Astoria Federal Savings’ 12th annual Kids Tools for School collective drive will take place throughout August to help prepare children for the start of the new school year. The program ensures that youngsters have the necessary notebooks, folders, pens, pencils and other supplies needed to learn and perform well in school. The community is invited to participate by bringing their […]
Alexander the Great: Impressions Of The Community And 2011 Zoullas Lecture
“There is and will be only one Alexander the Great in history,” said my late father, George, a WWII decorated POW. The handsome figure of a blonde, blue eyed youth on a black horse has mesmerized school age children for generations. Alexander the Great of Macedon spoke only Greek. He made the world of his time learn Greek so they […]
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Station Raises Safety Concerns
Congressmembers Joe Crowley (D-Jackson Heights/The Bronx) and Gary Ackerman (D-Bayside/L.I.) sent a letter to city Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Ray LaHood requesting an immediate response to a recent article in the New York Post about the proposed garbage transfer facility near LaGuardia Airport in College Point. The project has raised concerns about the airport’s eastern runway protection zone, or […]
On the brief side…
Crowley Urges Quick OK For Delta LaG Deal Congressmember Joseph Crowley (D-Queens/The Bronx) has asked U.S. authorities to quickly approve the slot exchange agreement between Delta Airlines and US Airways and pave the way for Delta’s $117 million new terminal at LaGuardia Airport. With his eye on the jobs and economic benefits that would flow from building the new terminal, […]
Rose Kryzak Senior Leadership Award Winners Chosen
United Adult Ministries, the parent company of Flushing House, will honor three outstanding persons with the Rose Kryzak Senior Leadership Award, during their annual gala fundraising dinner on November 3. The awards are named after the late Rose Kryzak, a prodigious public advocate who fought for the rights of older adults. A resident of Flushing House for her last 13 […]
US Open Welcomes All To Queens
On August 29, the eyes of the tennis world will be focused on the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park when the first match of the 130th US Open will be held. After its precursor, Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day, a full-day tennis and music festival for children and families, is held on Saturday, August 27, […]
Letters to the Editor
Credit Wake-Up Call To The Editor: The lowering of the credit rating of the United States by Standard & Poors (S&P) is a wake-up call that America has to strengthen its financial standing, but it is also ironic that it was S&P and other credit rating agencies that failed to warn the general public of the impending doom regarding sub-prime […]
Battling The Savage Beast Of Depression
Recently, I headed to New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) to check out the extraordinary exhibition titled, “Savage Beauty.” It turned out that I was one of the countless droves of enthusiastic folk found sweating their way through a two-hour line to enter the much anticipated event. The enthralling exhibit, the museum’s most successful and well attended to date, […]
NYC Public School Students Raise English, Math Scores
As of today, parents of New York City public school students in grades threethrough eight will be able to view the results of those students’ performance on the 2011 New York state math and English examinations. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott announced last week that the percentage of city students with proficient math scores increased by 3.3 […]
Civics Raise Stink Over Trash
Residents in the Dutch Kills community are calling foul over the condition of a trash-strewn Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) training facility covered in discarded food, newspapers and other garbage that is spilling over the sidewalk and cluttering the southeast entrance to the 39th Avenue/Beebe Avenue N and Q subway station entrance in Long Island City. Dutch Kills Civic Association Executive […]