The new fiscal year is underway as Community Board 1 approved its proposed priorities for both the 2017 Capital and Expense Budgets. “It’s a three and a half month process,” said CB 1 Second Vice Chairperson and Capital/Expense, Community Development Chairperson Norma Nieves- Blas at the October 20 meeting held at the Astoria World Manor. The new fiscal year starts […]
Person Of The Year
Ira D. Rothfeld MD FACS. is a practicing otolaryngologist in New York City. He was honored October 18 by the Shomrim Society of the New York City Police Department as “Person of the Year.” Dr. Rothfeld has been an Honorary Police Surgeon for 35 years and founded the Society of Honorary Police Surgeons of the NYPD. He served as president […]
DenDekker Brings WWII Vet On Tour Of Blue Bloods Set
Assemblyman Michael DenDekker recently had the opportunity to bring WWII veteran Ben DiGregorio on a tour of the set of the television show Blue Bloods this week. The pair also visited the set of The Good Wife. DenDekker, who is the Chair of the Assembly Veteran’s Affairs Committee and a member of the Screen Actors Guild, first met DiGregorio at […]
Bayside Shocked Over Airbnb Shooting
The owner of the Bayside home where two young men were shot during a party has been arrested. According to police, at around midnight on October 25 a verbal dispute between the two victims and an unknown suspect took place in the apartment’s first-floor living room area. The dispute escalated and three shots were fired from within the home. The […]
Mt. Sinai Queens Hosts Breast Cancer Forum
A medical panel from Mount Sinai Queens hospital (MSQ) held a meeting in Long Island City last week, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, to discuss types of cancer affecting women. The meeting was held at Manducatis Rustica restaurant on Vernon Boulevard, where an oncologist, a specialist in plastic surgery and reconstruction, and a radiologist talked about how they deal with […]
J.J. Garden
J.J. Garden is definitely not your typical, greasy spoon Chinese take-out joint. Quite the contrary, J.J. Garden is a clean, comfortable, well-appointed, sit-down restaurant with all the amenities you would expect. J.J. Garden has been a fixture in the neighborhood for 19 years, conveniently located in the Jackson Heights Shopping Center. Crisp, white linens dress each table, illuminated by wall […]
Local-Express
Roy FoxRoy Fox has been the caretaker of Rufus King Manor in Jamaica since 1989. More than that, he’s a historian conveniently residing in a 29-room mansion with park views, constructed before the Declaration of Independence was written, rentfree, under the auspices of the Historic House Trust, administered by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. The retired radio […]
The ‘Scoop’ On Pumpkins
It is finally autumn and ‘tis the season for pumpkin picking. Whether you are looking forward to carving something silly or macabre, or you would rather leave your pumpkins as they are and stick to decorating your home with as many colorful gourds as possible for Halloween and through Thanksgiving, you might be wondering, what should I look for? Consider […]
