By Marc Raimondi
Holy Cross may be playing nationally ranked Archbishop Mitty (Ca.) on national television in Springfield, Mass., on Monday night. But Friday, the Knights got all they could handle from CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens rival Archbishop Molloy.
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By Marc Raimondi
Mike Eisenberg calls Julianne Torres his most aggressive player - and for a freshman, that's a rare trait. The 5-foot-5 guard certainly proved her coach right against Grand Street Campus on Friday afternoon.
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By Ivan Pereira
As it was trying to break to the loud sound of sirens, the mail truck traveling westbound on North Conduit Avenue slammed into the FDNY truck as it raced northbound on 225th Street to a fire, according to police and eyewitnesses. The postal truck, which had the green light, according to police, hit the rear of the firetruck and sent it spinning it into the backyard of a nearby house.
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By Ivan Pereira
Mikhail Mallayev, 50, of Georgia, pled not guilty to charges of second-degree murder in the killing of Daniel Malakov. Malakov was shot twice in the chest by an unidentified gunman Oct. 28 as he took his daughter, Michelle, to Annadale Playground on Yellowstone Boulevard and 64th Road to visit his ex-wife, Dr. Mazoltuv Borukhova.
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Jason Sutton was the high scorer with assists from Michael Murphy. Bobby Fox set the pace with great defense along with Stefan Baptista. Nicholas Aguilar and Nicholas Malave has been consistent with rebounds and putbacks. Each player has been instrumental
McClancy (5-4-1 CHSHL Class B) raced to a 3-0 first-period lead on a goal by Alex Evangelista, assisted by Brandon Ferguson at 7:03 and a pair of unassisted power play goals by Mulroy in a 53-second span late in the period.
Set up by Tommy Bridges
Gottschee’s “youngsters”, the Under-7 boys’ team, fell to Pueblito’s U8s by a score of 5-1. Sal Rasizzi scored the lone goal to avoid the shutout.
In the Big Apple League, the U-8 boys’ team played three games an
Jean-Baptiste, a 6-foot-3 sophomore on the Brooklyn College men’s basketball team, was named CUNYAC player of the week after averaging 23.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.3 steals and two assists per game during a 2-1 week. He shot 57.8 from the field, bur
Danielle Magnozzi tore through the middle of Oceanside defense to score the opener after only four minutes and three minutes later, Gina Giraldi made a nice run before unleashing a shot to make it 2-0.
After a loose clearance from the Dragons, a He
The Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Certification Workshop will be held at York College’s Science Building, located at 94-50 159th St., on Feb. 7 and Feb. 21 between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. on both days. The workshop will help teach small-bus
A 17-year-old girl was sexually assaulted as she was walking along 109th Avenue near 156th Street around 10:30 p.m. Saturday, New York 1 reported. Police said the unidentified girl was approached by a man wearing a gray hoodie armed with a knife who forc
The senator, along with state Assemblymen William Scarborough (D- St. Albans) and Rory Lancman (Fresh Meadows) and City Councilmen Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) and James Gennaro (D-Fresh Meadows), is holding her second annual coat drive for homeless and lo
Mercedes Padilla, an agency spokeswoman, said the truck company had the proper permits to carry asbestos. She also said the DEP supervised the cleanup at the site, which was carried out by a contractor, New York Insulation.
The large truck turned o
Police identified the suspects as Jelani Blackwood, 28, and Hakeem Sultan, 19. Blackwood was described as 6-foot-1, 235 pounds, with braided hair and a tattoo on the left side of his neck. Sultan was described as 5 feet 8 inches, 150 pounds, with short br
Officers arrived at 258-27 147 Ave. around 12:45 a.m. to respond to a call of shots fired, police said. Officers found the unidentified victim dead with gunshot wounds to his neck and leg, according to police. No arrests were made and the investigation wa
In one case, a man physically removed the victim’s phone and fled in a black Nissan on 223rd Street. In another case, three perpetrators pulled up to a bus stop, removed the victim’s cell phone from his hand, and fled in a black Nissan near Co
The suspect entered the Chase Bank located at 138-02 Queens Blvd. on Tuesday, Dec. 18, at approximately 9:57 a.m., and demanded money from the teller, police said. The teller refused and the suspect fled.
Police described the suspect as a black mal
Speaking about the foreclosure and subprime lending crisis, Spitzer suggested that the federal government should do more to prevent residents from losing their homes.
"New York alone cannot solve a problem of this scale Ð one created by unscru
In a long career with major American corporations and the state of New York, Jawin specialized in marketing and training.
He earned two Bronze Stars for valor in battle during the Normandy campaign.
Born in New Britain, Conn., Jawin grad
Parents and elected officials have been fighting the placement of 23 antennas that have been atop the roof at St. Mel’s since the school signed a contract with Sprint-Nextel and T-Mobile in 2000. The school’s pastor, Rev. Christopher Turczany
Sgt. Zachary W. McBride, 20, of Bend, Ore., was one of six soldiers who died in combat when a makeshift bomb exploded near them Jan. 9 in Sinsil, Iraq, the Defense Department said.
McBride was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regim
Precision Gear, Inc., which manufactures gears and other aircraft parts, was approved for about $3.8 million in bond financing, the IDA said.
Those funds are to be used to renovate Precision Gear’s headquarters and to buy new machinery and eq
Volunteers may be asked to lead discussions with visitors at exhibit sites and lead arts and crafts activities. They will be required to participate in several weeks of training, with a commitment to work one weekday each week or one day every other weeke
Last month the hospital announced a new chief of surgery and the addition of new equipment after being put up for sale in December 2005 as the bankrupt St. Vincent’s system sought to eliminate $1.1 billion in debt.
In June 2006, a bankruptcy
Participants can schedule a recording session at StoryCorps booth located at Grand Central Terminal. Organizations can also schedule a visit from the StoryCorps MobileBooth. Door-to-door facilitators can record up to eight 40-minute interviews a day. For
To become a volunteer, applicants must be at least 21 years of age, provide three references, complete a free training program, and be willing to serve as a volunteer for a certain number of hours per week. For more information, contact 212-962-2720 or e-
CLARO will 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.
The four providers are Dr. Victoria Bellot, a nephrology specialist with an office at 69-02 Austin St., in Forest Hills, Community Medical Care, PC, 195-04 Hillside Ave., Hollis, Dr. F. Santi DiFranco, a specialist in internal medicine whose office is loc
WHO:Hollis Hills Jewish Center and BB Star Productions
WHEN:Jan. 19, 8 p.m.
WHERE:Hollis Hills Jewish Center, 210-10 Union Tpke., Flushing
COST:$40
CONTACT:718-776-3500
EXTRA:If mailed, checks must be made payable
By Howard Koplowitz
Sue Sendek says the pottery studio in Kew Gardens that she bought seven years ago filled a void in her life.
She first took beginner’s classes 22 years ago at The Potter’s Wheel at 120-33 83rd Ave. She eventua
By Lorna Montalvo
Students at P.S. 112 - The Bronxwood School - just got a whole lot cooler after a $500,000 allocation courtesy of Councilman Larry Seabrook.
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By Lorna Montalvo
Library staff, customers and local residents have had enough after a five-year struggle with crowds of unsupervised children who have been causing trouble in and around the Pelham Bay Library.
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By Jon Minners
With 11.5 seconds left in a January 8 game at Monroe, Lehman picked up a 68-66 lead off of two successful Mohammed Ali free throws, but the Eagles were not about to let the game slip away.
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By Jon Minners
Police are turning to the public for help in nabbing a bank robbery suspect.
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By Lorna Montalvo
On the last day of operation for the Lucille Murray Child Development Center, parents, staff and community officials held an all-day vigil on Friday, January 11, to protest a move they see as unnecessary and damaging to over 200 young children and their families.
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By Lorna Montalvo
After a slew of off-campus robberies, Fordham University students have contacted the familiar red beret crime patrolling Guardian Angels, not just for peace of mind but for an education on how to protect themselves from future crimes.
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By Jon Minners
Police are looking for two suspects wanted in a violent attack of an unidentified man earlier this month in the 41st Precinct.
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By Jon Minners
It was all on the line for Elsie Ndema.
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By Jennifer Procario
Dozens of Pelham Parkway residents have joined together in an attempt to stop a medical facility from rising in their backyards, literally.
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By Lorna Montalvo
A Castle Hill landlord who attempted to bribe an undercover Department of Investigations official posing as a City Housing Preservation and Development code enforcement inspector now faces seven years behind bars.
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By Jennifer Procario
After battling blood cancer for nearly three years, one University Heights teenager has teamed with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to help educate other kids about the disease and promote fundraising to aid research.
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The Kennedy Lady Knights experienced the feeling of playing on the historic basketball court at Madison Square Garden in 2007 and now it looks like Kennedy, and other Bronx schools will have a chance to achieve that dream in 2008.
Despite a highly publicized brawl that took place during last year
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By Lorna Montalvo
The third time may be a charm for the development of a 5.4-acre site on Fordham Street on City Island.
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By Jon Minners
Despite a band, cheerleaders, a step team and a raucous crowd at Columbus High School on January 9, South Bronx was able to come back from an 11-point deficit in the 3rd quarter to pick up an 86-81 thrilling overtime victory and remain tied with Gompers (9-2) atop the Bronx A East Division.
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METRO NORTH IMPROVES FLOW AT SPUYTEN DUYVIL
MTA Metro-North Railroad and the New York City Department of Transportation have designed improvements at the Spuyten Duyvil Station to allow more space for bus queues and to improve the general traffic flow on Edsall Avenue.
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By Jon Minners
The card for Punchin at the Paradise 8 on January 31, at the Paradise Theater is starting to take shape and according to Star Boxing promoter Joe DeGuardia, Bronx fight fans are in for a real treat to kick off a New Year of fights in the borough.
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By Jeni Asaba
Managing partner of The New Cue Lounge, Joe Parzanese, vowed to use his establishment at 1107 Gun Hill Road as a venue for change. Now, after two years of extensive renovation he is.
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By Lorna Montalvo
As the finishing touches of the Home Depot at Brush Avenue and Bruckner Boulevard are being applied, nearby homeowners are preparing themselves for what they expect to be a surge in traffic.
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By Jeni Asaba
In 1951, the average home cost $16,000, gas was $.20, the New York Yankees beat the New York Giants in the World Series and doctors made house visits.
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When the greatest amateur boxers in New York battle it out on Friday, January 25, at 7 p.m., in hopes of winning a chance to box for a Golden Gloves championship in April at Madison Square Garden, they will be making history.
Archimedes Academy @ I.S. 174, at 456 White Plains Road, is the first New York City public school to host a Golden Gloves event in the event
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By Lorna Montalvo
There is a light at the end of the tunnel giving Bronxites a glimmer of hope, as it anticipates the completion of the 222-acre Ferry Point Golf Course.
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By Jennifer Procario
Soundview and Castle Hill teens will now have more technology at their fingertips thanks to Congressman Joseph Crowley.
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By Jennifer Procario
For the third consecutive year, the 45th Precinct has released the names and addresses of non-juveniles arrested for graffiti-related crimes over the last year.
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By Jeni Asaba
Concerned community members showed a clear division of support during a public hearing Monday night that discussed options for a proposal, which would change Zulette Avenue, between Jarvis and Hobart avenues, from a 2-way to a 1-way street, going north toward the newly constructed Waterbury Estates.
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WHO:Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce
WHEN:Jan. 17, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
WHERE:SideTracks Restaurant
CONTACT:luke@sunnysidechamber.org
Astoria/LIC Waterfront Parks Community Meeting
WHO:Astoria Waterfront Parks
WHEN
Events
People, Places & Events - Lecture with Marilyn Kaufman.
When: Jan. 25, 10:15 a.m.
Where: Queens Community House, 108-25 62 Dr., Forest Hills
Contact: 718-592-5757 or www.queenscommunityhouse.org
Saturday Dance
Events
Indoor Flea Market - One of the main attractions will be the "White Elephant" Tables.
When: Jan. 27, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: St. Nicholas of Tolentine, Tolentine Hall, 150-75 Goethals Ave., Jamaica
Cost: Free admission
By Dylan Butler and Marc Raimondi
John McGlynn, the second-year head coach of the Archbishop Molloy girls' basketball team, resigned Wednesday, the TimesLedger has learned. The players were informed yesterday and former head JV coach Dom Cecala will replace McGlynn starting at practice today, according to athletic director Mike McCleary.
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By Ivan Pereira
Issuing a special extradition warrant, Gov. Eliot Spitzer requested that Mikhail Mallayev return to Queens Criminal Court to face charges of second-degree murder in the October shooting of Dr. Daniel Malkov, a Dekalb County DA spokeswoman said. A Georgia judge approved the warrant during a special hearing at the DeKalb County Court House Monday morning.
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There are several issues of great importance in securing a healthy future for higher education in our state, all addressed by the governor’s Commission on Higher Education, on which I, as president of Queensborough Community College, a college of Th
The Iowa caucuses saw a 13 percent increase in youth turnout, which was up 4 percent from the 2004 caucus. Young people proved in Iowa that when targeted, we will turn out.
As president of the Queens County Young Democrats, I am urging all young pe
Our public school teachers are dedicated professionals who are glad to go the extra mile, often unpaid, for their students, but they balk at walking that extra mile, due to street parking restrictions, from their car to their classroom each day. They shou
Mayor Bloomberg should be commended for seeking relief in Midtown Manhattan from congestion and pollution and requiring a plan for relief. It may be one plan or a series of lesser incremental plans to produce a significant reduction in traffic and polluti
We write to you hoping that your office can assist us, the residents of Jamaica Estates, during this difficult period. Our lovely neighborhood is being threatened by St. John’s University’s construction of a 485-dormitory facility in the midst
Galleries & Exhibits
Texaco Road Map Conservation Project - The Texaco Road Map is the large-scale terrazzo art pavement commissioned for the New York State Pavilion. Designed by American architect Philip Johnson for the 1964 World’s Fair
Everyone is certainly entitled to their opinion.
The editorial, however, goes well beyond stating an opinion and both ignores and misrepresents the facts. The editorial states, "If the colorful characters that drive theses carriages through the par
Three people were wounded last week in Elmhurst, the victims of the gang violence that persists in New York despite an overall decline in violent crime. Two of the victims were allegedly gang members. The third was a 56-year-old woman who had the misfortu
The NYPD and the Queens district attorney’s office, among others, share in deserving credit for this success. Their partnership and aggressive action against crime has made a difference. Consider this: Last year there were 68 homicides in Queens - s
The reasons for this crisis are complex. In some cases, homeowners were suckered into refinancing at affordable rates, not realizing that at some point their payments might more than double.
While it may be argued that these people should have read
Gonzalo Policarpio writes that Ackerman is “a prototype of what an anti-Christian is and its potential threat to the security of approximately 225 million Christians in the United States. America was founded by Christians.”
His sentimen
Act Three: One Act - The 2008 Long Island City one-act festival: two programs of six plays featuring 10 playwrights, nine directors and a huge cast of 34 talented actors. Presented by the Secret Theatre and the Queens Players.
When: Jan. 16Ð20
The bill would reduce the environmental impact of plastic bags, which can take hundreds of years to break down in landfills, Vallone said. The bags do not biodegrade because micro-organisms cannot eat the polyethylene from which they are made, so they mer
Lavelle, who started on the job just after New Year’s Eve, praised the officers of the 115th for the precinct’s crime statistics in 2007, which declined overall by more than 10 percent.
"Thirteen years ago, nobody would have believed th
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
Auditions &
Rehearsals
Oratorio Society of Queens - Monday night rehearsals begin on January 14.
When: Mondays, 7:45 p.m.
Where: North Presbyterian Church, 25-33 154 St., Flushing
Contact: 718-460-0726 or visit www.
By Marc Raimondi
Argelix Gil and Ka Von McDonald didn't spend too much time on the hardwood this fall. They were too busy on the gridiron.
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By Philip Newman
"We plan to begin distribution of our report cards to the bus system sometime in the spring," said Transit Authority President Howard Roberts, who spoke at a City Council hearing Thursday.
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