On May 17, Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer and members of his staff busted out their bikes and put the pedal to the metal for Bike to Work Day. In an effort to promote physical fitness and celebrate National Bike to Work Month, Van Bramer traveled from his home in Sunnyside to events in Astoria and Long Island City where he […]
Forest Hills Tree Giveaway Beautifies, Protects
A growing tradition in the heart of Forest Hills is the Four Borough Neighborhood Preservation Alliance’s (4BNPA) Tree Giveaway Event. On Sunday, May 19, citywide residents lined up in MacDonald Park on Queens Boulevard and 70th Avenue, to adopt one of six unique species among 200 trees, which adopters will take home and plant on private property. This was 4BNPA’s fourth […]
Van Bramer, Community Clean Up Dutch Kills
On May 18, Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer held his Dutch Kills Community Clean-Up along 36th Avenue. Van Bramer’s office organized the neighborhood clean-up along with the Dutch Kills Civic Association, the 114th Civ-Op, and the Central Astoria Local Development Coalition. The event brought together more than 40 community leaders and local residents who joined the councilmember and his staff in […]
Van Bramer Tours Redesign Of Torsney Playground
On May 16, Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer toured the new design of Torsney Playground in Sunnyside with the city Department of Parks and Recreation. Van Bramer funded the redesigned park to enhance the community playground to include a designated dog run and improve the existing asphalt which will contain separate areas for a softball/baseball field, volleyball/ecuavolley and basketball courts. The […]
Noguchi And Qi Baishi: Beijing 1930 Opens In Michigan
The Noguchi Museum has produced a catalogue in conjunction with the traveling exhibition, “Isamu Noguchi and Qi Baishi: Beijing 1930”, organized by the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) in collaboration with The Noguchi Museum. Following its presentation at UMMA, from May 18 to September 1, the exhibition will travel to The Noguchi Museum on Sept. 24 until Jan. […]
Simotas Reads Aloud At Local Elementary Schools
Last week, Assemblymember Aravella Simotas was welcomed to P.S. 70 and P.S. 122 in Astoria as part of a series of “Proud to Read Aloud” events. Aimed to promote independent reading among elementary school students, the program is a part of the broader push for greater literacy and literary appreciation throughout New York’s schools. “I developed my love of reading […]
NYC Is Cleaning Up
Graffiti Free NYC is an initiative that allows New Yorkers to take action concerning the ever-growing graffiti that is covering buildings, walls, lampposts, and other structures throughout New York City. Claudia Filomena, from the mayor’s Community Affairs Unit, came to the 112th Precinct Community Council meeting on May 15, in order to promote the Graffiti Free NYC initiative. If a […]
40 Nabbed In Queensbridge, Ravenswood Drug Busts
Queens Narcotics cops busted 40 people on May 15 and 16, in a sweeping drug bust that targeted drug dealers at the Queensbridge and Ravenswood Houses.The suspects, ages 18 to 57, are accused of peddling heroin, cocaine, oxycodone, methamphetamine and marijuana to undercover cops over an eight month period, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said.The enforcement marked the first large […]
Cops Nab 2, Seize Drugs At College Point Home
Queens Narcotics cops raided a College Point home on May 14 where they arrested two people and seized more than a pound of marijuana, prescription pain killers, anti-anxiety pills and more than $1,000 in cash.Cops surprised Timothy Kush, 23, and Christina Stolz, 28 when they showed up at their 141st Street residence in the early morning hours of May 14, […]
Disgraced Former Teacher Heads To Jail
The Flushing teacher charged with repeatedly having sex with a 13-year-old former student this week pleaded guilty to felony second-degree rape for the sick relationship – moments after he shared a series of passionate kisses with his lawyer/wife in a Queens courtroom.Daniel Riley, 35, who taught fifth-grade English at IS237, was charged with 12 counts of rape and seven counts […]