Sixteen years later, we look back at one of the saddest chapters in our history, the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and Flight 93, the hijacked flight that crashed in Pennsylvania. The first heroes of the terrible attacks were the passengers of Flight 93, who prevented a third attack on who knows what other unsuspecting […]
Rock The Vote Now
Tuesday, September 12, is the city’s mayoral primary election day. The Republicans are not actually holding a primary, since there is only one candidate running uncontested, Nicole Malliotakis. The Democrats are running several candidates to fill the spot: incumbent Bill de Blasio, Sal Albanese, Richard Bashner, Robert Gangi and Michael Tolkin. There is also an abundance of potential Democratic candidates […]
Letters to the Editor
Safe Operation Of Ships To The Editor: As a former Navy enlisted man (1950s) and naval officer (Navigator and Officer of the Deck, 1960s), I am quite concerned with the recent collisions by our warships in Asian waters. We lost seven sailors in the collision of the USS Fitzgerald and another ten sailors in the collision of the USS John […]
Our First August SATs
Last month marked the first time the College Board had SATs and SAT Subject testing in August. Students registered months in advance to take the SAT or SAT Subject tests of their choice on August 26. For the last few decades, students were only able to take these tests during the school year, in October, November, December, January, March, May, […]
Queens Young Dems Host Night Out With Elected Officials
Queens County Young Democrats (QCYD) was proud to host a bevy of elected officials and special guests at its event, A Night Out with Elected Officials, at Donovan’s Pub. Members had the opportunity to meet and ask questions of officials serving in US Congress, the New York City Council and the New York State Assembly. Congressman Joe Crowley, Assemblyman Brian […]
$1.5 Million Playground Opens In Flushing’s Bowne Park
NYC Parks Queens Borough Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski joined Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, NYC Councilman Paul Vallone, Community Board 7 District Manager Marilyn McAndrews, the Bowne Park Civic Association and the Broadway-Flushing Homeowners Association and local community members to cut the ribbon on $1.5 million in improvements to Bowne Park’s playground. The project was funded by Borough President Katz and […]
It’s Time Again For Annual Participatory Budgeting
After the city adopted an $85.2 billion budget in June, Councilman Costa Constantinides asked, “How would you spend $1 million in our neighborhood?” “Every year I look forward to hearing from residents about projects in which they would like to invest,” said Constantinides in an August 10 press release announcing he has again set aside $1 million in capital funding […]
Nine Story Hotel Set For 31 Street/30 Avenue
The hotel boom is extending to Astoria, where a Forest Hills developer is planning to build a nine-story, 48-unit hotel in a vacant parcel on 31st Street near 30th Avenue, according to information on the YIMBY (Yes In My Back Yard) website. The building at 30-17 31st St. will include 5,544 square feet of community space on the first two […]
Board Of Elections Charged With Discrimination, Voter Suppression
The LeFrak City Tenants Association, the Black Leadership Action Coalition (BLAC) and The Black Institute (TBI) led by community activist Bertha Lewis, in partnership with prominent religious and community leaders, such as Mazeda Akter Uddin, head of SAFEST, and LeFrak City residents filed a complaint with the New York Supreme Court putting the spotlight on the “horrifying voter suppression efforts […]
Financial Managers Society Elects Steve Fusco As Vice Chairman
Steve Fusco, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sussex Bank in Rockaway, NJ was elected vice chair of the Financial Managers Society’s (FMS) board of directors at the 2017 FMS Forum, which took place in June in Las Vegas. An active member of FMS for over 15 years, Fusco has been an integral part of FMS’s leadership. […]