NYC Health + Hospitals on Dec. 16 administered the first COVID-19 vaccines in its health system. Veronica Delgado, Emergency Department (ED) Lead Physician Assistant, and William Kelly, a Service Aide in the Environmental Services Department both at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, were among the first hospital workers as part of the City’s public health system to receive the vaccine that’s […]
NYC Council Passes Street Co-Namings For Two Astoria Heroes
The New York City Council voted overwhelmingly on December 17 for an omnibus package of street co-namings, which included co-naming the northeast corner of 21st Street and 34th Avenue Lt. Paramedic Edith Elida Torres Way, and the corner of 43rd Street and 25th Avenue Pfc. Luke N. Gasparre Way. “In a year when we recognize the service of uniformed workers […]
COVID-19 Vaccinations Have Begun
A first shipment of 170,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine were received from Pfizer and BioNTech last week while an additional 346,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna were expected to arrive in New York on Monday, December 21. Health care workers who are at high-risk for exposure to COVID-19 and both staff and residents of long-term care facilities are being […]
It’s The Mulch-Wonderful Time Of The Year!
The holidays are here, and with it the return of NYC Parks’ annual Mulchfest tree chipping celebration! Beginning December 26, New Yorkers can recycle their trees at local parks, with convenient drop-off sites in all five boroughs. On Saturday, January 2 & 9, at any one of Parks’ 33 Chipping Saturday locations, residents can watch their tree get chipped, and […]
Small Biz Services
NYC LMI Storefront Loan Program Queens Chamber of Commerce shared with Small Businesses the following financial resource that they think might be of interest. Please feel free to email them if you have any questions at WoodhavenBID@gmail.com. The NYC LMI Storefront Loan Program is a first-come, first-served 0% interest loan for businesses in low-to-moderate (LMI) income areas of the City. […]
NYC Parks Warns Of Thin Ice In Parks
NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, urges park visitors to exercise caution while exploring the wintry terrains of New York City’s parks this winter. New Yorkers are reminded to follow ice safety guidelines and to stay off waters that appear frozen as they are likely not and are extremely dangerous, despite their appearance. “This year, our parks transformed into […]
How Robotic Pets Can Help Isolated Seniors Avoid Loneliness
Dear Savvy Senior, I recently read an article about robotic pets being a great substitute for pet-loving seniors who can’t have or take care of a pet any longer. What do you think of this? My mother who has some dementia is living in an assisted-living facility that doesn’t allow pets. And because of COVID, we haven’t been allowed inside […]
One Flushing Wins Urban Land Institute’s Affordable Excellence Award
Congratulations to One Flushing, the winner of the Urban Land Institute’s 2020 Excellence in Affordable Housing Development award. The award honors the One Flushing Development Team, HANAC and its partners Monadnock Development and AAFE, as leaders and visionaries in affordable housing development. (To see the One Flushing award, visit nygala.uli.org/awards-winners/winners/excellence-in-affordable-housing-development/ and select the Excellence in Affordable Housing Development option from […]
Photos
The astronomy world is all abuzz with Monday’s (December 21) Grand Conjunction of the two largest planets in our solar system: Jupiter and Saturn – a very rare once-in-a-lifetime (if even then) event! This photo was taken last week, showing the approaching conjunction. They were taken on Shore Boulevard by Astoria Park under the Hell Gate Bridge. Readers need only […]