Vote! Vote! Vote!
We urge all of you, our esteemed readers, and everyone you know, to walk a couple of blocks and spend a couple of minutes, for the good of our community, to VOTE this Tuesday, September 13, in the Democratic Primary for State Senate, Assembly and District leaders. As in every election, we need your input to make the best decision. […]
Letters to the Editor
Sept. 11 – Patriot Day To The Editor: Look back and remember. Remember that bright, cloudless morning, that beautiful, ordinary, September Tuesday, which became in an instant the last day for so many souls to look upon the sun. Can we not still hear their cries, feel their despair, as their goodbyes were swallowed up by fire and smoke? Do […]
Armenian Genocide Is As Relevant Today As Ever
Op-edWhy do Armenian life stories matter? The history of Armenians helps you better understand the history of the region, if not – in all modesty – the history of humanity. As Americans, we must pay better attention to history to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past; President George W. Bush invaded Iraq without understanding the difference between Sunni and […]
Protecting Workers While Helping Small Businesses
Op-edThe following op-ed was published in City & State NY Slant, on August 24. In late July, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced new ventilation requirements for New York nail salons, the latest in a series of unilateral actions meant to protect vulnerable workers. Though I support the intent behind these executive orders, which have expanded and made permanent his Task Force […]
Dealing With ‘Dreamers’
Let’s get right to the point. The part of Donald Trump’s immigration speech in Phoenix last week that we were most concerned about was how the several hundred thousand immigrants that came here to make a new life, or that were born here and have grown up to be law-abiding residents – how they would be dealt with. Trump appeared […]
Help Decide How To Spend $1 Million In Your Community
How would you spend $1 million in your neighborhood? Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer invites his entire district to come together to help decide the best way. Participatory budgeting is “Real money. Real projects. Real power,” says Van Bramer in his notice for the upcoming meetings. To RSVP or for more info, contact: Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer at 47-01 […]
Koo, DOT: Roosevelt & Prince Repaved
Council Member Peter Koo joined members of the NYC Department of Transportation’s Queens Street Maintenance team on August 30 to announce the completion of the repaving of Roosevelt Avenue and Prince Street in downtown Flushing. The nearly $1 million project consisted of 3 lane miles of work on two of downtown Flushing’s main thoroughfares: Prince Street, from 40th Road to […]
114th Precinct To Launch Neighborhood Policing
The 114th Precinct will launch the Neighborhood Policing Program in October. It used to be that as many as half of the precinct’s officers were assigned to specialized roles, while the other half answered 911 calls for service. This meant that far too many officers were tied to the radio, running from call to call, with little to no time […]
Piazza Jersey Headed For 9/11 Memorial & Museum
The jersey worn by Mets catcher Mike Piazza in the first professional baseball game in New York after the September 11 attacks will be displayed at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum later this year. The jersey will not make it back to New York City in time to be on display on September 11, when families, police, firefighters and officials […]