Leading women honored
PHOTO COURTESY NYC COUNCIL Leading women honored 1 Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer is joined by honorees Ebony Young, second from left, Moitri Savard, Patrice Lee and Sherilyn Sabba; as well as Niall, left, and Justin Costello, who accepted the proclamation on behalf of Jean Clancy. Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2012 12:00 pm Leading women honored […]
Sculptor honored at LIC arts festival dinner
His reputation as an artist is worldwide. His works have been on display in museums across the globe, from Australia and Denmark to England and Israel, as well as throughout the United States. But sculptor Joel Shapiro, a native of Sunnyside, has “never lost his affinity for this borough.” Those were the words used by […]
Frances Stark: ‘Osservate, Leggete Con Me’
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JetBlue Initiates "One Thing That’s Green"
New York Restoration Project and its MillionTreesNYC initiative, in partnership with JetBlue Airways, New York’s Hometown Airline, has announced the fifth annual One Thing That’s Green tree planting event. Volunteers are invited to celebrate Earth Day weekend and “Color NYC Green” by participating on Saturday, April 21st in Long Island City, Queens (LIC) from 9:00 […]
New York’s Long Beach Plans Borrowing to Avoid Firing Workers
Long Beach (9309MF) (9309MF), New York (STONY1) (STONY1), the Long Island city whose credit rating was cut five levels in December, plans to borrow as much as $6 million in the next few weeks to avoid firing workers. The City Council approved the plan last night. Long Beach is facing a $10.3 million deficit, about […]
PSAL baseball roundup: Alvarez explodes as Bryant routs Lane
Nick Alvarez had three hits, scored four runs, drove in nine and fanned 10 over six innings of work as Bryant blasted Lane, 18-4, in the two teams’ Queens A West baseball opener on Wednesday, His twin brother Chris scored three runs and Adonis Lao, Darlyn Valdez and Jorge Zurita each had two RBIs for […]
Astoria dissected by Albany redistricting: Gianaris
Enlarge this image Print this story Facebook this Tweet this Digg this Del.icio.us Email to a friend Astoria lawmakers said they were disappointed by the new congressional and state Senate district lines, which splits the neighborhood across two districts. “The maps are horrible,” said Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria). “They divide communities that should not be […]