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| A Jewel Named Julie
Julie Rodriguez Home: Flushing Age: 22 Height: 5’ 8" Weight: 130 lbs Stats: 34-25-36 This beautiful blonde has been trying her hand at modeling for about a year now, working with independent photographers and getting posted on some Web sites, and she is ready to hit the big time. What started out as a hobby for Julie has blossomed into a profound interest and a hope for the future. “I think it is a big possibility,” she said of seeking modeling as a full-time career. In the meantime she is content to work as a waitress while she puts herself through community college. When not working or in school, Julie prefers to key life low-key, either hanging out at the College Point Multiplex with her friends or taking in one of the casual lounges in Astoria. “I love that here is everything in Queens,” she said, “shopping malls, theaters, bowling alleys, restaurants, lounges – and the diversity.” In her spare time you can find Julie dancing – one of her favorite pastimes, or tooling around with a make-up brush. “I have an obsession with makeup." |
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| Peter and Eric Walk The Line
Arm in arm they walked the streets of Western Queens, smiling, waving to the crowd. This, however, was not the annual Queens Pride parade, but the Queens Columbus Day Parade up 34th Avenue in Astoria. The men are Councilmen Eric Gioia (l.) and Peter Vallone Jr., whose hips are as separated as their Council districts – clearly demarcated by the double yellow line that divides them and their districts.
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| Third Boro Blues
Queens’ third-borough syndrome may have been reinforced once again.
“Openhousenewyork,” the weekend-long event, its fifth year, offered free talks, workshops, tours and performances aimed at exposing New Yorkers to the best the city has to offer in architecture and design. Astoria Pool, Flushing Cemetery and the Botanical Garden were among the 17 Queens’ included sites. Brooklyn had 42; Manhattan 120. The New York City Landmarks Preservation Committee spokeswoman Lisi di Bourbon called it a wonderful opportunity for New Yorkers and tourists to visit spaces that are otherwise off limits. According to di Bourbon, Queens is also in third place when it comes to officially designated landmarks; Queens has 2,325, Brooklyn has 9,500 and Manhattan is in the lead with 11,350. “We’re looking to increase the number of historic districts and buildings outside of Manhattan,” de Bourbon said. “We’re making a conscious and concerted effort to do so. It’s a priority.” |
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| Armisen Or Minaya?
Mets General Manager Omar Minaya, the man at least partially responsible for the team’s heartbreaking decline, grew up in Elmhurst just blocks away from Shea Stadium.
Minaya emigrated from the Dominican Republic at 8, played baseball at Newtown High and worked for Houston and Montreal’s teams. He is the first Latino general manager in Major League Baseball history. So when Saturday Night Live’s edition of Weekend Update included coverage of the Mets’ disappointing season, who was selected to impersonate Minaya? Why it’s obvious: Fred Armisen, the second Latino cast member in SNL history. Armisen is Venezuelan on his mother’s side, not Dominican like Omar, but that didn’t prevent him from serving up a very silly and entertaining Minaya. When the fake news anchor asked what went wrong, Armisen’s Minaya shrugged, cringed, moaned and groaned, unable to form sentences. Some questions don’t have an obvious answer. |
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| Scorsese
Being Italian and from Flushing has its perks. So does being an award-winning director, writer and producer.
Martin Scorsese is being honored by the Columbia Association of U.S. Customs and Affiliated Federal Agencies at its 11th annual Italian Heritage Day Celebration at Russo’s on the Bay in Howard Beach. Columbia Association president Phil Maddelena said, “This year’s honorees exemplify the important contributions that New Yorkers of Italian ancestry have brought to the United States in the areas of entertainment and public service.” Also being honored is Deputy New York City Sanitation Commissioner Vito Turso, an Ozone Park resident. Wonder what type of food they’ll serve . . . |
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| Ja Over Ruled
Queens-born rapper Ja Rule is under fire from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation for comments he made recently to “Complex” magazine.
During an interview with the magazine, he said that dating shows on MTV were damaging to youth. “Let’s talk about all these f—king shows that they have on MTV that is promoting homosexuality, that my kids can’t watch this sh-t,” he said. GLAAD responded with a statement: “No fair minded person can look at Ja Rule’s interview with ‘Complex’ magazine and believe for one second that his children could be more harmed by what they might see on television than by the vulgarity and prejudice that comes out of their father’s mouth.” | |||||||||
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