Queens cops last week arrested an Elmhurst man who shot his girlfriend to death in their apartment while her five-year-old son was hiding in another room. Authorities say that Ronaldo Perea, 35, allegedly came home drunk to the apartment he shared with Carolina Cabena, 29, and the little boy at about 1:50 a.m. on November 26 after a long night drinking […]
Crowley, Marshall Release Statements On Derailment
On December 2, Congressmember Joseph Crowley (D-Queens, The Bronx), vice chair of the Democratic Caucus, and Queens Borough President Helen Marshall released the following statements on the Metro-North derailment that claimed the lives of four people, including Ahn Kisook, 35, a South Korean immigrant and Woodside resident. The train derailed at the Spuyten-Duyvil station in The Bronx at approximately 7:20 […]
Kaufman Cuts Ribbon On New Backlot
A special ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on December 3 to celebrate the opening of the new backlot at Kaufman Astoria Studios. Built along the former roadway of 36th Street, running from 34th to 35th Avenues, the new movie backlot will offer filmmakers a controlled outdoor environment on which temporary sets could be constructed, stunts and car chases could be staged […]
Parker Honors Schwartz And Celebrates Network Care Expansion
The 2013 Gala of Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation was a resounding success, as hundreds enjoyed a delectable cocktail reception and sumptuous dinner at New York City’s Grand Hyatt, honoring elder law pioneer, author and practitioner Ronald J. Schwartz, Esq. “As the health care and financial landscape for older adults becomes more complex,” said Parker Chairman of […]
Remembering Pearl Harbor
This December 7 will mark the 72nd anniversary of the “date which will live in infamy”, the day that America’s naval base was attacked by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The early Sunday morning air raid came without warning and by the time it was all over 2,335 U.S. servicemen were killed and 1,143 were wounded. The parallels […]
Letters to the Editor
Justice, Crime, Scandal To The Editor: Each day passing, a new scandal of brutal corruption emerges in high places to shock the nation. The current revelations reaffirm that the system in Cyprus smells of corruption to the core. Since the inception of the Republic, no prominent figure has ever been locked up in prison for such crimes. It can only […]
Community Meets To Discuss Quiet Skies
Councilmember Daniel Dromm said he started to notice the difference in October. “I began to hear a different noise and sound in our skies,” he said. Janet McEneaney of Queens Quiet Skies, a group she helped form to cope with jet noise, said it began a year ago in September over her Northeast Queens neighborhood, describing the frustration, desperation and […]
Corona Plaza Receives $800K Leadership Gift
The Queens Economic Development Corporation (QEDC), city Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, Councilmember Julissa Ferreras and executives from Chase Bank announced an $800,000 leadership gift to the Neighborhood Plaza Partnership (NPP) in Corona Plaza on November 26. This donation ensures that DOT’s community partners have financial support to maintain clean, green and vibrant public plazas, such as Corona […]
Cirabisi Says Farewell
Deputy Inspector Kevin Maloney was warmly welcomed while Deputy Inspector Stephen Cirabisi was bid a fond farewell as the present and former commanding officers appeared for their first and last time, respectively, at the November 26 meeting of the 114th Precinct Community Council held at Riccardo’s by the Bridge in Astoria. “I’m looking forward to building a relationship with you […]