Following Sunday’s attack that left three police officers dead in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) released the following statement, calling for unity: “For the second time this month, we have seen the murder of police officers, whose only offense was working to keep the peace and protect the communities in which they serve. The ambush in Baton […]
Facelift For Noonan Park
On July 12, City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer, Queens Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski, Community Board 2, and children from the Sports and Arts in Schools Foundation at IS 125, cut the ribbon on new basketball and handball courts at Lance Corporal Thomas P. Noonan Playground in Sunnyside. The new basketball and handball courts are the finishing touches on […]
Vallone Unveils ‘Vincent Cangelosi Way’ In Whitestone
Councilman Paul A. Vallone hosted a street co-naming ceremony on Tuesday, July 12, in honor of Vincent Cangelosi, who tragically lost his life on September 11, 2001. As an employee of Cantor Fitzgerald, he was killed in the World Trade Center. Cantor Fitzgerald lost 658 employees on 9/11 – over two-thirds of its workforce. Vallone unveiled the new sign co-naming […]
TLC To Get New Woodside Facility
The Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) has operated an inspection facility at 25-55 BQE West in Woodside since the 1960s with an addition for TLC enforcement and executive operations added in 1986. Now the original two-story masonry building housing 373 TLC field enforcement and inspection officers, as well as supervisory and support staff, will undergo a major renovation with a […]
Off The Top Of Our Heads
We always try our best to be professional and respectful, and when we attempt humor, we try not to go over the edge – unlike some of the dailies. We like our punny ways, such as our recent headlines, “Cutting Edge” for Mount Sinai Queens’ Ribbon-Cutting of their new Emergency Department employing all the latest technology; and in reference to […]
Letters to the Editor
Mass Transit Legacy To The Editor: The success of public transportation can be traced back to one of the late President Lyndon Johnson’s greatest accomplishments, which continues benefiting many Americans today. On July 9, 1964 he signed the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 into law. Subsequently, this has resulted in the investment over time of several hundred billion dollars […]
Movies Provide Distraction From World War II
The Greater Astoria Historical Society presents pages from the Long Island Star Journal Welcome to July 1940! In the spring and summer of 1940, the Nazi war machine cut a swath of destruction across Europe, with one nation after another falling to the seemingly unstoppable might of the German blitzkrieg. Having largely subdued the Continent by July, Hitler set his […]
Two Suspects At Large In Steinway Street Shooting
Officers of the 114th Precinct responded to a call at 28th Avenue and Steinway Street, where they discovered a 23-year-old male with gunshot wounds to the neck and chest. EMS also responded, and transported the unidentified man to Elmhurst Hospital Center in critical condition. The incident occurred on the morning of Sunday, July 17 just after 4 a.m. in front […]
Astoria Gunman Flees Flying Objects
An armed bandit learned quickly last week that he chose the wrong store to rob. Officers said the gun-toting bandit walked into the Boost Mobile Store at 25-38 Broadway in Astoria at about 7:50 p.m. on July 15, and ordered a female clerk to give him cash – and not to scream. The woman ignored the order, screamed at the […]
