Dear Savvy SeniorWhat are the financial issues that come with remarrying later in life? I’ve been seeing a wonderful man for two years, and we’ve been talking about marriage, but I want to make sure we understand all the possible financial consequences before getting hitched.Single SeniorDear Single,That’s a great question. Getting remarried later in life can actually bring about a […]
Lowell Students Support Hurricane Sandy Relief
The Lowell School’s National Honor Society and Outreach Club joined together to sponsor a collection of goods for the victims of Superstorm Sandy. The items, including clothing, diapers, batteries, and bottled water, were brought by members of the two groups to a drop off site in Brooklyn. “The experience was incredible. As soon as we unloaded the cartons, there were […]
Santa Says, ‘So Long!’
The Woodhaven Business Improvement District (WBID) Santa and Santa’s Helpers wave goodbye until next year. The WBID took more than 300 free pictures with the young and the young at heart. The WBID hopes that everyone shopped Woodhaven’s Jamaica Avenue for the holidays and will continue shopping there throughout the new year and they wish everyone a happy, healthy and […]
Key Luck Club
The Key Luck Club was formed in December 2011 as a community, non-profit organization. Unique Asian-Americans have presented their culture to mainstream America. Their celebrations include singing, dancing and Asian foods with speakers from the Queens community. They meet at the CCNS Bayside Senior Center. The Center offers free recreation to seniors in this time of economic distress. An […]
Queens Pols Ask Mayor Bloomberg Apologize for Comparing Teachers Union to the NRA
Queens elected officials joined a coalition of union leaders, community organizations and electedofficials from around the City to sign a letter demanding that New York City Mayor Bloomberg apologizefor remarks he made on Friday during his regular weekly radio show where he compared the UFT to theNRA.State Senators Joseph Addabbo, Jose Peralta, Toby Ann Stavisky, Assembly members MichaelDen Dekker, Rory […]
It’s in Queens! (Jan. 10 through Jan. 16)
Everybody knows about the ethnic diversity in Queens. But this week’s list of local activities highlights a less-heralded aspect of borough life: entertainment diversity. Consider gay humor vs. potty humor; Bangladeshi folk music vs. traditional Puerto Rican rhythms; freestyle poetry vs. freeform art; recycling e-waste vs. lessons on electricity conservation; and making banana splits vs. making jewelry. It’s in Queens, […]
Crystal Windows Launches Redesigned Website
Crystal Window & Door Systems, the national manufacturer of quality vinyl and aluminum window and door products, has recently completed a major redesign of its corporate website. The re-launched website, www.crystalwindows.com, offers expanded and enhanced product information, an extensive gallery of notable Crystal projects around the country, and new resources for construction professionals, including the ability to track the status […]
Crowley Calls On DOT To Fix Persistent Traffic Issues
On January 7, Councilmember Elizabeth S. Crowley called on the Department of Transportation (DOT) for a renewed study to improve safety at several areas within the community during a tour of the district with Queens Borough Commissioner Maura McCarthy. Council Member Crowley showed Commissioner McCarthy hazardous traffic conditions at 79th Place and Juniper Valley Road in Middle Village, near St. […]
Remembering Asia Minor: The Lost Treasure Of Pergamon
This is a marvelous description of the astpunding “Pergamum” in Berlin.When I saw stationed in Germany, 1956-7. I could not go to what was then ‘East Berlin in East germant,’ under Communist domination. But, 2002, after the fall of Communism, I attended an international education conference in East Berlin and I had the distinct pleasure of having seen the site […]
CB 2 Holds First Gathering Of 2013
News brought before the first Community Board 2 meeting of the new year included: the coming transformation of the IDCNY building, near La Guardia Community College; bus service between Long Island City and parts of Brooklyn; renovation of a house in Sunnyside Gardens and what that might entail; and introduction to the new owners of a well-known bar-restaurant in Woodside. […]