The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has launched Latch On NYC, a new citywide initiative to support mothers who breastfeed their infants by asking city maternity hospitals to voluntarily sign on to support a mother’s choice to breastfeed and limit the promotion of infant formula in their facilities which can interfere with that decision. Twelve private city hospitals have […]
GrowNYC Greenmarket Approved For Forest Hills
Community Board 6 unanimously approved a GrowNYC Greenmarket to be located on the sidewalk in front of the Forest Hills post office near Queens and Yellowstone Boulevards. The market will be open on Sundays from 8 a.m. through 4 p.m. and will run from June through November. GrowNYC was originally created in 1970 and is a hands-on non-profit which improves […]
NYHQ Thrives, Though Other Facilities Close
In the aftermath of the loss of another hospital in the borough, New York Hospital Queens is thriving. “NYHQ is a hospital second to none,” Deputy Borough President Barry Grodenchik said. While Peninsula Hospital in Far Rockaway closed its doors forever last month, and St. John’s, Mary Immaculate and Parkway Hospitals all closed as well in the last three years, […]
Dutch Kills Crime Rates Rise Slightly In April
Dutch Kills Civic Association Board Member Kim Teixiera presided at the May 10 DKCA meeting at Growing Up Green school, as President Jerry Walsh “was taking a little time off”, Teixiera said. Lieutenant Nicholas Morales of the 114th Police Precinct followed, reporting that the crime rate was up 4.5 percent in April, compared to the same month in 2011. That, […]
Marshall Takes Hearing Test, Kicks Off Better Hearing & Speech Month
Queens Borough President Helen Marshall was first in line to take advantage of the free hearing screening test offered by the Lexington Hearing and Speech Center in observation of Better Hearing and Speech Month. “The last time I had my hearing checked was years ago,” said Marshall. The borough president admitted that she has to have good hearing and good […]
Area Photo Lab Takes Its Final Shot
Broadway Photoplus, 37-05 Broadway in Astoria, closed its doors this week after 20 years of service. Since the advent of digital photography, 35mm film developing had declined to almost nothing. According to owner Kam Lao, the store would develop almost 100 rolls daily, and is now down to just a couple. As a result, business began to drop off. Paul […]
Vallone Attends P.S. 122 Read Aloud Day
On May 11, Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. read Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss to two elementary school classes at P.S. 122.
Grammer, Halloran At Police Hero Awards
Councilmember Dan Halloran (R-Flushing) is seen here with actor Kelsey Grammer at the New York City Police Museum’s third annual Police Hero Awards Gala and Silent Auction, May 9, in Columbus Circle. Besides Grammer, the honorees included John and Margo Catsimatidis. NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly served as keynote speaker. To the (r.) is Queens GOP Vice Chairman Vince Tabone.
Gennaro, Dromm, LGBT Denounce Harassment Of Gay Tenant
On May 11, Councilmembers James F. Gennaro and Daniel Dromm joined LGBT groups including the Anti-Violence Project, the Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club of Queens, Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn and Make The Road New York to demand that the superintendent and owner of an apartment building stop harassing tenants—particularly a man who has allegedly been the victim of repeated […]
Newtown Historical Society Calls On Elected Officials To Acquire Brinckerhoff Cemetery
The Newtown Historical Society, Fresh Meadows Homeowners Civic Association and other civic and preservation organizations across the borough stand united in opposition of the proposed de-calendaring of the Brinckerhoff Cemetery by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. The cemetery holds the remains of some of the earliest settlers of Queens and, as an important historical reminder of our borough’s past, should be […]