State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr., is co-sponsoring two more “Changes to EPIC” lectures, on September 18 at Peter Cardella Senior Center in Ridgewood and on September 29 at the AARP Rego Park/Elmhurst Chapter, Knights of Columbus Hall in Maspeth, with Department of Health’s Medicare-EPIC Program Representative Gema Diaz. The series will continue in October at three more senior centers […]
Crowley Renews Call For Investigation In Glendale Flooding
For the second time in less than a month, a severe storm caused significant flooding in the Glendale and Middle Village area. Countless homes flooded, and the Cooper Avenue underpass, located between 74th and 79th Streets, flooded with a pool of standing water that persisted for several hours. Councilmember Elizabeth Crowley visited the Cooper Avenue underpass after the storm on […]
Queens Gas Station Death Ruled A Homicide
The drunken Flushing man who went berserk on September 6 and lashed out at a gas station attendant in Long Island City died from forcible neck compression, a spokesperson for the city Medical Examiner’s office said.The medical examiner officially ruled the death of Oscar Arzeno, 28, as a homicide, the spokesperson said.No charges have been filed against Jesse Singh, 27, […]
Attempted Queens Cop Killer Had Weapons Cache
A Manhattan man charged last December with attempting to gun down two Jackson Heights cops may have been planning mass carnage with an attack at a Queens police precinct or city landmark, law enforcement sources said.Police last week discovered a weapons cache in a Yonkers storage unit rented by Antonio Olmeda that included 15 handguns, AR-15 rifles, shotguns, grenades, smoke […]
Teen Pleads Self Defense In Queens Brother Slay
A lawyer for Yocairis Diaz told a judge at the teen’s arraignment that the 17-year-old plunged a knife in the neck of her 20-year-old brother after he came at her with a heavy chain wrapped around his knuckles.“He took a dog leash or other heavy chain, wrapped it around his knuckles and proceeded to strike her or attempt to strike […]
Roosevelt Elk Calf Debuts At Wildlife Conservation Society’s Queens Zoo
A Roosevelt elk at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Queens Zoo peeks out from behind a tree. A Roosevelt elk calf was born at the Queens Zoo in Flushing Meadows in July. The male calf, born to mother Olympia, is the first Roosevelt elk calf to be born at the zoo since 2003. Mother and calf live on the zoo’s plains […]
In Remembrance Of 9/11
Yesterday, Tuesday, September 11 marked the 11th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. People around the city, country and the world gathered to partake in the numerous memorials honoring the more than 3,000 who perished. At the World Trade Center, family and victims along with personnel from various city agencies, especially the FDNY and […]
Gazette Primary Endorsements
Primaries 2012After weighing the qualities of candidates seeking election and nominations in the primary elections next Thursday, the Western Queens Gazette issued the following endorsements. The Gazette found incumbents state Senator Toby Ann Stavisky and Assemblymember Mike Miller, all Democrats, highly qualified, as well as Jerry Iannece, who’s seeking an Assembly seat. •Stavisky, now seeking her seventh term for the 16th […]
Remember Me
On the eve of the 11th anniversary of the worst terrorist act on American soil, New Yorkers and people around the world are preparing for the annual tradition of memorial ceremonies in tribute to the thousands lost on Sept. 11, 2001. Already, the double blue solid beams of light reaching from Ground Zero to the heavens can be seen from […]
Jewish Ritual Looks Inward To Future
On Sept. 17 and 18, 2012, Jewish people around the world will celebrate the Jewish New Year, by frequent use of the words “rosh hashanah”. The words “rosh hashanah” does not mean “new year”, it literally means, in Hebrew, “the head of the year”. Those words, “rosh hashana”, accords meaning to the word “head” as the appendage that controls the […]