Dear Savvy Senior,Are there any services that you know of that help families resolve caregiving conflicts? My mother – who just turned 82 – recently had a stroke, and to make matters worse, my two siblings and I have been perpetually arguing about how to handle her caregiving needs and finances. Bickering SiblingsDear Bickering,It’s not unusual when adult children disagree […]
Maloney Encourages Literacy
Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) delivered more than 250 new books to schools in New York City School District 30 recently, in an effort to boost literacy and a love of reading in New York schools. Rep. Maloney partnered with Zone 126, an organization that focuses on building a cradle-to-career pipeline for children in Queens, who requested these books on […]
Presidential Primaries Near Exciting Conclusion
Donald Trump needs only about 250 more delegates from 10 states still to hold presidential primaries that would put him over the 1,237-delegate mark that would make him the Republican Party nominee in the 2016 presidential election. The billionaire real estate mogul would, by all indications, be facing Hillary Clinton, who seems a sure bet to become the Democratic Party […]
N.Y. 2016 Elections (Non Presidential Variety)
N.Y. 2016 ELECTIONS (NON PRESIDENTIAL VARIETY): We are only a month away from concluding the nationwide 2016 presidential primary elections, as June 7 approaches and California and several other states, including New Jersey, will hold theirs and bring an end to the 50- state series that will present us with Democratic and Republican presidential 2016 candidates. On the heels of […]
Van Bramer, Community Protest Train Noise
About 500 Long Island Rail Road and Amtrak trains pass back and forth daily between Sunnyside and Woodside, along track beds that have existed many years longer than those neighborhoods. Living there has always entailed acceptance of the railroad, but the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s East Side Access project has lately forced acceptance beyond its limits. Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and […]
Plans Underway To Celebrate Hell Gate Bridge Centennial
When the Hell Gate Bridge was completed in September 1916 it was the longest steel-arch bridge in the world. Its construction, using more steel than the Manhattan and Queensboro Bridges combined, began in 1912. Antonio Meloni, a member of Community Board 1 and Director of the New York Anti-Crime Agency, speaking at the April 26 meeting of the 114th Precinct […]
CITG Community House Supply Drive For Ecuador Relief
The Church-in-the-Gardens (CITG) Community House of Forest Hills Gardens, through the efforts of its Chair Jack Seng, and Past Chair Lily Zivkovic, gathered at the CH on Saturday, April 30 and along with volunteers, transported donations to the Consulate of Ecuador in Queens to be sent for the relief of the victims of the April 16 earthquake that have left […]
Happy Mother’s Day, We Love You!
Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 8, the day we honor the woman who gave us life from her own life, nurtured us from the moment of our conception and would happily continue to do so for the rest of our lives. But depending upon how established we have become in our adulthood, and how far along our mothers have come, […]
Prevent Another Tragedy
While we recognize the need for individual freedom, we agree with U.S. Senator Charles Schumer’s proposal to have those at risk provided with tracking devices, in case of emergency, as a powerful way to avoid the worst of tragedies. It has been two and a half years since Avonte Oquendo wandered out of an unguarded exit at his school and […]
Letters to the Editor
Noise Barriers Needed A copy of this letter was received at theQueens Gazette.April 26, 2016Thomas F. Prendergast, Chairman &CEO, MTA2 BroadwayNew York, NY 10004Re: Request for a Sound barrierLIRR Tracks, Barnett AvenueSunnyside, NY Dear Chairman Prendergast: It has come to my attention that your agency has informed Queens Community Board 2 that it has no intention of putting up sound […]