Library Hours To Change September 10
Queens Library officials last month announced that as of September 10, there will be a change in hours of operation at most Queens branches. With several exceptions, most of the system’s 62 branches will open at 11 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. on Mondays and from 2 p.m. to 7p.m. on Tuesdays. Branches that were open from 10 a.m. […]
DOE Opens Registration Centers Throughout City
The Department of Education (DOE) has opened 10 Student Registration Centers to enroll new students for the start of school. All new high school students or those reentering the system after an absence—both general education and students with disabilities— should register at a Student Registration Center in their borough of residence. New or re-entering general education elementary and middle school […]
Peacock Captured
The peacock that has eluded authorities for weeks has finally been captured. The bird, which escaped from John Bowne H.S. in Kew Gardens Hills, was returned by Animal Care and Control of New York City on September 1. The peacock, which escaped from the school’s agricultural department in early August, was returned safely just in time for the start of […]
Queens College Ranks Fourth In 2013 Princeton Review
Once again, Queens College has been named one of the country’s best institutions for undergraduate education by the Princeton Review. The renowned education services company features QC in the 2013 edition of its annual college guide, The Best 377 Colleges. And, in a nod to its extraordinarily diverse learning environment, the college ranked fourth in the U.S. for “Lots of […]
Van Bramer Brings Farm Fresh Food To Queensbridge
Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer joined Marcel Van Ooyen, executive director of GrowNYC, Bill Newlin, executive director of the Jacob Riis Settlement House and local residents to launch the borough’s first affordable farm fresh food program in Queensbridge Houses. In an effort to address the lack of access to healthy food options surrounding Queensbridge Houses, Van Bramer has allocated $10,000 to […]
Vallone Returns Graffiti To Sender
On August 30, Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. and his staff repainted numerous United States Postal Service mailboxes across Astoria that were vandalized with graffiti. Among the boxes repainted were ones on 24th Street and Ditmars Boulevard, 19th Street and 21st Drive and Shore Boulevard and Astoria Park South. Vallone, the leading anti-graffiti activist in the city, also painted over […]
Stavisky, Simanowitz Help Celebrate Pomonok’s 60th Anniversary
Assemblymember Michael Simanowitz, state Senator Toby Ann Stavisky and other community leaders were on hand August 28 to help celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Pomonok Houses public housing development. “Access to quality, affordable housing is the difference between dignity and despair for the hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers that depend on developments like Pomonok,” said Stavisky. “As neighborhoods […]
World War II Comes Home To Queens
Welcome to September 1944! It had been three months since Allied troops set foot on mainland Europe, the first waves of men wading ashore at Normandy under murderous Nazi gunfire. Slowly but relentlessly, they gained a beachhead and pushed inland at a heavy price. By September, American and British troops had crossed into Luxembourg and Belgium as German resistance began […]
Primary Races Heat Up
With only eight days to go until the Thursday, September 13 primary elections, candidates are making themselves heard as they attempt to build support and score a victory. Here’s what’s going on around the borough. REYES: ‘WE MUST CLEAN HOUSE IN ALBANY’: Rego Park attorney Juan Reyes, who is seeking the Republican nomination in the September 13 primary for the […]