Nearly 2 1⁄2 years after a young Flushing man gave his life serving his adopted country, the city has responded with a permanent memorial. Comment.

A Queens−based band with members from Bayside, Flushing and Middle Village took the top prize last month at an MTV awards show that honored the best college bands without a record deal from across the country, the band’s bass player said. Comment.

Elected officials and residents of Latimer Gardens in Flushing are scrambling to find funding to keep a second community center in the area from closing in a six−month period. Comment.

Community Board 8 members unanimously threw their support at the board’s Dec. 10 meeting behind a resolution against the city’s plan to cut its senior meal program and revamp the way it runs its senior centers. Comment.

The October 2008 issue of the Holliswood Civic newsletter had an article by one resident about how he saw a city Sanitation Department inspector’s car with two occupants cruising the streets of Holliswood and issuing citations. This writer saw summonses issued for a pizza box placed between two garbage cans and the use of supermarket plastic bags as garbage bags. Comment.

State Assemblywoman−elect Grace Meng urged residents in Flushing to join a state program that helps pay heating bills during the winter months, noting that the country’s financial crisis makes any aid worth taking. Comment.

U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D−Forest Hills) has called on city officials to inspect the safety of elevators at Pomonok Housing in Flushing, the third largest of the 2,636 developments run by the city Housing Authority. Comment.