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Miller Time: Briarwood, No! Yankees, Go? There was no joy in Briarwood – but also no particular dismay – when Council Speaker Gifford Miller cancelled a scheduled address to the members of the Briarwood Community Association (BCA). "We were flattered that he was coming here to take part in our meeting, and we hope he’ll be back," said the BCA’s Seymour Schwartz. BCA members, Schwartz said, held no grudge against the speaker for his last second cancellation. But the timing of the missed meeting did raise some suspicions among the ever-cynical press corps who turned up to quiz Giff on the issues of the day. The BCA meeting shared a time slot with Game 7 of the American League Championship Series. The reporters couldn’t help but suspect that the politically powerful Miller might have scored a ticket to the game. "If that was so, he’s entitled," said Schwartz. "I would certainly understand." Miller’s staff denied that a last-second trip to the Bronx caused the Speaker to miss the BCA meeting, stating instead that it was a "personal matter." But in New York City, it doesn’t get much more personal than Yankee baseball in October. C'mon, Giff? Models Of Queens
Oswaldo Silva
Representing New York As Yankees fans across the city celebrated their team’s game seven victory over the hated Boston Red Sox, there was one Queens man forced to enjoy it in enemy territory. Gary Brown, a junior at UMass, was mentioned the next day in an article in the Lowell Sun as being the lone Yankees fan watching the deciding game at UMass Lowell’s Fox Hall. The story explained that the students watched on a 63-inch television they dragged to the 10th floor of the building, and, "A lone Yankee fan was heckled throughout the game." The lone Yankees fan was Brown, a junior at the school described as being from Queens, N.Y. The article said the brave young man "took the ribbing in stride." It quoted Brown as saying, "I’m authentic, man. I grew up in the city. I’m here to represent." Payback’s A . . .
In contrast to that other New York team, the Mets are coming off the heels of one of the most dismal seasons in baseball history. And things have gotten worse for the Amazins after the team settled a dispute with the City over back rent owed to the Parks Department. Now the team has to pay up. According to published reports, the Mets owed the City money for back rent from 1995 to 2001 to the tune of nearly $3 million. As part of the 20-year-lease, signed in 1985, the Mets have to pay the city a portion of Shea Stadium revenue generated from tickets, concessions, advertising, parking and other sources. Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe said the Mets are expected to pay $2.75 million to the City by Dec. 10. Wait till next year?
A Mob Lawyer & A Bald Guy From Queens
The deep throated whispers from the Astoria based set of HBO's mob super-hit "The Sopranos" is that next season will see a local Queens lawyer on the small screen.
Another local boy, Carmine Parisi of Flushing, was seen last week on David Letterman portraying right-wing, over-drugged shockjock Rush Limbaugh. A week earlier, Parisi was a Letterman top-10 list presenter. The day's
catetgory: top 10 bald men pick-up lines.
Stalker! A Queens man has been arrested on charges of stalking and harassing super rocker Sheryl Crow before a recent NY C show. Lose Your Seat
Forget Bloomberg’s billions…in Queens, nobody is above the ‘move your feet, loose your seat’ rule. Assemblyman Ivan Lafayette seemed pretty comfortable grabbing this one recently left open by Mayor Bloomberg. After leaving the seat at the United Communities Civic Association meeting, Mayor Bloomberg sat front and center at the Yankees-Red Sox Game 7.
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