Assemblymember Phil Goldfeder joined hundreds in parades during Memorial Day Weekend in Broad Channel, Howard Beach, and Rockaway to honor the brave men and women who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.
Travel Discounts Available To Older Travelers
Dear Savvy Senior,What types of senior discounts are available to older travelers? My husband and I are approaching retirement and love to travel, but love to save money too. Almost RetiredDear Almost,There is actually a wide variety of travel discounts available to older travelers – usually starting at either age 50, 55, 60, 62 or 65.But, you first need to […]
Van Bramer Intro’s Bill Penalizing Hit-And-Run Drivers
On May 29, City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer introduced legislation to create criminal penalties for hit-and-run drivers who leave the scene of the accident. On the same day, the City Council also passed Van Bramer’s resolution which calls upon the New York state legislature to pass, and the governor to sign, legislation that would give New York City […]
Van Bramer Honors Bryant H.S. Seniors
On May 28, City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer recognized students of the Bryant H.S. annual Senior Awards Dinner at Astoria World Manor. The event honors the academic achievements and excellence of seniors of Van Bramer’s alma mater, Bryant H.S. In this photo, Van Bramer was joined by Bryant H.S. 2014 Valedictorian Taranjit Singh, and Principal Namita Dwarka.
Addabbo Names Maltese To Veterans Hall Of Fame
Before he was a 10-term state senator, and before he worked as an attorney, Serphin Maltese was a member of the United States Army, serving in the Korean War. State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. took the opportunity to honor Maltese and selected him to be enrolled in the New York state senate Veterans Hall of Fame.“It’s an honor to […]
Forest Hills Garden Players Perform Space Pirates
Forest Hills is bursting with talent. But in the world of theater, often simply having talent isn’t enough.It takes the imagination and dedication of seasoned theatrical writers, composers, librettists, musicians, and players (and their families) to give wings to the kind of talent living in the children of Forest Hills. And with the latest production of Space Pirates, the Garden […]
Queens Library Preserves St. Albans History In Archives
They arrived at Queens Library at St. Albans to scan hip-hop’s past, but they came away with much more. Queens Memory, a Queens Library initiative to gather historical images and oral histories about the borough, was at the library every Tuesday, between April 29 and May 20.The archivists chose St. Albans because it was one of the formative neighborhoods of […]
Forest Hills Native Wins 2014 Preservation Award
The Historic Districts Council (HDC), the citywide advocate for New York’s historic neighborhoods, will present Michael Perlman, Forest Hills native and chairman of the Rego-Forest Preservation Council with a 2014 Grassroots Preservation Award today, at 6:30 p.m. at Grace Church, 254 Hicks St., in Brooklyn Heights.The Grassroots Awards honor and celebrate the activists and groups who work to preserve New […]
Kosmos Greek-Americans Shut Out Downtown United
In the Boys-Under-12 Small-Sided State Open Cup final between two Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League (CJSL) teams, Kosmos Greek-Americans of Queens shut out Downtown United from Manhattan, 3-0. The 8 vs. 8 game for supremacy in the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) was played last Saturday, May 31 at Stringham Park in LaGrange.“As First Vice President of the Cosmopolitan […]
St. Basil Academy To Celebrate 70th Anniversary
Saint Basil Academy will celebrate its 70th Anniversary, June 21, in its magnificent campus by the Hudson River, in Garrison, NY.His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America will lead the celebration. Dr. Steven Gounardes is the chairman for this special 70th Celebration and Mike Emanuel, FOX News chief congressional correspondent will be the Master of Ceremonies.The children of the Academy along […]