Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer was just elected majority leader of the City Council. This afternoon he released the following statement.”I am deeply honored to have been elected by Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and my colleagues to be the new Majority Leader of the New York City Council. It has always been my goal to play a meaningful leadership role in this […]
Katz Visits 112th Precinct Community Council
The 112th Precinct Community Council met on January 15 in Forest Hills. The guest speaker was Queens Borough President Melinda Katz
Northeast Queens Republican Club Installs Officers
Councilmember Eric Ulrich, Congressmember Bob Turner and 2014 Congressional candidate Stephen Labate participated in the Northeast Queens Republican Club’s installation of the 2014 officers and Board of Governors on January 12 at the Clearview Golf Course. Turner administered the oath of office to the new Board of Governors and Ulrich swore in the new executive officers.New President Kevin Ryan presented […]
Schechter School Wins First Place In Science Competition
Seventh grade students at Solomon Schechter School of Queens (SSSQ) won first place in the Virtual Science Competition, a program sponsored by the Israel Center for Excellence through Education (E2K). Approximately 10 teams from Jewish day schools in the New York area participated in the “Life Tastes Good” experiment on January 15. This experiment focused on the chemical, physical and […]
High School Students Design Mock Database For Museum
With the aim of making their education more relevant, a teacher at the Grover Cleveland H.S. Academy of Information Technology has come up with the ultimate challenge for his students. Their class project was to design a database for the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.According to Andrew Woodbridge, the Academy of Information Technology teacher and coordinator of […]
Rockaway Ferry Service To Remain Operational
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that ferry service for the Rockaways will remain in place. The rate will be raised to $3.50 during a three-to-six month extension, while the city releases a Request for Proposal (RFP) for permanent service. “Thanks to De Blasio and all our elected officials, led by Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, Assemblymember Phil Goldfeder, Councilmember Eric […]
Van Bramer Protests Latest MTA Shutdown Plan
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced it intends to suspend service on the No. 7 subway and elevated line, between Times Square and Queensboro Plaza for a total of 22 weekends in 2014, beginning at the end of February. According to the plan, the first 13 suspensions will occur on weekends between February 28 to March 3 and July 18 to […]
Dromm Celebrates MLK at Elmhurst Hospital Center
About 80 members of the Elmhurst Hospital Center staff attended the annual event honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Councilmember Daniel Dromm spoke of King’s dedication to health care and fair treatment for all during his keynote speech. Others spoke of MLK’s passion and dedication. The Elmhurst Hospital Center band performed, followed by a poetry […]
Miller Honors Students Of The Month At P.S. 97
On January 15 Assemblymember Michael Miller (D-Woodhaven) visited P.S. 97, located at 85-52 85th St., Woodhaven, to hand out Student of the Month Certificates to students that were chosen by their teachers to be this month’s overall best students.
Brown: Two Sentenced In Internet Child Porn Cases
Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced on January 17 that a Queens tutor who admitted to sharing child pornography over the Internet has been sentenced to one to three years in prison and, in a separate case, a United States Customs and Border Protection Officer has been sentenced to jail for attempting to meet for sexual relations a person […]