So you have the flu. Welcome to the 2013 version of the influenza virus, a strain that has Queens residents rushing to doctors, hospital emergency rooms and pharmacies at an alarming rate.People who have suffered through the 2013 flu will tell you, this isn’t any ordinary strain of the virus. If it has a name, it must be something like […]
Halloran Recognizes Drug-Free Foundation
Councilmember Dan Halloran presented a proclamation to the Foundation for a Drug-Free World New York Chapter and the Fialkoff Foundation for a Drug-Free World New York City Program at the Fialkoff Dental Study Club on January 9. Halloran read the proclamation which states, “In keeping with the customs of the members of the Council of the City of New York […]
Halloran Sponsors Free Women’s Cancer Screening
On January 5, Councilmember Dan Halloran hosted and sponsored digital mammograms and clinical breast exams for city residents, offering women in his district a convenient opportunity to be tested for early signs of breast cancer at no cost. The screenings offered in the American-Italian Cancer Foundation’s Mobile No-Cost Breast Cancer Screening Program were available at no cost to women with […]
Art Exhibit Opens At Queens Botanical Garden
Queens Botanical Garden (QBG) announced the opening of a new exhibition, “Repetition in Design”, a series of oil paintings on canvas by Queens artist Gennadyi Gurman. Gurman is the supervising museum instructor at QBG, teaching classes on ecology and ethnobotany, writing curriculum and maintaining and creating exhibits. Gurman describes his creative process for the series as an exploration of life […]
Districting Commission Proposes Randall’s Island Move To Queens
City Council lines proposed by the New York City Districting Commission will move Randall’s Island into Astoria’s District 22 and Rikers Island to neighboring council District 21 which comprises Elmhurst, East Elmhurst, Corona and Jackson Heights. With the November 5 election now less than a year away, 51 council districts based on the 2010 Census have yet to be redrawn […]
Liu: Half Of Parks Projects Finish Behind Schedule, Overbudget
City Comptroller John C. Liu announced on January 11 that the Parks Department’s failure to monitor its capital construction projects had allowed almost half of those projects to finish late and 10 percent to go significantly over budget in Fiscal Years (FY) 2010 and 2011.“New Yorkers and visitors alike love our parks. Repairs and upgrades must be better managed, not […]
Dromm, Korean Dry Cleaners Donate Coats To NY Cares
Councilmember Daniel Dromm teamed up with the Korean Dry Cleaners Association to collect winter coats throughout the holiday season and support New York Cares’ 24th Annual Coat Drive. At a press conference held at Unit Cleaners in Jackson Heights, New York Cares accepted the donation of more than 130 coats. Each winter, too many New Yorkers have to choose between […]
Miller Presents Lithuanian Consul With Proclamation
Assemblymember Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) presented Valdemaras Sarapinas, the Consul General of the Republic of Lithuania in New York, with a New York state Assembly Proclamation for the work that he does with the Transfiguration Roman Catholic Church and the Lithuanian community at large.
Crowley Urges Center Residents To Get Flu Shot
With illness from the flu reaching epidemic levels in New York City and across the country, Councilmember Elizabeth S. Crowley visited the Middle Village Adult Center on January 14 to tell residents that it is not too late to be vaccinated. New York City health officials reported that the number of people admitted into emergency rooms for flu-related symptoms have […]
Addabbo Sworn In For Third State Senate Term
State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), was sworn in for a third two-year term in the state senate chambers by Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman on Thursday morning, Jan. 10, 2013. Addabbo’s 15th Senate District was redrawn last year. He now represents, in whole or in part, the Queens neighborhoods of Broad Channel, Elmhurst, Forest Hills, Glendale, Hamilton Beach, Howard Beach, Kew Gardens, […]