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Whitestone Times
Wheels, tires stolen off of SUV in Bayside
BAYSIDE — Police were looking for the people who stole the wheels of a new SUV early Tuesday morning. Comment.
Whitestone Times
Man slapped child in Flushing: Brown
FLUSHING — A Queensboro Hill man was charged with child endangerment after allegedly slapping a child in front of a police officer, the Queens district attorney’s office said. Comment.
Whitestone Times
After escaping Nazis, Bayside man delivers on a promise
For more than 60 years, Bayside’s David Yager has striven to uphold a vow he made after being freed, at age 17, from a place of unimaginable horror. Comment.
Whitestone Times
College Pt. Blvd. prepares for extreme makeover
College Point Boulevard, a congested thoroughfare that has fallen into disrepair, is poised to get a major facelift that could make it the envy of Queens. Comment.
Whitestone Times
Fire closes down Throgs Neck Bridge
The fire that closed the Throgs Neck Bridge for hours Friday and ensnarled thousands of drivers in major traffic jams throughout the borough was caused by a construction worker’s blow torch, the Fire Department said Monday. Comment.
Whitestone Times
For Liu, politics is means to finding new pizza joints
For City Councilman John Liu (D-Flushing), politics may be his profession, but pizza is his passion. Comment.
Whitestone Times
Flushing Hospital nurses rally for raise
More than 400 nurses at Flushing Hospital are demanding pay raises they say they deserve after years of making concessions in previous contracts despite an increased workload. Comment.
Editorial
What a Disgrace
The state Senate standoff ended last week as shamefully as it began. The two senators who handed the state to the Republican minority have now returned to the fold, giving the Democrats the majority again. The Senate is back to work after 31 days, but at a great price. Comment.
Queens Village
Transgender woman attacked in SE Qns.
The transgender woman who was allegedly assaulted and harassed by two men on the streets of St. Albans last week may have been left humiliated and injured by her attackers, but that is not going to stop her from potentially taking the stand against them, according to her attorney. Comment.
Jackson Heights
Elmhurst shelter draws protests
Elmhurst residents took to the streets Saturday in an effort to keep the city from taking people off the streets and putting them in their neighborhood. Comment.
Jackson Heights
Crowley takes on health care
U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-Jackson Heights) had plenty of advice to take back with him to Washington, D.C., after he held a round table at Elmhurst Hospital Monday, during which a bevy of health officials and community leaders addressed everything from the cost of insuring employees for small businesses to undocumented immigrants in the health care system. Comment.
Jackson Heights
Boro to host soccer tourney
When 16 soccer teams take to the pitch in Flushing Meadows Corona Park later this month, they may not have the talent brought to the table at the World Cup, but that does not mean the world will be any less represented. Comment.
Fresh Meadows
St. John’s teams up with feds to offer vets tuition
Veterans back from Afghanistan and Iraq could soon be going to St. John’s University for free now that the school has joined a new federal program that aims to improve financial aid for members of the military and their families, St. John’s and federal officials said this week. Comment.
Fresh Meadows
Gennaro wants to make city green
A recent seven-hour hearing on a package of bills that would in part mandate large buildings to undergo energy upgrades and audits has inspired City Councilman James Gennaro (D-Fresh Meadows) to tweak the legislation he said would create numerous green jobs and provide city residents with energy savings. Comment.
Fresh Meadows
Community House names new director
After serving as the executive director of Queens Community House for more than three decades, Oliver Lewis Harris has retired and relinquished his leadership position to former Associate Director Irma Rodriguez, leaving behind him an organization very different than the one he helped develop in the late 1970s. Comment.
Fresh Meadows
The Civic Scene: Jamaica High School receives landmark status from city
Jamaica High School, with its tower reaching upwards and manicured grounds, has been landmarked by the city Landmarks Preservation Commission. On June 17, a ceremony was held in the school auditorium. Students and staff attended the event, including a number of officials and graduates. Comment.
Forest Hills Ledger
Kew Gardens Vantage tenants still angry despite elevator fix
Residents of a Kew Gardens building owned by Vantage Properties said they were relieved in part when their landlord fixed one of the building’s two elevators after it broke last week. Comment.
Forest Hills Ledger
Weiner gives $237K to Ridgewood Y project
There will be a hot time at the old courthouse come September when the Ridgewood YMCA unveils a massive renovation of its building, but in the meantime, workers continue to hammer away inside the structure’s gutted interior. Comment.
Forest Hills Ledger
Council OKs Cord Meyer rezone
The City Council has approved the Cord Meyer rezoning plan for Forest Hills, a move some say will help to curb overdevelopment. But a lawyer representing Bukharian homeowners said the blueprint marks an assault on new immigrants. Comment.
Astoria Times
I’m a stranded customer, burglar said: Brown
WOODSIDE — A Woodside man allegedly burglarized a store and tried to pass himself off as a customer locked in overnight when an employee walked in on him, the Queens district attorney’s office said. Comment.
Astoria Times
Man busted after cop spots him on roof: DA
JACKSON HEIGHTS — A Corona man was arrested Friday after being spotted breaking into a store, the Queens district attorney’s office said. Comment.
Astoria Times
California man guilty of vandalizing Citi Field
FLUSHING — A California man was arrested July 9 at Citi Field after he was caught vandalizing a foul pole, the Queens district attorney’s office said. Gregory Gaines, 50, was charged with making graffiti and possessing a graffiti instrument after a security guard caught him writing “Jack 7/9/2009” on the pole with a permanent marker. Comment.
Astoria Times
Man shot fireworks at 108th Precinct cop: DA
SUNNYSIDE — A Sunnyside man was arrested by police in the 108th Precinct after he allegedly fired a Roman candle at a police officer intent on citing him for illegal fireworks, the Queens district attorney’s office said. Comment.
Letters
Universal health care system is birthright for all Americans
It is a birthright for Americans to have quality health care regardless of their status in society and circumstance of life. Anyone opposed to that should hang their heads in shame and not attend a house of worship where principles of human dignity are celebrated. Comment.
Letters
Carrozza has violated trust of voters
State Assemblywoman Ann Margaret Carrozza (D-Bayside) was elected to represent Queens, but is living on Long Island. This is an apparent violation of state law, which requires elected officials to reside in the districts they represent. The mortgage papers she signed on her house in June 2008 state she is using the property as her principal residence. Comment.
Letters
Fare increase unfair to commuters
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has increased fares on subways and city buses to $2.25, citing its ever-increasing deficit. Was it not too long ago the MTA had a huge budget surplusi What happened to all that moneyi Did it suddenly disappeari Comment.
Letters
Community boards show partiality by attending political fund-raisers
Shown in the Focus on Queens page in the July 2 edition of the Flushing Times was the fund-raising dinner for a City Council candidate. Comment.
Letters
Carrozza’s story about her house on Long Island hard to swallow
Now we know state Assemblywoman Ann Margaret Carrozza (D-Bayside) does not live in Bayside. She represents our community from her residence in Glen Head, L.I. that is, when she goes to Albany. Comment.
Editorial
A Question of Balance
It will take the wisdom of Solomon to resolve the dispute that has emerged between the Sikh community and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The Sikh Coalition has filed a lawsuit demanding the MTA abandon a seldom-enforced policy that requires Sikh men working for the MTA to put the MTA logo on their turbans. Comment.
Astoria Times
Dishing with Dee: Padavan lets loose on Albany Senate debacle at luau
There were two great parties Saturday night. The first was for Kristen Karoff, who graduated from Adelphi University cum laude with a bachelor’s in business administration by majoring in management and minoring in mathematics. Congratulations, Kristen, on a job well done, as you must have put a tremendous amount of time and energy into your education. Your parents, Carolyn and Bernie, also deserve a lot of credit for both supporting you and being there for you. More young people should be lucky enough to have such great parents. We now expect big things from you. Comment.
Astoria Times
I Sit and Look Out: City green group still at the forefront of caring for trees
Readers who were around in the 1970s will recall the city’s finances were in such bad shape the state in effect took over the city and pulled it out of near-bankruptcy. Comment.
Astoria Times
Political Action: Ognibene cites experience in bid to return to Council
The 30th City Council District in western Queens promises to be a competitive race this year, with incumbent Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village) being challenged by former Councilman Thomas Ognibene. The recent political history of this district is unusual, since there have been two special elections for the seat during the past year. Crowley won the last election in November. Comment.
Astoria Times
QueensLine: Civil rights activist Goodman studied at Queens College
On June 24, 1964, newspapers reported on the disappearance of Queens College junior Andrew Goodman. Young people gathered on the college campus. Comment.
Astoria Times
Berger’s Burg: Hate and prejudice plagued the early days of baseball
Sport is one area where no participant is worried about another’s race, religion or wealth: and where the only concern is “Have you come to playi” — Henry Roxborough Comment.
Astoria Times
How’s Business? Avoid home work scams
With our economy still in disarray, more people are telling me they are considering work-from-home opportunities for two reasons. First, job security has become an issue and is on Queens residents’ minds. Second, with the Internet, work-from-home ventures can be a beacon of light for people getting laid off. Unfortunately, with home careers rising, there are lots of scams to watch for. Comment.
Astoria Times
Baysiders get kick out of school
Northeast Queens denizens who patronize Bayside resident Marcos Lagos’ new business had better come looking for a fight. Comment.
Astoria Times
Liu says comptroller race not about data
City Councilman John Liu (D-Flushing) says he is out to prove the office of city comptroller is more than data and numbers — it is about the people they affect. Comment.
Ackerman seeks $500,000 for Rockaway wind study
A collaboration between Con Edison and the Long Island Power Authority to discuss the feasibility of constructing a wind farm off the coast of the Rockaways may soon have a large infusion of cash blowing its way, thanks to U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Bayside). Comment.
Astoria Times
LIRR-Citi Field adds trains for Paul McCartney shows
The Long Island Rail Road will provide extra trains to Citi Field in Queens for Paul McCartney’s three concert performances July 17, 18 and 21. Comment.
Astoria Times
Paterson’s MTA pick hails from Rockaways
Jay Walder, who grew up in the Rockaways and has already had what some transit advocates call a distinguished transit career in New York and London, has been appointed head of the MTA. Comment.
Astoria Times
Gioia, White earn perfect environmental marks
The New York League of Conservation Voters issued its annual environmental scorecard last week and handed out top scores to City Councilmen Eric Gioia (D-Sunnyside) and Thomas White (D-South Ozone Park), both of whom received 100, while giving the least favorable marks to Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Rockaway Beach) at 17 and Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Maspeth) at 22. Comment.
Astoria Times
Longtime bachelor Weiner proposes to Clinton aide
U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Forest Hills) is one step closer to giving up his bachelorhood. Comment.
Astoria Times
Astoria woman, 23, slain in bed
The family of a 23-year-old Astoria woman found dead in her apartment last weekend encircled the victim’s wailing mother Monday afternoon as the body was removed from the apartment that the two women shared for many years on 30th Avenue. Comment.
Astoria Times
Unemployment worst for NYC blacks: Thompson
The rise in unemployment among African Americans in the city has outpaced by more than four times the jobless rate among white and Hispanic residents, a new report issued by city Comptroller William Thompson’s office found. Comment.
Astoria Times
JFK opens hydrogen fuel station
John F. Kennedy International Airport is getting major additions that will benefit New Yorkers who want to travel in green style and for passengers who are looking for a good meal before they head to the skies. Comment.
Astoria Times
Avella to protest ahead of vote on Corp. Park move
City Councilman Tony Avella (D-Bayside) said he will once again rally College Point, Whitestone and Mitchell-Linden residents later this month to protest the city’s plans for the College Point Corporate Park, which include moving five Willets Point businesses to the area. Comment.
Astoria Times
Jamaica Hospital mum after Seminerio plea
As former state Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio awaits sentencing in October after setting up a fake consulting company that took in nearly $1 million in corrupt payments, it remains unclear whether an investigation into Jamaica Hospital, which paid him $400,000, is underway. Comment.
Astoria Times
SUNY should release $115M to suffering schools: Stavisky
State Sen. Toby Stavisky (D-Whitestone) demanded more than $100 million in emergency funding be released for state colleges and universities this week, with public schools suffering budget cuts during a weakened economy. Comment.
Astoria Times
Woodside’s graffiti girl gets 6 months
The Woodside woman who spray-painted her tag on subway cars throughout Queens was sentenced last week to six months in jail, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said. Comment.
Astoria Times
Vallone praises bill about easy graffiti cleaning
Mayor Michael Bloomberg came to Queens last week to announce legislation that would make it easier for the city to remove graffiti in neighborhoods and to praise the addition of several new trucks to existing graffiti clean-up fleets. Comment.
Astoria Times
Whirlwind of divinity sweeps through Flushing
For a brief series of moments on Monday, a small slice of Queens was bathed in Hindu ritual and pageantry courtesy of a frenetic collection of sights, sounds and an elephant named Minnie. Comment.
Astoria Times
Reunited Dems talk change
As the state Senate shakily returned to business last week after a month of accusations and stalemates, the Queens senator who helped incite the chaos June 8 defended his actions. Comment.
Astoria Times
Lynne Serpe is Green choice
Astoria’s Lynne Serpe said she will focus on environmental issues in her bid for City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr.’s (D-Astoria) seat this fall as a Green Party candidate, but will also give equal weight to a proposed rezoning of the community, the economy and expanded library service. Comment.
Whitestone Times
Jewelry, camera stolen from Bayside home
BAYSIDE — Police were looking for a suspect who broke into a home Friday. Comment.
Whitestone Times
Police search for minivan stolen from parking lot
BAYSIDE — A minivan was stolen from a parking lot Sunday around 12:30 p.m., police said. Comment.
Whitestone Times
Woman victim of sexual assault, robbery: Police
FRESH MEADOWS — Investigators were looking for a man who they claim sexually assaulted and robbed a woman Friday night. Comment.
Whitestone Times
Alley Pond golf course becomes scene of fight
DOUGLASTON — A man and woman were arrested Friday after they got into a heated argument during a golf game, police said. Comment.
Whitestone Times
Tolls on the Throgs Neck, Whitestone bridges to rise
Tolls will go up at 3 a.m. Sunday for nine bridges and tunnels operated by the MTA. Comment.
Whitestone Times
MTA turban logo requirement discriminatory: Sikh workers
Turban-wearing Sikh employees of the MTA are calling on the agency to reverse its policy requiring them to brand their turbans with the MTA logo. Comment.
Whitestone Times
Hollis corner renamed Run-D.M.C. JMJ Way
After earning major accolades among the music world’s finest, Run-D.M.C. will be memorialized on the Hollis streets where they got their start. Comment.
Whitestone Times
7 Queens students to attend prestigious military schools
Seven northeast Queens high school students were recently accepted to attend two of the nation’s most prestigious military academies after being nominated by U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Bayside). Comment.
Whitestone Times
Jamaica Funk slims down acts to reach bigger audience
When the Greater Jamaica Development Corp. began planning this year’s Jamaica Funk concert series, its organizers decided to put quality over quantity. Comment.
Whitestone Times
Liu dismisses Yassky’s claim he has slowed down bike bill
City Councilman John Liu (D-Flushing) flatly rejected claims by Councilman David Yassky, a Democratic opponent running for comptroller, that he has held up a bill sponsored by the Brooklyn councilman to stymie political gain. Comment.
Whitestone Times
Carrozza moves back to Bayside during tax flap
The Queens County Republican Party has called for an investigation of state Assemblywoman Ann-Margaret Carrozza (D-Bayside) after she admitted in late June that she had been living out of the district since March. But the assemblywoman said Tuesday that she had moved back to Bayside last week. Comment.
Whitestone Times
Boro dad, son rescue man in Jamaica Bay
Even though they jumped at a moment’s notice to save the life of an adrift fisherman Sunday off Jamaica Bay, Briarwood resident Cesar Menesees and his son Alex said they do not consider themselves heroes. Comment.
Whitestone Times
District funds jump 25% under Crowley
Freshman City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village) brought home the bacon for the 2010 fiscal year, garnering $533,321 for organizations in her district. Comment.
Whitestone Times
Leroy to run for City Council
When Mireille Leroy looks out her campaign office window on Sutphin Boulevard, she does not like what she sees. Comment.
Whitestone Times
Five from Queens charged in vendor cart scheme: DOI
Five Queens residents are facing felony charges after the city Department of Investigation uncovered some allegedly shady dealings in the food vendor industry. Comment.
Whitestone Times
Kew Gardens apartment residents claim landlord abuse
Residents living in a Kew Gardens apartment building owned by Vantage Properties are railing against their landlord, accusing the company of taking too long to fix an elevator on which many disabled and elderly individuals and parents rely, being generally unresponsive to concerns and attempting to harass and evict rent-stabilized tenants. Comment.
Whitestone Times
Jewish music fest celebrates 20 years
The 20th annual “Jewish Music Under the Stars” concert series in Cunningham Park will give residents a much-needed break from the financial woes that have plagued borough families, Queens Jewish Community Council Executive Director Cynthia Zalisky said. Comment.
Whitestone Times
NYHQ centers open for bones and hearts
New York Hospital Queens officially unveiled a new orthopedics center in Fresh Meadows last week, a move it said will provide space at the main hospital and boost outpatient rehabilitation services. Comment.
Whitestone Times
July 4 weekend hit-and-runs claim lives of two men in Queens
Police were still searching for suspects in two separate hit-and-run incidents that took the lives of two Queens men during the July 4 holiday weekend. Comment.
Whitestone Times
Salvation Army needs X-mas generosity now
If you see bell ringers next to Salvation Army kettles on Queens streets next week, do not be fooled. Christmas is not for another five months, but the nonprofit is asking people for some early holiday generosity in hard times. Comment.
Whitestone Times
Muss seeks city variance for Flushing’s Sky View
Some confusion over whether federal authorities had approved the Sky View Parc’s 14-story residential towers near LaGuardia International Airport was cleared up this week and Muss Development said it was moving ahead with plans to open the first of the buildings this fall. Comment.
Editorial
Carrozza’s ‘Good Intentions’
Caught red-handed living outside her district, state Assemblywoman Ann Margaret Carrozza did not even flinch. Although state legislators are required to live in the district they represent, she said legislators are not breaking the rules as long as they intend to move back into their district. Comment.
Editorial
Bozo of the Week
It was a desire for a Coca-Cola that thrust state Sen. Frank Padavan into the center ring of the Albany circus. He says he was only passing through the Senate chambers to the soda machine when he accidently gave the Senate Democrats the body they needed to begin voting on 125 bills. The beleaguered governor was ecstatic. Comment.
Richmond Hill
South Queens Speaks: Boro nonprofit for handicapped experiencing growth
Every Saturday is softball season for the Achievers of America, a program for the handicapped and challenged of all ages founded 10 years ago by Queens resident Steve Biondo. Comment.
Queens Village
Qns. Village vet found dead
An 84-year-old retired U.S. Army veteran was found dead early Monday in his Queens Village home, police and neighbors said. Comment.
Queens Village
Cambria Hts. questions shooting
The Cambria Heights community has raised many questions about an early morning standoff last week between law enforcement officials from various agencies and a fugitive who was shot during the confrontation. Comment.
Avella at odds with CB 7
A rift has emerged between City Councilman Tony Avella (D-Bayside) and Community Board 7 after years of working side-by-side with little squabbling. Comment.
Laurelton
Gioia slams price gouging
Though milk prices in the city have been higher than the national average, milk in Queens remained in the middle of the pack, City Councilman Eric Gioia (D-Sunnyside) said Sunday. Comment.
Jackson Heights
Dromm touts activist past
When Daniel Dromm launched his bid for the City Council last year, he did not expect to be the underdog. But when Mayor Michael Bloomberg succeeded in extending term limits, the public school teacher and Democratic district leader found himself pitted against incumbent Councilwoman Helen Sears (D-Jackson Heights). Comment.
Jackson Heights
Texas man swindled home from aunt in Corona: DA
A Texas man has been indicted on grand larceny and other charges after allegedly swindling his elderly aunt out of her Corona home, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said. Comment.
Fresh Meadows
Briarwood dad, son rescue man in Jamaica Bay
Even though they jumped at a moment’s notice to save the life of an adrift fisherman Sunday off Jamaica Bay, Briarwood resident Cesar Menesees and his son Alex said they do not consider themselves heroes. Comment.
Fresh Meadows
City prepares Auburndale, Oakland Gdns. rezone
The City Planning Commission is readying a long-awaited and massive rezoning geared at protecting the communities of Auburndale, Kissena Park, Oakland Gardens and Hollis Hills, but community leaders said initial drafts of the proposal are far from adequate. Comment.
Fresh Meadows
City cuts spare Queens Community House
Officials at Queens Community House said their Forest Hills-based nonprofit was spared cuts from the city that would have decimated programs and forced the group to curb services that benefit hundreds of youth throughout the borough. Comment.
Fresh Meadows
The Civic Scene: Homeowners need more time to challenge building plans
The Queens Civic Congress is an umbrella group of about 100 Queens civic associations to give a unified and strong voice for members. The major issue concerning Queens homeowners is their quality of life. Comment.
Flushing Times
James Wu embraces change
To James Wu, leading a constantly changing community requires an elected official to move and react with it, not against it. Comment.
Bayside Times
Carrozza moves back to Bayside amid tax flap
The Queens County Republican Party has called for an investigation of state Assemblywoman Ann-Margaret Carrozza (D-Bayside) after she admitted in late June that she had been living out of the district since March. But the assemblywoman said Tuesday that she had moved back to Bayside last week. Comment.
Bayside Times
City prepares north Queens rezoning plan
The City Planning Commission is readying a long-awaited and massive rezoning geared at protecting the communities of Auburndale, Kissena Park, Oakland Gardens and Hollis Hills, but community leaders said initial drafts of the proposal are far from adequate. Comment.
Bayside Times
Bayside DEP official gives up vacation for stealing city services
A high-ranking official in the city Department of Environmental Protection has agreed to forfeit 12 vacation days after using a city truck to pump water out of her flooded Bayside basement for free two years ago, a spokesman for the city Conflicts of Interest Board said. Comment.
Astoria Times
Road rage in Rockaways leads to man’s arrest
ROCKAWAYS — An unlicensed motorist was arraigned last week on several charges after he allegedly went on a road rage tirade at the intersection of Shore Front Parkway and Beach 84th Street, the Queens district attorney said. Comment.
Astoria Times
Maspeth child almost drowned at N.J. camp
NEW JERSEY — A 5-year-old Maspeth boy was recovering at a Philadelphia hospital this weekend after he nearly drowned at a campground, New Jersey state police said. Comment.
Astoria Times
Pickpocket stole cell phone in Astoria: Cops
ASTORIA — Police released the image last week of a man wanted in connection with a robbery. Comment.
Astoria Times
2 boro stores harassed by same man: Brown
ELMHURST — A Manhattan man was arraigned last week on charges of injuring a person inside a store and wrecking another nearby shop, the Queens district attorney said. Comment.
Letters
Padavan should not have voted against mayoral school control
I have seen state Sen. Frank Padavan (R-Bellerose) come to meeting after meeting over the years and rail against Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s operation of the city school system with mayoral control. He is the sponsor, however, in the Senate of the mayoral control extension bill that passed the state Assembly with the mayor’s blessing. I was hoping he would support our community, not the mayor. Comment.
Letters
Senate destroyed mayoral control
June 30 has come and gone and the circus government filled with senators who are a bunch of clowns did not resolve their differences. Now we have real serious issues as a result, one of them being mayoral control of city schools being lost. Comment.
Letters
Smith continues delaying solution to Senate stalemate
In just six months, New Yorkers were pushed to the breaking point with a litany of broken promises and failed leadership by state Sen. Malcolm Smith (D-St. Albans) and his conference colleagues. Time and time again, Smith and his colleagues proved they were more interested in political perks than standing up for New Yorkers and producing results. Accountability and responsibility were pushed aside for political expediency. Comment.
Letters
All-new representation needed in Senate
Last week, state Sen. Toby Stavisky (D-Whitestone) circulated a letter that appeared in local newspapers which attempted to distance herself from the ongoing outrage in Albany. A similar letter was printed and mailed by Sen. George Onorato (D-Astoria) to his constituents. Each letter blamed the Republicans for the stalemate in the Senate. Each ignored the fact it was Hiram Monserrate (D-East Elmhurst) whose vote gave Republicans their claim to a majority. Comment.
Letters
Candidates should not post ads on any kind of public property
For over a quarter of a century, the East Bayside Homeowners Association has worked to prevent the annual blight that affects many neighborhoods each summer and fall: illegal political posters, signs or stickers placed on public property and a campaign that has been successful in the Bayside area with our civic organization loudly denouncing the occasional campaign that ignores the law and permits such violations, which has led to candidates losing. Comment.
Letters
Use common sense on the Internet
Last week, someone was murdered in Forest Hills. According to newspaper reports, the victim had met his killer on the Internet. This is at least the third such incident is recent months. Comment.
Editorial
Are You Watching, Albany?
For more than a year, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been talking about renewing the governance law first enacted in 2002. The law gave him and city Schools Chancellor Joel Klein control of city public schools. At midnight July 1, that law was allowed to lapse by a state Senate mired in a partisan battle. Comment.
Astoria Times
Political Action: Seminerio resignation leads to special election for seat
With the fall of former Democratic state Assemblyman Tony Seminerio, who until his recent resignation represented the people of the 38th Assembly District in western Queens, a special election will be held. Comment.
Astoria Times
Dishing with Dee: Borough gets into patriotic spirit with July 4 barbecues
We hope everyone had a happy and safe Fourth of July. We attended two barbecues on the Fourth. The first was at 10 a.m. in Bowne Park in Flushing. It was billed as a post “Tea Party 4th of July Freedom Rally” to celebrate the birth of our nation. They had petitions to be signed protesting taxation without representation. The signed petitions were to be sent to both Albany and Washington. They were also protesting the mortgaging of their own as well as their children’s future. Comment.
Astoria Times
Our History: City’s melting pot started back in Dutch colonial times
Our city history is difficult to chronicle. Historian Allan Nevins found its essence too elusive to capture: “Over its skyscrapers hangs some demon forever waving a wand and exclaiming, ‘Presto, change!’ At his command, the change comes — comes through growth, the successive waves of immigration from abroad and migration from within, the passion for rebuilding engendered by high land values, the want of reverence for the past.” Comment.
Astoria Times
Berger’s Burg: Sleep-away camp becomes a learning experience for children
Summer affords many options for children. One could be spending part of their summer at a sleep-away camp, with its friendship and camaraderie, songs around a roaring campfire, overnight field trips and sobbing on a sagging bunk bed with a flashlight and picture of Mom and Dad. Comment.
Astoria Times
Young crowds flock to new Astoria beer garden
Studio Square co-owner Tommy Demaras knows Astoria. The 42-year-old New Jersey resident spent his first four decades living in the Queens neighborhood. He is the co-owner of the nightclub Cavo and The Rock Fitness Club. Comment.
Astoria Times
Gioia slams price gouging of milk products in city stores
Though milk prices in the city have been higher than the national average, milk in Queens remained in the middle of the pack, City Councilman Eric Gioia (D-Sunnyside) said Sunday. Comment.
Astoria Times
Woodside man fronted vendor cart scheme: City
Five Queens residents are facing felony charges after the city Department of Investigation uncovered some allegedly shady dealings in the food vendor industry. Comment.
Astoria Times
Yankees allow fans to exit after Astoria man files suit
A federal judge has approved a settlement that would not restrict Yankees fans from moving around during the playing of “God Bless America” after a 30-year-old Astoria man was ejected from the baseball team’s park last summer, the New York Civil Liberties Union said. Comment.
Astoria Times
Crowley backs creating private health-care reviewer
As the health care debate heats up, Congress is addressing a bill co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-Jackson Heights) that would create an independent institute to study which health care treatments work. Comment.
Astoria Times
City removes hazardous tree
If a tree falls in Astoria and the city has not witnessed it, does it pose a threati Comment.
Astoria Times
Gioia brings home $396K in earmarks
With the City Council’s 2010 fiscal budget, Councilman Eric Gioia (D-Sunnyside) trailed the pack in member item funding, though his office said the councilman made up for some of that by seeking private grants for constituent groups. Comment.
Astoria Times
Plane struck by birds lands safely at LaGuardia: FAA
LAGUARDIA AIRPORT — An American Airlines flight landed safety June 30 at LaGuardia International Airport after suffering a birdstrike on its final approach from Miami, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Comment.
Astoria Times
Senate sees progress in breaking deadlock
As the state Senate deadlock approached the one-month mark this week, both sides of the aisle struck a few optimistic notes on hopes of a resolution after closed-door meetings with Gov. David Paterson while a Queens assemblyman failed in an attempt to coax the governor into further action. Comment.
Astoria Times
Jax Heights author pens teen girls’ bible on boys
Do girls just want to have funi Well, yes, but they also want to know what guys are thinking. That is the main thrust of “Boyology,” a new guide to teenage boys written by Jackson Heights author Sarah Burningham. Comment.
Astoria Times
Gianaris slams Con Ed for salary cuts
State Assemblyman Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria) accused Con Edison last week of paying its maintenance workers low wages and few benefits despite the utility’s $1.2 billion profit last year. Comment.
Astoria Times
Immigrant women land on their feet with touch of Grace
Even as the current economic crisis shrinks the job market, immigrant women from Queens are getting a career boost from a century-old Manhattan nonprofit. Comment.
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City schools’ future in limbo
The embattled state Senate may be moving closer to approving a revised version of mayoral control, which ended last week after state lawmakers failed to renew the school governance law, state Sen. Toby Stavisky (D-Whitestone) said. Comment.
Astoria Times
Yassky takes aim at government waste
City Councilman David Yassky (D-Brooklyn) started his political career crunching numbers in the city budget office more than 20 years ago, and although the post of head number cruncher may not be the most tantalizing to some, he begs to differ. Comment.
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Beating was hate crime: LGBT groups
Elected officials and nonprofits are rallying behind a transgender Jackson Heights woman who was severely beaten by a pair of men in Woodside last month after the Queens district attorney’s office did not initially categorize the attack as a hate crime. Comment.
Astoria Times
Cyclists expected at Tour de Queens in record numbers
More than 1,500 bicyclists will take to Queens streets Sunday for the second-annual Tour de Queens bike ride that has attracted more than double the number of riders than the inaugural event — a sign biking is becoming increasingly popular and convenient in the borough, according to one of the ride’s organizers. Comment.
Astoria Times
MTA Bus Co. receives award for improved rider conditions
Federal transit officials have cited the MTA Bus Co., made up of the formerly private bus lines serving much of Queens, for dramatically increasing ridership. Comment.
Astoria Times
July 4 weekend hit-and-runs claim lives of two men in Qns.
Police were still searching for suspects in two separate hit-and-run incidents that took the lives of two Queens men during the July 4 holiday weekend. Comment.
Astoria Times
Queens Sikhs press Klein to stop bullying in schools
Sikhs, many from Queens, rallied last week to protest what they said was the failure of school officials to enforce rules against bullying and harassment in schools, some of it by teachers, staff members and security guards. Comment.
Astoria Times
Blacks poorly counted in SE Qns.: Census
Census workers are facing a challenge next year in counting the people of Queens in the southeast part of the borough, in areas of Richmond Hill and southwest Queens, where some communities had fewer than 40 percent of households respond to the survey in 2000. Comment.
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