This year, the elementary students at PS 68, the Cambridge Family School learned the art of horticulture through the Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) Program in conjunction with the Queens Botanical Garden. This week, third and fifth graders culminated their program by planting flowers outside the school’s exits with Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley, who provided the funding for the young students to […]
Driving Safely With Dementia And Knowing When To Quit
Dear Savvy Senior,Is it safe for seniors with dementia to drive, and if so, when should they stop? My dad has early Alzheimer’s disease but still drives himself around town just fine.Looking AheadDear Looking,While most doctors agree that people with moderate to severe dementia should not take the wheel, in the early stages, the medical consensus is that driving performance […]
Crowley Rallies For Queens Library Funding
Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley joined students and her colleagues in government to rally outside of the Ridgewood Library, advocating for the administration to include more funding for Queens Library in its Executive Budget. Library officials are pushing for six-day service and enhanced programs to benefit the thousands of people who use the libraries every day.
Forest Park Murder Suspect Nabbed For Public Drinking
Police last week arrested a suspect in connection with the brutal murder of a Flushing man who was found bludgeoned to death inside Forest Park.Murder suspect Zoltan Forai, 44, was taken into custody on June 19 by Queens police officers who spotted him drinking beer in public. The arrest occurred at a time when City Council members are considering decriminalizing […]
GWDC Dances Into Spring
The Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation Dance Into Spring dinner dance, held at the Woodhaven Manor was attended by (l. to r.); Councilman Eric Ulrich; and honorees, Woman of the Year 2015 Christine “Chris” Ward; Man of the Year 2015 Frank Castelli; Special Recognition Awardee 2015 Deputy Chief Keith Maisel DSNY; Special Recognition Awardee 2015 Honorable Eleanor Errante; Stephen Esposito, President […]
Rocking Out With The Beatles
Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder, attended a Beatles Tribute Concert, put on by Borough President Melinda Katz, as part of her summer Katz Concert Series. The Assemblyman ran into friends from around the district and stopped to chat with (l. to r.); Friends of Rockaway Founder John Cori, the Assemblyman’s youngest supporter Charlie Ciliberti, 100th Precinct Community Council President Danny Ruscillo, Katz […]
Transit Perverts Face Tougher Penalties
Perverts who bump, grope and grind themselves against straphangers on public transportation will soon face tougher penalties for their moment of pleasure.Under a new “Subway Grinder” bill passed on May 20 by the state Senate, anyone caught making contact of any kind for sexual gratification on public transit “without the consent of the other person,” will face felony charges.Under current […]
Offer $2.5G For Sunnyside Bandit
Police are searching for a brazen bandit who kicked in the plate glass door at a Sunnyside pizzeria on June 14, where he made off with a wad of dough.Cops said the bandit broke into Lenny’s Pizzeria Restaurant at 44-03 Greenpoint Avenue at about 2:50 a.m. on June 14 and grabbed $500 cash from a register before fleeing in an […]
Have You Seen This Child Sex Predator?
Police are offering a substantial reward to anyone with information regarding a child predator who exposed himself to a 10-year-old Elmhurst girl on May 28.Cops last week released a sketch (see sketch) of the pervert who approached the girl as she was walking to an after-school program at about 5 p.m. on May 28.Police said the suspect was sitting in […]
New Astoria Speed Zone
Community Board 1 members last week voted unanimously to approve a plan to create a new “Speed Zone” in Astoria.The plan proposed by city Department of Transportation (DOT) officials, calls for the establishment of a speed zone bounded by Steinway Street and 21st Street, east-to-west and Astoria Boulevard to 30th Avenue, north-to-south.A new speed limit of 20mph would be imposed […]