular, had the task of crowning New York’s most skilled shucker. Shuck-off competitors included B.R. Guest Corporate Executive Chef Brett Reichlerand and Chino Ramirez of B.R. Guest/Atlantic Grill, “Eddy Oysters” of Maison Premiere […]
Bartolino’s Ristorante Italiano
Bartolino’s is your neighborhood Italian restaurant serving consistently delicious dishes from all regions of Italy in a comfortable, beautifully appointed dining room. The congenial owner Bobby Puccio is always there to greet guests and ensure an excellent meal. Bartolino’s has a wellearned reputation for expert catering in the lovely dining room, which resembles an Italian villa with cream-colored walls, alabaster […]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Still Tops
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are a fictional team of four teenage anthropomorphic turtles, who were trained by their anthropomorphic rat sensei Splitter in the art of ninjutsu and named after four Renaissance artists. From their home in the storm sewers of New York City, they battle petty criminals, evil megalomaniacs, and alien invaders, all while remaining isolated from society […]
Con Edison Green Roof Can Benefit City’s Water
Green roofs, like the one atop the Con Edison building in Long Island City, can be a cost-effective way to keep water from running into sewer systems and causing overflows, Columbia University researchers have found. The Con Edison Green Roof, which is home to 21,000 plants on a quarter acre of The Learning Center, retains 30 percent of the rainwater […]