The 2016 campaign for the Presidency of the United States has been, without a doubt, the most bitter, hard-fought battle in memory, as Hillary Clinton, the Democratic Party standard-bearer and Donald Trump, the Republican Party candidate, battle down to the wire, which will occur next Tuesday, Election Day. Trump and Clinton pulled no punches as they faced each other in […]
Kim Announces $125K To Renovate Flushing Town Hall
Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Flushing), joined by the Board of Directors for the Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts, announced the allocation of $125,000 for renovations to Flushing Town Hall’s parking lot. The parking lot has been in a state of serious disrepair for a number of years, and its damaged drainage system leads to serious safety hazards each winter. […]
We Are All Voting!
The big day is nearly here. So much has been said and done for the past 18 months, and yet the final outcome could not be more difficult to predict. One thing we do feel is sure there will be a record turnout of voters. This very unusual presidential race is one for the books, and will most likely spawn […]
Letters to the Editor
GOP Demise Deserved To The Editor: Following the reelection of President Obama in 2012, the Republican Party concluded that it had to widen its appeal or forfeit winning a national election. Though there was much discussion of reaching out to minorities and voting blocs long associated with the Democratic Party, no action was initiated. In fact, the virulent accusations against […]
Simotas Funds AC For PS 85
Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas announced on October 27 that grant money she obtained from the NYS Assembly is being used to pay for the purchase and installation of air conditioners at PS 85, the Judge Charles Vallone Elementary School, 23-70 31st Street in Astoria, which is just a few feet from the elevated N and Q subway tracks. All classrooms with […]
114th Pct. Cops Honored
Police Officers Cristina McDonald and Dwight Wanzer are partners in the 114th Precinct. Working together for more than a decade, the duo was recognized as the precinct’s Cops-of-the- Month for September. Officers McDonald and Wanzer, assigned to the midnight “graveyard” shift on September 25, responded to a 911 call of a robbery in progress at 35th Avenue and Crescent Street, […]
D.I. Fortune Previews New 114th Pct. Zones
For the past few weeks, Commander Deputy Inspector Peter Fortune of the 114th Police Precinct has been publicizing the neighborhood-based policing program proposed for all the city’s precincts, since his precinct is to be one of the early adopters of it. At a meeting at Riccardo’s by the Bridge in Astoria on October 27, a two-hour presentation of the plan […]
Breaking Ground On New Senior Housing In Corona
NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, the Office of Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, and the Department of City Planning joined the Hellenic American Neighborhood Action Committee (HANAC), Enterprise Community Partners (Enterprise), LiveOn NY, Council Member Julissa Ferreras-Copeland and community members on the morning of October 25 for the groundbreaking of HANAC’s Corona […]
Share Your Ideas For Astoria Park’s $30M Allocation
The Parks Department is holding a workshop about Astoria Park, as part of the Mayor’s Anchor Park program. Share Your Ideas for Astoria Park on Wednesday, November 16th, from 7 pm to 9 pm at Bohemian Hall, 29-19 24th Ave., in Astoria. As one of New York City’s five Anchor Parks, Astoria Park will be receiving $30 million for major […]
City & State’s Queens Borough 50
City & State’s Borough 50 Series recognized top 50 community leaders from Queens at a breakfast honoring the “Power 50” leaders in Queens on November 1st at Penthouse808 Rooftop at Ravel Hotel (8- 08 Queens Plaza South, Long Island City). The Borough 50 Series ranks the most powerful community leaders of each borough in a special print issue of City […]