West Nile Virus
Year Three:
Queens On Attack
In Mosquito War
Even as experts analyzed the Department of
Health’s draft report on the impact of mosquito spraying released this week, city
agencies mobilized to step up this year’s mosquito fight and larvicide drop.
DOT
Commish Speaks Out
On QB Parking
At a closed meeting this week, community leaders and
politicians from neighborhoods all along Queens Boulevard met with the Department of
Transportation (DOT) to discuss the controversial, double-sided parking plan that will go
into effect in a matter of weeks.
Community
Uproar Continues Over New
Expo Design Center
Community concerns over parking and construction continued this week as crews started
laying the foundation for the 100,000 square-foot upscale, trendy Home Depot Design Center
on a seven-acre tract of land adjacent to the Bulova Corporate Center at 75th Street and
25th Avenue. |
Restorers
Of The Lost Art
Copy Of Missing Mural
Found
Last year, a grand mural that once adorned the walls of a
former Long Island Savings Bank disappeared and although the wherabouts of the missing
masterwork of art is still a mystery, a postman, a couple of custodians, and some history
buffs have come together to restore its memory and unveil a replica at a recent ceremony.
Bayside
Writer Brings
Hollywood To Queens
Film and theater expert Jim Levey will present a multi-media
retrospective on the History of Film in America at the Bay Terrace Branch of the Queens
Public Library on Saturday, May 19 at 2 p.m. Levey is currently teaching a 3-part adult
education course on the Yiddish Theater at the Selfhelp Clearview Senior Center in
Bayside. Next class is on Friday, May 18th at 12:30 p.m. Admission is free for all shows. |
