Queens Borough President Helen Marshall and state Senator Joseph Addabbo Jr. tip their helmets, September 18 to progress on expansion of the South Queens Boys and Girls Club addition in Richmond Hill. The new addition, which replaces a wing built in 1947, will house a new education center, gym and administrative space. Marshall provided $4 million of the more than […]
Addabbo Honors Howard Beach Eagle Scout Brothers
On September 22, state Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. attended the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Troop 139’s Court of Honors Ceremony at St. Helen’s School, 83-09 157th Ave., Howard Beach. Addabbo presented two brothers in the troop, Matthew and Thomas Caiazza, with New York state senate citations for each achieving the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest in the […]
Marshall Welcomes New Citizens
Queens Borough President Helen Marshall congratulates new citizens during a swearing-in ceremony on September 27 at King Manor Museum on Jamaica Avenue in Jamaica. Next to Marshall is Councilmember James Gennaro. This week also marked the 225th Anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution.
Vallone Parties With Astoria Seniors
On September 17, Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. attended the Senior Appreciation Party at the Peter Dellamonica Senior Center in Astoria. During the festivities, Vallone met with seniors and discussed his efforts to keep them safe, including his bill that would prohibit solicitors from entering private property if a sign is present. Until this law is passed, the councilmember advised […]
Bay Terrace Country Club Fall Flea Market Festival Coming Soon
The Bay Terrace Country Club, 217-14 24th Ave., Bayside, is having a Fall Flea Market Festival on Saturday, October 6, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. The rain date is Sunday, October 7. They are seeking vendors with new merchandise. Spaces are 10 feet by 10 feet with a six foot table and two chairs, and designated onsite parking for […]
Boro-Wide Blotter
108th PrecinctMan Critical In Queens Plaza AccidentA 61-year-old Long Island City man is fighting for his life after he was struck by a car near a deadly Queens Plaza intersection.Police said the victim was crossing Queens Plaza South at 27th Street at about 2:30 p.m. on August 27 when the driver tore through the intersection.The driver lost control of his […]
Offer $2G Reward For Gentlemen’s Club Shooters
Detectives at the 114th Precinct Squad are seeking help from the public to identify and locate seven men allegedly involved in a September 14 non-fatal shooting at an Astoria strip club, police said.Cops said the seven suspects got into an argument with two employees at Starlets Gentlemen’s Club at 49-09 25th Ave. at about 3:45 a.m. on September 14 and […]
114th Precinct Crime Watch
Residential Break-InPolice in Astoria are searching for a suspect who burglarized an apartment on Newtown Avenue on September 12 and made off with an assortment of electronic devices.Cops said the suspect picked a lock at the apartment at about 12:45 p.m. on September 12, where he grabbed the electronics and fled in an unknown direction.The suspect is described as a […]
Ex-Boyfriend Pleads Guilty In LIC Sculptor Slay
A Long Island City man pleaded guilty on September 12 to fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend in December 2009, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said.Tigran Tambiev, 49, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter and admitted he repeatedly stabbed Susan Woolf, 49, during a domestic dispute at her Long Island City apartment.Friends who went to check on Woolf the day after the murder […]
Midway Theatre Turns 70!
The Midway Theatre on Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills turned 70 years old on September 24.Designed by Thomas W. Lamb, the historic theater celebrated with a screening of the 1954 Alfred Hitchcock classic Rear Window.For just $10, area residents and movie buffs gathered for the vintage screening, (a rare thing for the Midway) on the day of its actual grand […]