Stephen Esposito, President of the Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation and the corporation’s Man of the Year 2013 has a 52-year professional history as a practicing pedorthist. (Pedorthists are professionals that specialize in modifying footwear and employ supportive devices within the shoe to alleviate conditions that limit mobility and/or cause pain.) For 20 of those years, he independently operated his pedorthic business […]
Tax Help For Caregiver Of Elderly Parents
Dear Savvy Senior,Are caregiving expenses tax deductible? I provide a lot of financial support to my elderly mother and would like to find out if I can write any of it off on my taxes. Supporting SonDear Supporting,There are actually several tax deductions and credits available to adult children who help look after their aging parents or other relatives. Here […]
Vision Zero Safety Improvements At Northern Boulevard And 48th Street
New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Polly Trottenberg was joined on March 3rd by City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer, Transportation Alternatives and Community Board 2 to unveil safety improvements at 48th Street and Northern Boulevard, part of city’s Vision Zero efforts. The project brings an array of safety improvements to reduce conflicts between pedestrians and motorists, […]
FIAO’s Italian Language Classes for Adults
The Federation of Italian American Organizations of Queens (FIAO) announced Spring Italian Language Classes for Adults. Classes Begin Week of March 14th , and run from 6 to 7:45 pm. The 10-week session costs $120, plus workbook. The Discovery of the Italian Language from basic to advanced is available.Adult Advanced – Tuesday, March 14th , 2017 Adult Intermediate – Wednesday, […]
114th Precinct Crime Briefing Shows Improvement
The 114th Precinct hosted NYPD’s monthly crime briefing last week with Mayor Bill de Blasio and Commissioner James O’Neill in attendance. “Busy day here at the 114th Precinct,” said Deputy Inspector Peter Fortune after the March 1st press conference.Citywide, crime was down 9.7 percent, and shootings were down 35 percent for the month of February. “I want to thank Commissioner […]
St. Pat’s For All Celebration
The 18th annual St. Pat’s for All Parade took place on March 5th, on a cold and sunny afternoon. The parade, which began as an experimental, risky and mildly controversial event, is now a Queens institution. It looked quite sturdy the other day. In years past it seemed at times a waning thing, having lost novelty value as the lesbian, […]
Former Borough President Helen Marshall
Former Queens Borough President Helen Marshall, a ground-breaking African American political and community activist in Queens for about 50 years in the Corona-East Elmhurst area, passed away last Friday at her retirement home in California at the age of 87. Her husband, Donald, had predeceased her in January, according to a published report, and both are survived by a son, […]
Remembering Helen Marshall
It was with great sadness that I learned of the death of Helen Marshall, my former boss and Queens Borough President for three terms. Helen was a great lady who was kind, caring and compassionate. She had a great heart and a great interest in and enthusiasm for everyone. It has been said that if you met Helen, you liked […]
Local-Express
David McElfreshDirector David McElfresh, 36, is an Astoria resident and A Long Time for Lovers is his second feature. “The eight years I’ve lived in New York City, it’s all been in Queens. I love Queens. All but two scenes were shot in Queens, which makes us thrilled to be showing the film at Queens World Film Festival (QWFF),” said McElfresh. […]