Impeached, Pardoned To The Editor: The tidal wave that has been building against Trump will soon be a tsunami. Each day another investigation is opened into the myriad actions taken by Trump, his campaign, those who worked for the organization or within the administration. Trump’s well-known bravado seems to be as fleeting as his chances of selling “alternative facts” to […]
Huge Holiday Season Travel Dates, New LGA Progress
The 11-day holiday travel period begins Saturday, December 22 and continues through Tuesday January 1, 2019. According to the American Automobile Association (AAA), Saturday December 22, Sunday December 23 and Wednesday December 26 will be the busiest days at airports. Community Board 1 got an update from the La- Guardia Airport Redevelopment Team at its November 20 meeting at Astoria […]
Home Energy Assistance Grants (HEAP) Are Available
Senior citizen homeowners or tenants, and low-income families can apply for Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) grants for up to $350-$700 for homeowners, and $30-$35 for renters. The 2018-19 HEAP mail-in application is available at the Astoria Restoration office. In order to qualify to apply, you must meet income guidelines and be either 60 years of age or older, or […]
Hams For The Holidays Benefits Autism Community
On December 12 Paul Halvatzis of Amorelli Realty kicked off his Hams for the Holidays program benefitting Quality Services for the Autism Community (QSAC). “Working through QSAC, an organization that helps autistic individuals, we came up with an idea to provide the neediest families with dinner for the holidays,” Halvatzis said. Through donations from Halvatzis’ colleagues and friends, 35-50 families […]
Personal-Touch Home Care Grand Opening
Community leaders, clients and employees joined Personal-Touch Home Care for a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, December 12 to celebrate the opening of their new licensed home care service agency (LHCSA) and training facility located on the fifth floor of the City View Plaza Building, on 36-36 33rd Street, Long Island City, 11106. Before the ribbon-cutting, guests were given guided tours […]
Variety Boys & Girls Club Of Queens’ Food Festival
Chopped competition with six surprise ingredients and the kids won. Over 120 kids and families were in attendance. For more information about Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens, call (718) 728-0946 or visit www.bgcqueens.org.
North Shore Farms Kicks Off Successful Grand Opening
On Thursday, December 13, members of the community gathered at 153-01 10th Avenue in Whitestone to celebrate the opening of North Shore Farms’ new store location. Queens Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Grech, leaders of the We Love Whitestone Civic Association, representatives of the NYPD Community Affairs Office and from various local churches, nonprofit organizations, and other civic leaders came […]
Christmas: A Sprig Of Mistletoe For The Occasion
The holiday known as Christmas arose in the fourth century A.D. as the Christian religion, still in its infancy, struggled for supremacy with the official Roman state religion, Mithraism. Over the centuries, customs and traditions from many different cultures came together eventually to result in the familiar holiday season. The date of the birth of Christ is still unknown. In […]
Poinsettia Plants Are Poisonous To Humans
(False)Have you ever read a warning like the following? Don’t ever let your kids eat the poinsettias! They are deadly poisonous, and every year several poor unsuspecting little ones are killed at Christmastime by taking just the slightest nibble from a poinsettia plant. Scary stuff. Luckily for us, it’s not true. It’s a wonderfully persistent myth though, and it seems […]