Prepare for an evening of tribute and flag waving on Thursday, June 30th when the Central Astoria Local Development Coalition (CALDC) presents its annual Independence Day Celebration at Astoria Park.The Independence Day celebration will begin at 7:30 p.m. when, thanks to the Central Astoria LDC and a host of generous sponsors, the skies over the East River will explode in […]
Hunt Suspect In $25G Medical Equipment Theft
Police are searching for a man who made off with a piece of medical equipment worth $25,000 from the lobby of a residential building in Long Island City on June 4.Coos said the suspect walked into the building near 28th Street and 41st Avenue at about 12:40 p.m. on June 4 and walked out with a package containing arthroscopy, addressed […]
Another Residential Hi-Rise In Dutch Kills
The owners of a parcel at 42-22 Crescent Street last week filed plans to develop a nine-story, mixed residential/commercial building at the site.Plans call for 29 apartments and 1,400-square-feet of commercial space on the lot near the Queens Plaza transportation hub.The 29 residential units would be developed on 21,058-square-feet of space, with average units measuring 726-square-feet.Plans call for development of […]
Assemblyman Braunstein Announces Graduation Award Winners
Assemblyman Edward C. Braunstein (D-Bayside) announced the 71 students from 32 local schools who he honored with New York State Assembly Citation of Merit awards during graduation this year. Assemblyman Braunstein also provided nearly 2,000 New York State Assembly Certificates of Merit to graduating students from 24 schools in his district. “I provided New York State Citation of Merit awards […]
QCC Holds Inaugural Real Estate Expo
The Queens Chamber of Commerce held its first Queens Real Estate Expo last week at Terrace on the Park. It lasted more than six hours, beginning with breakfast and a couple of panel discussions; ending with an event summary and final remarks. In the middle were more than a dozen informational forums that listeners could choose from, and for most […]
Visioning Session Held On BQX Extender
At one of the recent “visioning sessions” about the Brooklyn-Queens Connector (BQX), held at CUNY Law School in Hunters Point, Elizabeth Lusskin, president of the Long Island City Partnership, was referring to the perceived importance of the proposed tram line, to run from Sunset Park in Brooklyn to Astoria in Queens, when she said, “We need to get north and […]
When In Need Mission Of Mercy Foundation: Saving The Displaced In Nigeria
“Angelina, who is a beautiful three year old orphan, did not want to let go of my hands as I held her, so I continued to hold her until we finally had to go”, said Ms. Chetachi Ecton founder in 2014 and CEO of the When In Need Mission of Mercy Foundation (WINMOM- www.winfound.org) told me during an interview I […]
Honoring Excellence
MSQ Celebrates Anniversary, Honors EmployeesMount Sinai Queens celebrated its 17th anniversary with an Employee Appreciation ceremony recognizing staff members individually or in teams who were nominated by fellow staff. The awards ceremony, hosted by Mount Sinai Queens Executive Director Caryn A. Schwab, was attended by hospital leadership, staff, physicians, elected officials including Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas and Councilman Costa Constantinides, and FDNY-EMS officials, Captain Donald […]
Democratic Party Primary Elections Held Yesterday
The polls were open yesterday (Tuesday) throughout the borough for Democratic Party members to cast ballots involving Queens Congressmembers Carolyn Maloney, Nydia Velázquez and Gregory Meeks, each of whom filed to be nominated to run for reelection in November, but were challenged by opponents. The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., but we repeat, this is […]