The Panel for Educational Policy (PEP) is holding its monthly meeting at Long Island City High School tonight, November 28, at 6 pm. At the meeting, Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza will give an update and the PEP is expected to vote on proposed amendments to the chancellor’s regulations A-420 and A-421 concerning pupil behavior and discipline. Carranza was guest speaker […]
Have A Blessed Hanukkah
Hanukkah is a celebration of the liberation of the Jewish people from invaders and the reclamation of their Second Temple in 164 BC. This year, the Festival of Lights begins on the evening of Sunday, December 2, continuing until the evening of Monday, December 10. Since it is based on the Jewish lunar calendar, the dates change every year on […]
Letters to the Editor
Amazon A White Elephant? To The Editor: “Primed And Ready? Amazon Is Coming To Town” (November 15), but transportation access is not. Record construction in Long Island City has not been accompanied by any significant increase in transit capacity to accommodate 10,000 new residents. The same is true for thousands more residents and those who commute from other neighborhoods to […]
All Boros’ Chambers Of Commerce Support Amazon In Queens
The Chambers of Commerce of the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Staten Island, in addition to the Queens Chamber of Commerce, announced on November 20 their unanimous support of Amazon’s announcement to locate HQ2 in Long Island City, citing the creation of 25,000 jobs and support for economic development. Thomas J. Grech, president & CEO of the Queens Chamber of Commerce, […]
Santa Claus Is Coming To Steinway Street!
Santa will be making a special “ho-ho-ho” appearance on Steinway Street on Sunday, December 9. Come join in the festivities that will kick off the “Most Wonderful Time Of The Year,” with the one and only Santa Claus. Santa will be pulling his sleigh up to Sol Dance Center, located at 30-16 Steinway Street, from 12:00 – 4:00 pm with […]
Send In Your Selfies – And ‘Groupies’ – On Sparkling Steinway!
Christmas lights are in full holiday bloom on Steinway Street. From 28th Avenue to 35th Avenue every block is fully decorated, inviting shoppers, family and friends to spend time on one of our great institutional destination markets in New York City. The Steinway Astoria Partnership, also known as the Steinway Business Improvement District, is responsible for creating this holiday cheer […]
Sad Farewell For Irish Football Player
Hundreds of friends and neighbors packed a Woodside church on November 25, to mourn 21-year-old John “Danny” McGee, who died after a quarrel turned fatal outside a Sunnyside tavern on Thanksgiving Day. Police said friends who were celebrating inside the Gaslight tavern on the night of November 21 introduced McGee and Steven O’Brien, who had never met before. The two […]
Directs Flags To Half- Staff In Honor Of Senator Jose Peralta
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo directed that flags on all state government buildings be flown at half-staff in honor of Senator Jose Peralta until his interment. The governor’s statement on Senator Peralta’s passing is elsewhere in this issue. “The family of New York continues to mourn the sudden passing of Senator Jose Peralta,” Governor Cuomo said. “Senator Peralta was a tireless […]
Prosecutors Promise Retrial In Karina Murder
Queens prosecutors said last week they intend to retry the man charged with the death of jogger Karina Vetrano, the 30- year-old Howard Beach woman who went missing while jogging in Spring Creek Park in August 2016. The trial of Chanel Lewis, 22, charged with sexually abusing and murdering Vetrano, ended in a hung jury on November 20 after just […]