Many of you know her as “Cathy the crossing guard,” a familiar smiling face helping children, families, neighbors with disabilities and seniors alike, cross the street at the corner of Ditmars Blvd. and 31st Street, in Astoria, for what seems like forever and a day. But I know her as “Willy’s mom.” William Grey and I attended elementary school at […]
MoMA PS1’s Landmark 20th Season Of Warm Up Begins July 1
MoMA PS1’s pioneering outdoor music series Warm Up celebrates its 20th season in 2017, with 10 Saturdays presenting the best in live and electronic music—both local and global—across a range of genres. Warm Up begins on Saturday, July 1 and runs through Saturday, September 2, featuring a lineup of emerging and established artists, both new and returning. Highlights include Jackmaster, […]
Youngsters Compete In 37th Annual ACA Bike Race
One of the city’s oldest and longest-running children’s bike races, the 37th annual Astoria Civic Association Bicycle Race drew dozens of children to Shore Boulevard in Astoria Park to compete. All youngsters participated in separate races along the waterfront on the morning of May 21, on what turned out to be a gorgeous spring day. The young bicyclists, cheered on […]
Honor Our Service Members
Memorial Day is fast approaching, and the first thought for many is that this is the unofficial start to summer. Indeed, many celebrations and sales are planned, but may we submit that just as official gatherings are often opened with a moment of silence in honor of those no longer with us, we do the same, in some form, in […]
Letters to the Editor
Letter To Tillerson Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) led 28 other members of Congress in a May 22 letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, urging him to arrest, prosecute and jail the members of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s security detail who were caught on video brutally attacking American protesters outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence in Washington, D.C. last […]
Van Bramer Visits CB 1; MTA Gives Update On Cashless Tolls
Community Board 1 is represented by Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, whose district covers the southern portion of CB 1, and Councilman Costa Costantinides, which covers the rest. “(Councilman Van Bramer) represents our community with outstanding ability,” said CB 1 Chair Joseph Risi, before Van Bramer spoke during a visit to the board at its May 16 meeting held at the […]
5 erectile dysfunction fighting nutrients
Any man who has suffered with erectile dysfunction (ED) is usually open to any ideas on how to treat it. One possible helpful method he may have overlooked is the nutrients within food. Even though there is no special food or diet that prevents erectile dysfunction, there is some evidence that certain nutrients within food just might be helpful in […]
Holy Cross To Go Co-Ed
Holy Cross High School announced on May 18 the unanimous decision of the Board of Corporate Members to accept the recommendation of the Board of Directors to begin welcoming young women as students. The Board of Corporate Members includes Holy Cross High School alumnus Brother Bill Zaydak ’72, C.S.C., Superior of the Moreau Province. In 1856, in a treatise entitled […]
