Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced on October 4 that the New York state Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is now offering qualified veterans the option of having their status as a veteran indicated on their New York state driver’s license, permit or non-driver identification card. The governor signed legislation last year that directed the DMV to make the veteran’s status […]
Savvy Senior:
Help For Seniors Who Are Drowning In ClutterDear Savvy Senior, Can you offer any tips for finding low-cost cremation services? I don’t want to stick my kids with a big funeral bill after I die. Still Alive Dear Alive, Cremation is definitely one of the most affordable ways to go, when you go. Costs usually run between $600 and $3,000, which are significantly lower than the average […]
Social Security Column:
If You Can’t Work Due To A Disability, Social Security Can HelpIf you are disabled and you’re no longer able to work, you should learn how Social Security can help you.Disability is something most people do not like to think about; however, the unfortunate reality is this: the chances that you will become disabled are probably far greater than you realize. Studies show that a 20-year-old worker has a more than […]
New Mitchell Linden Library Branch Opening Celebration
Councilmember Peter Koo, Deputy Borough President Barry Grodenchik, state Senator Toby Ann Stavisky and Assemblymember Ron Kim, Queens Library President and CEO Thomas W. Galante and other government and community leaders led the community in a “parade of books” from the site of the old Queens Library at Mitchell Linden, three blocks to the new library at 31-32 Union St., […]
Rozic, Meng, Weprin Host Homeowner Town Hall
Assemblymember Nily Rozic (D, WF-Fresh Meadows) held a Homeowner Town Hall in conjunction with Congressmember Grace Meng (D-Queens) and Councilmember Mark Weprin (D-Oakland Gardens) to assist homeowners with issues such as: property taxes, foreclosure prevention, financial assistance and loan programs, school zoning, traffic calming, STAR tax exemption and community safety. City and state agencies, community groups, financial institutions, and utility […]
Van Bramer To DOT: Another Traffic Fatality, Intolerable
On October 1, Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer was joined by state Senator Michael Gianaris, Assemblymember Marge Markey, Paul Steely White, executive director of Transportation Alternatives, Reverend Joshua Hollman of Christ Church and Child Center and local residents to call on the city Department of Transportation (DOT) to implement traffic safety measures along Broadway in Woodside after a tragic hit-and-run incident […]
An Explosion In The History Of Life
My brother likes to build buildings in his free time. He has a couple of timber-frame structures on his property that he put up over the years, and now he’s working on a more traditional “stick” building made of two-by-sixes and two-by-fours. One thing all of his efforts have in common is that they begin as drawings and become blueprints. […]
Woman, 57, Killed In Elmhurst Fire
City fire marshals this week are continuing a probe into a fire that tore through an Elmhurst home early Monday, killing the homeowner and critically injuring a tenant, fire officials said.Homeowner Stella Balthazar, 57, died from smoke inhalation and burns she suffered in the blaze that broke out at about 3:30 a.m. on September 7 in her two-story home on […]
How To Keep Little Ghosts And Ghoulies Safe On Halloween
Halloween is a haunting eve, when spooks and specters hover over local streets in search of some ghoulish fun and treats.Police and fire officials are offering parents the following tips to keep your little ghosts and goblins safe as they trek out for Trick Or Treat this Halloween:The National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA) is advising Trick Or Treaters of all […]
Flushing Toddler Killed By SUV
Police are investigating the death of a 3-uear-old Flushing girl who was struck and killed by an SUV on September 6 while crossing the street with her grandmother.Allison Liao was standing in the crosswalk at Main Street and Cherry Avenue in Flushing when she was struck by a black SUV that was making a turn at the intersection, police said.Eyewitnesses […]