By Marc Raimondi
It was supposed to be a game between two teams going in opposite directions. The Archbishop Molloy girls' basketball team, with its smattering of solid youngsters and senior leaders, was the vogue pick to make noise in CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens this season. Christ the King was billed as the teetering giant, coming off its first loss in the Catholic state tournament in almost two decades.
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By Jeremy Walsh
Additionally, all No. 7 service will be suspended between the Main Street and Woodside-61 Street stations for at least five weekends, Jan. 12 - 14, Jan. 19 - 21, Jan. 26 - 28, Feb. 2 - 4, and Feb. 9 - 11. The service will suspended at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday and resume at 5 a.m. on Monday, the MTA said.
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By Ivan Pereira
Brione Schneider, 32, of Inwood Street, was shot in the back a block away from the club Stereo, located at 512 W. 29th St., after getting into a fight with an unidentified patron on Jan 9. shortly before 4 a.m., according to police. Schneider, who was at the club with his brother, according to investigators, was rushed to St. Vincent's Medical Center and pronounced dead nearly an hour later.
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OLS broke open a tight game in the third quarter as Gabriella Valdes scored seven of her game-high 14 points to lead Snows on a 13-0 run that gave them a 28-10 lead going into the fourth quarter. Amanda Ruiz and Katherine Doherty scored eight points each
The Under-7 boys were at the Big Apple tournament where they played two games, winning one and losing one. Blau Weiss beat the Girls Blue, 4-3, in the first with goals coming from Shane Dempsey, Sal Rasizzi, Nellie Bermejo, and Dylan Scintos. In the secon
The Auburndale Dragons started off their campaign with a rather one-sided thrashing of the Merrick Pride. It took both teams a few minutes to adjust to their new surroundings, but once the Dragons found their feet, the goals soon followed.
After a
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation reserved a $500,000 matching grant for the Prospect Cemetery last week. The grant, which will come from the State Environmental Protection Fund, will pay for much- needed improvement
By sharing and critiquing their work, member playwrights help each other to improve their scenes and skills. “Out of this cooperative effort - and members’ own hard work,” said Newman, “some noteworthy credits have been garnered by
Events
People, Places & Events - Lecture with Marilyn Kaufman.
When: Jan. 11 and 25, 10:15 a.m.
Where: Queens Community House, 108-25 62 Dr., Forest Hills
Contact: 718-592-5757 or www.queenscommunityhouse.org
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Annual MLK Jr and Black History Month Exhibit and Celebration - Hosted by the York College/Community Commemorative Quilt Committee.
When: Jan. 13, 1:30 p.m.
Where: York College Performing Arts Center, 94-45 Guy R. Brewer Blvd.,
Galleries & Exhibits
Noguchi Museum Renovations - The Noguchi Museum will be closed in order to prepare for the second phase of its renovation project, which is intended to insure the ongoing stability of the Noguchi-designed building and sculp
Stages of Love, a Musical Revue - Christ the King Regional HS Musical Theatre presents.
When: Jan. 11 and 12, 8 p.m.
Where: Christ the King Regional High School, 68-02 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village
Cost: $10; Seniors and Students:
Classes
Afrikan Poetry Theatre Inc.
176-03 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica
718-523-3312
¥ East African Warrior Dance Class "Mahujaa Wetu" (Our Warrior) - A choreographed dance class experience. With instructor Eric Fungo. Lasts for
Books
Edna O’Brien - One of Ireland’s greatest living writers, O’Brien is the author of the collective stories "A Fanatic Heart," as well as “The Country Girls Trilogy,” “Night,” “Wild Decembers,̶
Authorities said the burglary happened between 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Friday afternoon, when the thief broke into a home on the 57th Avenue block of 224th Street. Police said the burglar entered the home by forcing in a rear window before stealing jewelr
The blaze began shortly after 6 p.m. at 160-13 108th Ave., a FDNY spokesman said. The fire was put under control around 7:30 p.m. None of the residents in the 2--story dwelling were hurt, according to the FDNY. The cause was under investigation.
Authorities said the items were stolen out of the vehicle on the 195th Street block of 58th Avenue. Police said following the theft that the person used the victim’s credit card on two separate occasions.
No arrests had been made and the in
Authorities said officers responded to a 911 call of a man shot and found 18-year-old Neville Ward behind 1530 Hassock St. with a gunshot wound to the head. Police said Ward, of 1540 Hassock St., was unresponsive and was transported to Jamaica Hospital,
According to authorities, the 20- and 21-year-old girls were allegedly observed stealing merchandize from a store at 34-16 Astoria Blvd. Police said that when they were approached by security, the girls pushed the guard with a baby carriage and struck him
Authorities said the pair, ages 15 and 25, approached a woman at 31st Street and 36th Avenue, showed the victim a gun and forcibly removed her purse before fleeing.
Police said the two were apprehended at 29-11 Dorothy Place on Jan. 2 and charged
Authorities said that on Dec. 28, the two men, ages 49 and 54, were involved in a car accident near the corner of 42nd Street and 30th Avenue. Following the accident, police said they arrested the men on assault and harassment charges after they allegedly
Authorities said the men, 44, 40, 39 and 40, were found to be in possession of fake Nike sneakers. Police did not say if the men were selling the sneakers.
Authorities said the man parked his car in front of the officer’s vehicle on Dec. 28 and refused to moved. When he was apprehended, police said the man punched and kicked the officer.
By Ivan Pereira and Jeremy Walsh
By Lorna Montalvo
By the time it is open to Bronxites, the 222-acre Ferry Point Golf Course would have taken over a decade to complete and have struggled through serious financial over runs.
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By Jeni Asaba
Got a craving for something exotic? Ox tail, Fried Snapper and Bungie Duck are coming up.
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By Gina Stallone
The Lady Knights of John F. Kennedy High School showed they mean business this year when they beat the Midwood Hornets, 42-32, at York College on January 6 during the PSAL Mid-Winter Basketball Classic.
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By Jennifer Procario
Despite an outpouring of support from his students, colleagues, parents and community, beloved Lehman High School principal Robert Leder has signed papers for his retirement as the Department of Education remains unconvinced of his innocence in a recent overtime-pay scandal.
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By Jeni Asaba
As millions of people crammed close together in Times Square to join in celebration of a new year, a much smaller crowd shared an intimate celebration of new life at Lincoln Hospital.
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By Lorna Montalvo
The Bronx started off its new year with the addition of its fifth Business Improvement District at Southern Boulevard.
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But the second half would be an entirely different story, as South Bronx
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By Jennifer Procario
The holiday season may have ended but the good cheer brought by community members of the 49th Precinct will ring much longer, local cops say.
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By Jon Minners
A look of sadness overcame the Lady Jaguars despite winning an away game against Columbus, 51-46, on Thursday, January 3.
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CH LIBRARY OFFERS COMPUTER CLASSES
The Castle Hill Library, 947 Castle Hill Avenue, will hold hands-on computer classes on Mondays from 10 a.m. to noon. Pre-registration is required. Class size is limited to eight. Call (718) 824-3838 to register.
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By Charles Erickson
Tito Santiago leaned over the checkout counter on a recent Saturday afternoon and stared out at East Tremont Avenue, visible through the front windows at the other end of his narrow store, the Castle Hill Bike Shop.
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By Jeni Asaba
A Home Depot construction project has left one neighbor feeling a bit shaken.
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By Jennifer Procario
Months after initial news of a Daytop Village facility expansion on Halperin Avenue broke, work at the site has remained at a standstill.
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By Jennifer Procario
After recent inclement weather, Morris Park Avenue merchants stretching from White Plains Road to Fillmore Street were in for a wet commute to work as three sewers and manholes overflowed, froze and caused quite a chill for one business owner in particular.
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By Lorna Montalvo
A bustling part of the Pelham Bay commercial shopping district was brought to a standstill on Thursday, January 3, just after midday, by a 3-alarm fire in a two-story commercial property.
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By Jennifer Procario
Local firefighters rushed to the scene of an Allerton six-story apartment building last week after a fire broke out in a fourth floor apartment and left three people injured.
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By Jennifer Procario
Members of the 49th Precinct were touched by the generous donations received for their annual food drive this year, which tallied up record-breaking numbers.
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By Lorna Montalvo
Several teachers at a school in Longwood have been left with what they say are debilitating health concerns after a mystery gas infiltrated the school this past fall.
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There were 17 Bronx and Westchester schools invited to the 14th Annual Cardinal Hayes Track and Field Invitational on Saturday, January 5, at the Lombardi Center at Fordham University, but when the dust settled, it was Fordham Prep that came out on top in
Fordham Prep would go on to win both the varsity and freshman divisions at the annual track meet.
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By Jeni Asaba
A lack of specifics in a proposal, which would change Zulette Avenue, between Jarvis and Hobart avenues, from a 2-way to a 1-way street, going north toward Waterbury Estates, has left residents with a lot of questions and concerns.
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CLARO wil be open on Fridays from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. For more information or for attorneys interested in joining, contact Mark Weliky at 718-291-4500.
By Marc Raimondi
Jane Walsh is a dead-eye shooter. But usually her long-range marksmanship is isolated to practice and practice alone.
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From the letter, I get it that Councilman Avella really doesn’t remember the incident in 2002 as it really happened.
Councilman Avella uses the expression "blackout" as if it was like other sporting events that were blacked out intentionally
The House resolution passed on Dec. 10, 2007 with 372 voting “Yes” and nine voting “No.” U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Bayside) from the 5th Congressional District of New York is one of the nine Democrats who voted against the Resolut
The lockdown crisis tested the wisdom and judgment of everyone concerned, especially the professional staffs of the schools. Did they show prudence, sensitivity and organizational skill? The answer is a resounding “yes!” This emergency proved
As the article explained, some of the residents of 194th Street have had multiple floods in their finished basements as a result of the resurfacing of 194th Street by the Department of Transportation.
In spite of our petition and the multiple effo
To begin with the other day I was in the Scobee Grill in Little Neck and had hoped to have a quiet breakfast, but that was not meant to be because there was a woman in back of me who was talking loudly and laughing while she was on her cell phone. I felt
It has become popular to accuse any candidate who is not in favor of deporting every illegal immigrant of promoting “amnesty.” But Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials would be the first to acknowledge that such a sweep is nearly impo
The pastor says it is unclear whether the parish will find the money to rebuild the church, which first opened its doors in 1874.
Like many houses of worship, St. Paul’s has served the surrounding community. Sadly, the historic stained glass
According to the police, Smalls pulled a Beretta .380 semiautomatic from his waistband. The undercover officers say the gun was cocked and loaded with one bullet in the chamber and five in the clip.
He becomes one more reason why the public should
According to the report, there were 1,338 foreclosure filings in Queens in November alone. “While the state, city and federal governments all have taken steps to address the foreclosure crisis in New York City,” said Padavan, “more must
In the first, 11-year-old Tyshaun Falconer opened the door to his Springfield Gardens home and was shot point blank by a young man in a hooded sweatshirt. Police say the assailant was looking for Tyshaun’s 16-year-old brother. They believe that the
WHO:Eastern Queens & Long Island Networking Group
WHEN:Jan. 10, 6 p.m.
WHERE:Ronald McDonald house of Long Island. 267-07 76 Ave., New Hyde Park
CONTACT:Gayle Naftaly, 516-992-3494
10-Week Business Development Workshop<
“All too often we are bombarded with negative accounts of young people,” Monserrate said. “The establishing of a scholarship fund for the five of them is the next step in our community demonstrating its true appreciation for their heroic
By Nathan Duke
Astoria’s Sam Hadi used to be frustrated that he could not find a neighborhood coffee shop where he could read or work on his computer in a quiet, relaxing atmosphere until, three months ago, he opened his own.
In late S
The suspect, who was caught on bank camera surveillance, robbed three banks for undisclosed amounts of cash in a two-week period close to the holiday season, police said.
The first robbery occurred around 3 p.m. on Dec. 18 in a Sovereign Bank at 24