Councilmember Jim Gennaro borrows Rabbi Moshe Shur’s guitar during a free concert on June 27 at the Israel Center of Conservative Judaism in Fresh Meadows. Rabbi Shur & the Moshe Shur Band jammed with about 50 people thanks to a budget allocation from the councilmember.
Wilbur To ‘Pig Out’ At Upstate Sanctuary
Wilbur, named by workers at the city’s Animal Care & Control Center (AC&C), was found by residents near 31st Avenue and College Point Boulevard on June 19 on Father’s Day. Cops who responded to the 911 calls had no trouble guiding Wilbur into a carrier that they delivered to AC&C in Manhattan, police said. Wilbur arrived at the shelter unharmed, […]
Burglar Sought By 108th Precinct
The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect wanted in connection with a burglary that occurred on June 20, at approximately 9:25 a.m., in the 108th Precinct. The suspect entered an apartment located at 42-15 43rd Ave., Sunnyside through an open window. While inside, the suspect removed money and electronic equipment and then […]
RFK Bridge Gets $1 B Capital Improvement, Project To Take 15 Years; GAHS 75th Anniversary Photo Exhibit
The sprawling Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, which connects Manhattan, The Bronx and Queens and serves a combined average 170,000 vehicles daily, will undergo nearly $1 billion in capital improvements over the next 15 years in order to make sure the 75-year-old bridge continues to be able to meet 21st century traffic demands. Long-term work includes completely reconstructing the bridge structures […]
Braunstein Visits Bayside Senior Center
On June 28, Assemblymember Edward C. Braunstein (D-Bayside) provided a legislative update to the members of the Bayside Senior Center. “Thank you to Director Susan Shafer and all of the members at Bayside Senior Center. I enjoyed providing the members with an update on my first year in Albany and I will continue to fight for the interests of seniors […]
Astoria Civic Association Hosts Children’s Bike Race in Astoria Park
Hundreds turned out for one of the city’s oldest and longest running children’s bike races on May 22, organized by the Astoria Civic Association and Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. Over 200 children, ages three to 11, competed in separate races along Astoria Park’s waterfront. The youngest group kicked off the race – some on tricycles, others with the help […]
Vallone Congratulates Graduates at 15 Schools
Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. celebrated with thousands of recent elementary, middle school, and high school graduates in the past two weeks as he gave commencement speeches at 15 schools in his district and beyond. After advising students to freely pursue their goals without worrying too much about specifics, yet warning that life is not as simple as some sitcoms […]
114th Precinct Cops Honored, Hidden Auto Compartments Outlawed
Police Officers Peter Predescu and Mubashir Tohfafarosh were honored as Cops of the Month at the June 28 meeting of the 114th Precinct Community Council. Predescu was recognized for his actions on Tuesday, May 17. At 1:26 p.m., Predescu was on patrol with his partner when they responded to a 911 call of a robbery at gunpoint at 31-23 49th […]
Noguchi, Socrates Revitalizing LIC Neighborhoods
The Isamu Noguchi Museum and Socrates Sculpture Park (SSP) are bringing together artist led teams to help revitalize Long Island City neighborhoods. The Noguchi Museum, founded by Isamu Noguchi in 1985, and Socrates Sculpture Park, established by Mark di Suvero in 1986, have joined together to create Civic Action: A Vision for Long Island City. This major project engages the […]
Bloomberg, Crowley, Markey Dedicate New Elmhurst Park
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and city Parks Department officials were joined by Congressmember Joseph Crowley and Assemblymember Margaret Markey as they dedicated the new Elmhurst Park on Grand Avenue on June 6. The six-acre $20 million open space replaces the unsightly Elmhurst Gas Tanks which were demolished by Keyspan Energy, now National Grid, more than a decade ago after supplying gas […]