For a media conscious pol like Congressmember Anthony Weiner, all of the media space he has hogged during the past two weeks should have been priceless. But since it portrayed the 46-year-old sixterm lawmaker and mayoral wannabe as an outof control, sex obsessed Internet Romeo and blatant liar, Weiner’s political career appears to be doomed. Ask yourself: if I were […]
Board 2 Approves Traffic Plan, Wants Woodside BID
The rerouting of truck traffic in Maspeth is mainly the concern of Community Board 5, but Board 2 lies close enough to the area to have an interest, so Queens Transportation Commissioner Maura McCarthy and a team from DOT were at the Board 2 meeting on June 3 to explain the Maspeth Bypass plan, aimed at meeting the demand of […]
Gianaris Stands Up For Energy Consumers
State Senator Michael Gianaris is continuing his efforts to increase energy affordability for consumers while enhancing energy efficiency and protecting the environment throughout the state. On May 25, Gianaris, along with various senate colleagues including fellow state Senator Jose Peralta unveiled a package of alternative energy bills aimed at making energy affordable. “We need immediate action to reduce energy costs […]
Fast Arrest Earns Cop 108th Pct. CC Award
At 10 p.m. on Friday, May 20, a small group of thugs raided and robbed a grocery store at 61-25 Roosevelt Ave. in Woodside After getting the money they demanded, one of the perpetrators slashed a store clerk above one eye before the group fled. The report the police developed from witnesses on the scene gave 108th Precinct Police Officer […]
Anniversary Of Mafia Prosecutor’s Assassination Commemorated
Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. joined a select group of city law enforcement officials, including two judges and a high-ranking member of the NYPD, for meetings in Sicily with anti-Mafia prosecutors, members of the Palermo Council and local Italian law enforcement officials. Vallone, chair of the Public Safety Committee, arrived in Palermo for the 20th anniversary of the assassination of […]
Mount Sinai Queens And UCCA Annual Health Fair Well Attended
Mount Sinai Queens and the United Community Civic Association (UCCA) co-hosted their 11th annual Community Health Fair on June 4 at Most Precious Blood Roman Catholic Church, 36th Street and Broadway, in Astoria. The annual free event was open to everyone in the community. Visitors to the fair were able to take advantage of a variety of health and wellness-related […]
Kudos To Sinatra School
Administrators and faculty at the Frank Sinatra School for The Arts recently celebrated the school’s success by accepting the Theater Museum’s 2011 Theater Arts Education Award, a prestigious symbol of overall achievement. School principal Donna Finn, along with drama teachers Ira Rosenberg and Robert Frisch accepted the honor at an event held at the National Arts Club in Gramercy Park, […]
Media Leaders Williams, Lowe Honored At MMI Dinner
On June 2, the Museum of the Moving Image (MMI), located in Astoria, held its annual dinner honoring two leaders of the media industry at the St. Regis Hotel. This year, Brian Williams and Ken Lowe were honored. Williams is the anchor and managing editor of “NBC Nightly News” and Lowe is the chairman, president and CEO of Scripps Networks […]
Parading For Pride In Queens
Members of the Jackson Heights community came together on June 5 to celebrate our most collective and primitive right, our freedom to love. “I would prefer not to put a label on it,” Jackson Heights resident Amanda Chapins, 18, said. Chapins was one of many who came to support fellow lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocates at the 19th Annual […]
Green Shores Waterfront Vision Plan for Astoria And LIC
Green Shores NYC and the Trust for Public Land will unveil their Waterfront Vision Plan for Astoria and Long Island City at a reception on June 16 from 6:30 p.m until 8:30 p.m. at the Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33rd Rd. (off of Vernon Blvd.) Long Island City. The celebration is free and open to the public. The Waterfront Vision Plan […]