The Judges and Lawyers Breast Cancer Alert (JALBCA) sponsored a free mammography van at the Queens County Family Courthouse located in Jamaica, on March 28. The Queens County Women’s Bar Association (QCWBA) is closely involved with JALBCA and assists with the coordination of the mammography vans. This mobile screening van was coordinated by QCWBA Board member E.J. Thorsen Esq., of […]
Crime Rate Statistics Discussed At 108th Pct.
According to the report recited by Deputy Inspector Donald Powers, commander of the 108th Police Precinct, the crime rate dropped again in the month of March. In addressing the precinct’s Community Council meeting at Sunnyside Community Services, he said the rate of serious crimes was down five percent. During the question period that followed, nobody tried to deny the report […]
Vallone Congratulates QICA
On March 21, Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. attended the 42nd anniversary celebration of the Queens Interagency Council on Aging (QICA). During the event, Vallone congratulated QICA on its anniversary, while also discussing senior housing projects he has helped bring to his district, including the George T. Douris Tower and the Archbishop Iakovos Senior Center.
Internet In Bloom For The Layperson
Just when you thought things could not get any crazier globally, we find Cyprus closing its banks, ATMs and financial markets, while charging its bank customers a levy to bailout their failing economy. We in the U.S. have not experienced anything like this since the bank runs of the Great Depression of the 1930s when unemployment was three times higher […]
Mayor’s Fund Grants $250K To Sandy-Damaged Libraries
The Queens Library Foundation has received a grant of $250,000 from the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City. The funds will help replace some of the more than 140,000 books and other library materials that were damaged in Superstorm Sandy. “Our public libraries provide essential resources to New York City residents,” said Megan Sheekey, president of the Mayor’s Fund […]
Pi Day At The William Spyropoulos School
The William Spyropoulos Greek American Day School at St. Nicholas in Flushing celebrates a very important day for math history— Pi day, every March 14. Many activities were planned for the day. For example, the junior high school students created their own, one-of-a-kind Pi Day T-shirts. Students also created original, colorful Pi Day posters. During lunch, students competed to see […]
Railroad Museum Fundraising For Locomotive Restoration
President of the Strasburg Rail Road Company Linn Moedinger and Railroad Museum of Long Island (RMLI) President Don Fisher along with Vice President and Counsel Dennis DeAngelis, have recently signed an agreement to restore and operate the Long Island Rail Road G5s Steam Locomotive No. 39. RMLI’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously on March 12 to partner with the Strasburg […]
Mets Reign Over Padres, Yanks Lose To Sox In Home Openers
For the first time in nearly six decades, two New York ball clubs had their home openers simultaneously. The last time was in 1956, when the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants held their opening day games at Ebbets Field and the Polo Grounds respectively. On April 1, tens of thousands of lucky ticket holders boarded the No. 4 […]
Moe’s Southwest Grill
“Welcome to Moe’s” is exactly what you’ll hear when you walk in the front door of Queens’ first Moe’s Southwest Grill. The friendliness of the staff doesn’t stop after their initial welcome. They continue to smile as they prepare your favorite southwest dishes from Moe’s environmentally conscious menu to your precise specifications. Moe’s describes its concept as ‘delicious simplicity, serving […]
Of Bird Songs And Human Speech
There are two features of this time of year that make my heart glad. One is the rapidly increasing length of the day. In September we lose daylight quickly, but in the spring we gain it all back just as rapidly. Although the same pattern is repeated each year (so you’d think I’d be used to it) I’m always somehow […]