On September 25, Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer joined the students, parents and faculty of P.S. 150 to celebrate the opening of a newly installed educational garden at the Sunnyside school. The garden was built by Greening Western Queens and The Horticultural Society of New York and is one of four new green spaces built for the youth of Western Queens. […]
Weprin Visits P.S. 203 With NY1 Host Errol Louis
Councilmember Mark S. Weprin (D-Oakland Gardens) visited P.S. 203, the Oakland Gardens School with NY1 Host Errol Louis as part of a daylong tour of the 23rd Council District. The school was recently ranked one of the top-performing schools in the city and state of New York.“These stellar students outperformed those at hundreds of schools across the state. I warmly […]
Jackson Heights Park Dedicated To Rory Staunton
Queens Borough President Helen Marshall attended the September 23 dedication of a new city park named in honor of Rory Staunton, a 12-year-old boy who tragically died from sepsis he contracted after he sustained a cut while playing basketball in April, 2012. The half acre recreation area, named “Rory Staunton Field”, is located in Jackson Heights on 78th Street between Northern […]
Marshall Attends Habitat For Humanity Groundbreaking
Queens Borough President Helen Marshall participated in a groundbreaking ceremony September 21, to kick off a renovation project spearheaded by Habitat for Humanity New York City. This fall, volunteers from the group are rehabilitating five vacant and dilapidated Queens homes, including this one in Rosedale, so they can be transformed into housing for low-income, first-time homebuyers. Within the last two […]
Candidates Night At Greater Woodhaven Development
Pictured at the first Local Candidates Night at the Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation’s (GWDC) meeting on September 24. (L. to r.); GWDC Board Members Arlene Annunziata and Joseph Testa, City Council candidate Lou Simon, Councilmember Elizabeth S. Crowley, GWDC Executive Director Maria Thomson; GWDC President Stephen Esposito and Councilmember Eric Ulrich.
Murder Charge For Alleged Gang Member
Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced on September 29 that Pedro Silva, 20, a purported member of the M18 street gang, has been charged with fatally shooting a 33-year-old Corona man beneath the elevated Roosevelt Avenue train tracks in Jackson Heights.Brown said, “In another unfortunate example of the senseless gun violence that seems to more and more permeate our […]
Weprin: End Madison Square Garden $17M Tax Exemption
Assemblymember David I. Weprin (D-Fresh Meadows) held a press conference on the steps of New York City Hall with the Communications Workers of America and the Working Families Party to support the passing of Assembly Bill A.6597, co-sponsored by state Senator James Sanders (D-Jamaica) as Senate Bill S.4609, which will end the annual $17 million property tax exemption for Madison […]
Savvy Senior:
How To Safely Dispose Of Unused MedicinesDear Savvy Senior,What is the safest way to dispose of unwanted medications? My husband and I have drawers full of unused and expired drugs that we’d like to get rid of, and get them out of sight of our curious grandkids. What can you tell me?Concerned Grandmother Dear Concerned,The safest and most responsible way to dispose of unwanted, unused or […]
Social Security Column:
On Columbus Day, Discover New Social Security Services OnlineIn 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. That may be a rhyme you remember from grade school when learning about Christopher Columbus and his voyage that would lead him to discover the New World. You can discover a new world of information and services at www.socialsecurity.gov. For example, you can apply online for Social Security retirement benefits. Not sure whether you’re […]
Internet In Bloom For The Layperson
Anything that is digitized is not private. History tells us the U.S. government invented the Internet as a way to protect its computer data by sending it out in packets over the phone lines so it does not sit in one place, in case of an attack. To get a better idea of the current politics involved, one may wish […]