Astoria
Stay Awake and Bake: Chain Bets on 24-Hour Tanning
Press Release Champs
Over the past month, the Queens Chronicle has collected every e mail and fax sent by Queens representatives at all levels of government: city, state and federal. The paper tabulated the total number of communications and [John] Liu came out ahead by a large margin.
The highly scientific results:
-- Azi PaybarahThe Press Release Champs
City Council: John Liu (D Flushing), 37 e mails, 3 faxes
State Assembly: Mike Gianaris (D Astoria), 7 e mails, 4 faxes
State Senate: Malcolm Smith (D St. Albans), 10 e mails, 14 faxes
Federal Government: Sen. Hillary Clinton, 32 e mails
--releases collected between Nov. 21 and Dec. 21, 2006 by the Queens Chronicle
Goodbye, Coliseum! Beloved Bookstore Breathes Final Gasp
Events for October 25, 2006
HUD recognizes agencies for their outstanding performance at the New York Hall of Science in Queens. Sarah Jessica Parker, now a UNICEF Ambassador, hosts a Halloween Party at the UNICEF House. The Public Service Commission holds a public hearing on the Long Island City power outages at the Hellenic Center in Astoria.
The Stonewall Democrats hold their monthly meeting at the LGBT Center featuring Alan Van Capelle and Hank Sheinkopf.
DL21C and NYU Law School Democrats host "Blogs and Politics: A Critical Look at New York's Political New Media Landscape."
Public housing tenants protest vacancies and mismanaged elevator repairs in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.
A forum on new voting technology will be held at the New York Society for Ethical Culture.
Russell Simmons and Rabbi Marc Schneier lead a panel discussion on black and Jewish race relations at Columbia University.
Nita Lowey addresses a summit on hunger and homelessness at the Generoso Pope Foundation in Tuckahoe.
Nick Spano and Vincent Leibell discuss Internet safety laws at the offices of Westchester District Attorney Jane DiFiore.
—Nicole BrydsonEvents for August 25-27, 2006 [updated]
Tom Suozzi appears on NY1.
On Saturday, a march "against Israel aggression in Lebanon and Gaza" kicks off at 2 p.m. in Astoria's Athens Square Park.Democrats in Bayside car pool to help Andrea Stewart-Cousins's campaign in Westchester.
Hiram Monserrate campaigns for state senate at a heal fair and block party this Saturday.
Tom Suozzi sits down with WB11's Marvin Scott at 6 a.m.
On Sunday, Suozzi chats with Gabe Pressman at 6 a.m.The four Democrats in the Brooklyn 11th congressional race attend a town hall meeting at 3 at St. Jerome Church (Norstrand and Newkirk).
Eliot Spitzer goes to Rev. Floyd Flake's church in Queens at 9 a.m. the Majority Baptist Church at 11, and picks up an endorsement of the Grand Council of Guardians on the City Hall steps at noon.
Carl Andrews makes a "call to action" outside St. Marks Episcopal Church (1417 Union Street, Brooklyn) at 10:30.
Jonathan Tasini attends a town hall meeting Sunday at 7 (55 Washington Square South) and discusses "How to Get Out of Iraq and Why Attacking Iran Would be Really Dumb."
And C-SPAN 2 has a re-run of Mark Warner's trip to New Hampshire.
-- Azi PaybarahEvents for August 3, 2006
The New York State Public Service Commission will also hold a hearing on the power outages at The Steinway Intermediate School 141 in Astoria at 6pm.
John Faso greets Staten Island Ferry commuters before speaking at the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce breakfast at The Staten Island Hotel.
Christine Quinn launches an initiative to help New Yorkers use food stamps at farmer's markets at Harlem Hospital.
—Nicole BrydsonBlackout Update: Danny's Power is Back On
Danny at Home: photo Silvia Usle
A small sign that life is returning to normal in Queens:
My cousin Danny Kane said that he just got power back on in his place on 35th Street in Astoria, but only after spending Tuesday, Wednesday and the better half of Thursday struggling through the sweltering darkness.
So, even as the mayor pronounces himself annoyed that Con Ed underestimated the number of people affected by about 50 times, things finally seem to be improving somewhat. And Danny, a structural ironworker by trade, learned a lesson to boot: read more »
"I'm one of those guys who always believed, for some reason, that when a lamp is plugged in really close to the outlet it should work better, all my appliances are close to the outlet. I'm right by Con Ed, so I guess that isn't the case."
-- Jason HorowitzCountdown to Bliss
Giff's Mug Money
He recently told a crowd in Astoria:
"You know, I remember what it was like to grow up in this city when it was really unsafe. I remember when I would go to the park when I was a little boy and my father used to give me $10 when I went to the park, because he wanted me to be able to give that to my mugger so that if someone mugged me, they would have a good experience and not beat me up. And that's what it used to be like living in New York."
And in case you're wondering, Giff got around to answering that question we were asking ourselves when we heard this: read more »
"I've only gotten mugged once in my life. I've only gotten mugged once. That is what this city used to be like, and not any more." By the way, Giff shared this Lethemesque recollection while in Astoria visiting Peter Vallone, Jr., Chairman of the Public Safety Committee.
