No one sounded happy during the public hearing held at Queens Borough Hall on February 9 concerning Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Fiscal Year 2011 preliminary capital and expense plan. The meeting was scheduled subsequent to Bloomberg’s January 28 press release announcing a four-year financial proposal that would close a $4.9 billion deficit. The plan would not involve tax increases and would... READ MORE >
The main topic of debate at the public land use hearing at Queens Borough Hall on Thursday, December 3, was the installation of a public wireless telecommunication facility on the roof of a residential building in Maspeth. Alexandra Rosa, chief of staff to Borough President Helen Marshall, and Irving Poy, borough director of planning and development, moderated the meeting. Only... READ MORE >
At public land use hearings on Thursday, October 15, at Queens Borough Hall, real estate developer Chris Xu submitted an application for constructing a hotel and supermarket in an area of Flushing that is zoned for industrialized and commercial use. Queens Borough President Helen Marshall and Queens Borough Director of Planning and Development Irving Poy, presided over the meeting and... READ MORE >
On September 10, the United Community Civic Association (UCCA) and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey held their annual candlelight vigil at McManus Memorial Park in Astoria Heights to commemorate the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Despite drizzling rain and chilly temperatures, nearly 400 people attended the event to... READ MORE >
On Wednesday, September 9, the New York City Public Schools began the 2009-10 school year with students walking through the doors of 22 newly constructed school buildings, eight of which are situated in Queens. These new facilities have created 14,000 new school seats citywide, of which 3,900 consist in Queens County alone. All of the school facilities opening this week... READ MORE >
On August 13 at the Integrated Service Center in Long Island City, Community District Education Council for District 30 (CDEC 30) held its monthly meeting, part of which serves as a forum for the public to attend and voice their concerns regarding the elementary and middle schools of Community School Board District 30. During the meeting, CDEC 30, having determined... READ MORE >
Not only did Astoria resident and retired New York City schoolteacher Saul Robbins celebrate his 100th birthday on July 22 at the North Queensview Homes Co-Op, but he also found an opportunity to promote his soon to be published autobiography. Nearly 60 people attended the event, including District 22 City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr., who presented Robbins with a City... READ MORE >
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