St. Raphael School, a Catholic elementary school in Long Island City, will be closing this June due to declining enrollment and rising costs, The Tablet reported yesterday. Father Jerry Jecewitz, the pastor, sent a letter to parents on Jan. 20 that read: “We had agreed to a specific goal,…
A pub crawl along Skillman Ave. is scheduled to take place on Saturday, Jan. 28. To take part, participants must register at the Kettle Bar and Restaurant between 3:30 and 5:00 p.m. The bar is located at 50-24 Skillman Ave. Upon registering,…
Corpus Christi School, a Catholic elementary school located at 31-29 60th Street in Woodside, is closing at the end of the academic year, according to published reports. Parents were notified two weeks ago that the parish could no longer subsidize the school and that it will be closed,…
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer has just completed his second year in office and his biggest strength to date has been his visibility. Most events, whether large or small, Van Bramer always manages to be there. Whether it’s a detective getting an award for community service or a local group holding an art show,…
The police are looking for a Woodside man who broke into his ex-girlfriend’s Astoria apartment Sunday, and threatening to kill the woman and her son with a meat cleaver, cops say. The police are seeking the public’s help to find the suspected perpetrator,…
Hometown girl Amy Stephenson is on Jeopardy tonight at 7pm on ABC. For more details, click on Jeopardy, scroll down and see her profile. So far, Stephenson has won $32,799. On Tuesday, she scored $18,400 and hung on with $14,399 on Wednesday.…
The police department is trying to shut down a Greenpoint Ave. restaurant following a shooting that took place outside it in December, said Captain Donald Powers, the commanding officer of the 108 precinct. The shooting occurred outside Restaurant Azteca, a Mexican restaurant located at 47-16 Greenpoint Ave.,…
Expect service delays and closures on the No. 7 train through 2016. This week when the MTA announced that it was shutting down No. 7 service between Queensboro Plaza and Times Square for 11 weekends, it noted that it was part of a four year plan to install a new signaling system and make upgrades to the tunnel that goes below the East River.…
Many trash cans in Sunnyside and Woodside are filled beyond capacity, leading to an unsightly mess of litter blowing down neighborhood streets. To help combat the problem, the Dept. of Sanitation and Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer’s office announced last week that a total of 24 additional trash baskets will be placed in the following corridors: 43rd Ave,…
The manager of the Mobile station on Queens Blvd. and 44th Street is revamping the gas station’s convenience store, by converting its “On the Run” operation to a 7-Eleven franchise. The On the Run store is a Mobile-sponsored venture that is largely based in Missouri.…