Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito were joined by Congressmember Grace Meng, City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer, Councilmembers Daniel Dromm and Peter Koo, Borough President Melinda Katz, Queens Library Interim President and CEO Bridget Quinn-Carey and dozens of partner organizations at the launch of the IDNYC municipal identification program. The launch ceremony and press […]
Queens Library – Central To Hold Rev. King Celebration
Queens Library is holding a celebration for the community of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Saturday, January 17, at 1 p.m., at Queens Library – Central, 89- 11 Merrick Boulevard, Jamaica. Admission is free. Queens Borough President Melinda Katz is co-sponsoring the program and will attend. Author and storyteller Joy Kelly will relate some […]
Astoria Mourns Community Champion
Astoria lost one of its champions last week when Dennis Syntilas, the community’s “Greek Son” passed away on January 7. Syntilas, the epitome of grace and good nature, said in a 2006 interview that he came to Astoria from Thessaly, Greece with “the hope of new experiences and the promise of many opportunities. “I love Greece and my homeland will […]
Astorian Finalist For Doritos Super Bowl Ad
Alex Pepper’s ad has made it to the finals of the Doritos Crash the Super Bowl contest. Ten finalists, including Astorian Pepper, broke out of the pack of nearly 5,000 worldwide contestants, and are now vying to have their own independentlymade ad aired during the Superbowl, to be seen by millions. Also in the pot is a oneyear stint at […]
Goldfeder Fights for Veterans’ Pensions
Assemblymember Phil Goldfeder (D– Rockaway Park) announced plans on January 12 to sponsor legislation to allow New York State public sector military veterans, and women veterans who served in non-combat roles, to count their service toward their state pensions. Under current state retirement laws, only veterans who have served part or all of their military service during war time are […]
Roc Doc: All That Glitters Is Not (Pure) Gold
Recently I had the pleasure of going to the wedding celebration of my assistant at work – whom I count as a good friend – and her new husband. Theirs is an international marriage: the bride was born and raised in this country, the groom born and raised in China. The wedding celebration had elements of traditions from both the […]
Cops Hunt Serial Bank Bandit
Queens detectives are searching for a suspect who has stolen more than $10,000 in three bank robberies in Middle Village and Forest Hills since last November.The suspect began his crime wave at a CapitalOne Bank branch on Metropolitan Avenue near 75th Street at about 3:10 p.m. on November 24. The police said the suspect passed a note to a teller […]
Savvy Senior:
Convenient Ways To Get Help With Your Social Security QuestionsDear Savvy Senior,Can you recommend some easier ways that I can get help with my Social Security questions? When I call their toll-free help line I get put on hold forever, and the wait time at my local Social Security office is over two hours.Approaching 62Dear Approaching,It’s unfortunate, but the past few years the Social Security Administration has made some […]
Vallone Visits Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School
On January 8, Councilmember Paul Vallone visited the second grade at Efstathios & Stamatiki Valiotis Greek-American School at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church. Vallone spoke with the students during their government class and discussed his role as councilmember as well as life at City Hall. “It was such a pleasure visiting Holy Cross today,” Vallone said. “Listening to the children’s […]