East meets West as the Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS) Queens Zoo rings in the Year of the Dragon with a special two-day celebration on Saturday and Sunday, January 21 and 22 from noon to 4 p.m. Visitors will have a chance to meet a real bearded dragon along with other reptiles. Children can participate in arts and crafts where they […]
Gov Calls For New Teacher Evaluation Plan
A couple of week ago, headline writers were having a field day describing the bad blood between Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Michael Bloomberg. But last week, the governor and the mayor were on the same side, fighting city teachers, demanding a plan be enacted establishing a new teacher evaluation plan which would make it easier to fire the rotten […]
Five Common Misconceptions About Cats Debunked
There are some things that everybody knows about cats, such as they purr when they’re happy. But you might be surprised to learn that many of the “facts” you know about cats are actually untrue. For example, while cats often purr when they’re happy, they may also purr when they’re anxious or uncomfortable. Do you know fact from fiction about […]
The Pulpit
Times and dates are subject to change.Please call event sponsors to confirm.All Saints’ Church:•Tuesdays, 6 pm rehearsals of the Sunnyside DrumCorps Marching Band, boys/girls ages 7-17 invited,no fee, no auditions, Lower Level, 43-12 46th St.,Sunnyside. For schedule changes, call718.786.4141. ****Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin MaryUkrainian Catholic:•Sunday Mass, 9 am English; 10:30 am Ukrainian,171-21 Underhill Ave., Fresh Meadows,718.463.5943. ****Ascension Church:•Sunday worship […]
Mary Louis Academy Parents Club To Hold Night Of Chance
The Mary Louis Academy Parent Club, 176-21 Wexford Terrace in Jamaica Estates, will be holding its annual Night of Chance on Friday, March 23 at 7 p.m. in the school cafeteria. This year’s theme is Casino Royale. The cost is $25 per person and includes food, drink and dessert. The event will feature live auctions, silent auctions and raffles. For […]
Board 1 Cabinet Hears APAC, Sanitation Department, Plans
Astoria Performing Arts Center Executive Director Taryn Drongowski Sacramone, described the group’s winter-spring rehearsal and performance schedule to the Community Board 1 District Cabinet at the cabinet’s first meeting of 2012 on January 12 at Kaufman Astoria Studios, District Manager Lucille Hartmann presiding. The winter season starts with Love Trapezoid, a reading of a musical comedy by Matt Schatz at […]
Corona Man Charged In Massive Child-Porn Bust
A 35-year-old Corona man last week was arraigned on a 3,000-count indictment charging him with the possession and promotion of more than 1,000 images and 500 videos featuring child pornography. Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said Elvis Infante, of Corona, was charged with 1,544 counts of possessing a sexual performance by a child and 1,544 counts of promoting a sexual […]
Crime Takes A Nosedive In 114th Precinct
Crime took a nosedive in the 114th Precinct in 2011, with homicides taking the greatest plunge – down more than a whopping 44 percent from 2010. Police at the Astoria Boulevard stationhouse patrol, one of the largest precinct areas in the city, including Astoria, East Elmhurst, Dutch Kills, Long Island City and parts of Woodside and share patrols at the […]
$20G Snowstorm Lawsuit Heats Up
The family of a 75-year-old woman who died while waiting for an ambulance during the 2010 Christmas Eve blizzard is moving forward with their $20 million lawsuit against the city, charging unplowed streets kept emergency responders from reaching the woman. The legal action taken by family members in the death of Yvonne Freeman was the first blizzard-related wrongful death suit. […]