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Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens currently sponsor over 160 programs and services for children and youth, adults and seniors, those who are struggling with mentally illnessand the isolated.
This Holiday season, help your neighbors by giving generously to Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens through the special collection at your parish on Christmas Day, or go to www.ccbq.org to donate online. Your gift provides help and hope to thousands of your neighbors in need.
Northeast Queens could soon receive a new mode of transport if this idea follows through.
Councilman Paul Vallone announced that he has received word that EDC will study the possibility of expanding NYC Ferry service to Citi Field Marina and Fort Totten.
The two possible spots were among 3,000 responses to a public survey about potential new locations.
The feasibility study will examine factors like water depths, population density, existing access to transit and travel time comparisons.
In 2014, Vallone, along with Peter Koo and former Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras-Copeland, asked EDC to conduct a pilot program for a ferry between Manhattan and Citi Field and Fort Totten.
Vallone has also previously suggested a ferry to Willets Point.
What do you think of this idea? Would it enhance your commute to work? Let us know in the comments below.
The Bayside House of the Week is a grand multi-family home.
The six-family tudor complex sits on a large 100×100 lot and has four one-bedroom apartments, a two-bedroom apartment, and a three-bedroom duplex. There are hardwood floors throughout and it’s located just six blocks from the LIRR.
The property is listed by Crifasi Real Estate Inc. for $6,611,088.
Nearly 200 students from the district participated in Assemblyman Ed Braunstein’s annual Halloween Essay and Drawing Contest.
But there could only be four winners. All of them received a gift card, while all participants got a New York State Assembly Certificate of Merit.
Here are your 2018 winners:
Congratulations to all of the winners!
On Monday, Congresswoman Grace Meng announced that longtime staffer and Queensboro Hill civic leader Don Capalbi passed away. He was 73 years old.
Capalbi died at a local hospice facility after being hospitalized at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. Last month, he sustained a head injury from a fall.
The civic leader served as a community liaison to Meng going back to her days as a member of the Assembly. He represented her at community board and other local meetings.
Capalbi grew up in Astoria and lived in Flushing.
“A member of our family has passed away and we are devastated by this terrible loss,” Meng said in a statement. “Don worked tirelessly for the people of our congressional district. He was an invaluable part of my team providing me with information and advice about community issues.”
“He was a great human being; a wonderful and special person who was selfless and full of life, and one of the kindest, friendliest and gentlest people I’ve ever known,” she added. “He touched and impacted so many lives and was loved, admired and respected by all with whom he worked.”
Rest in peace, Don.
The Flushing House of the Week is a legal two-family home on a 35×100 sq. ft. lot.
The house, which has R3X zoning, features 5 bedrooms, 2 full baths and two eat-in-kitchens. There’s an open full basement and hardwood floors throughout.
In addition to a private driveway, there are solar panels too.
The property is listed by Carollo Real Estate for $1,488,000.
Many commercial corridors in northeast Queens will see an increase in trash collection pick-up days, a local councilman announced.
The Department of Sanitation will increase corner basket collection in these commercial and residential areas:
The next meeting of the We Love Whitestone civic association is set for Wednesday, November 28 at 7:30 p.m.
It will be located in the basement of the Holy Trinity Church Rectory, located at 14-51 143rd Street. Parking is available in the church lot.
On the agenda is an update from Councilman Paul Vallone, a recap of the helicopter meeting, updates from Deputy Inspector Shine and we’ll hear from Jessica Colligan from ClearCaptions LLC.
In the spirit of the holiday season, consider donating to the 8th Annual Holiday Gift Drive, hosted by Assemblyman Ed Braunstein.
His office is collecting gifts for hospitalized veterans and toys for needy and hospitalized children.
For the vets, you can donate items such as candy, pajamas, robes, slippers, socks, sweaters, shaving cream, toothbrushes, toothpaste, playing cards and puzzles.
All gifts will be given to the men and women at St. Albans VA Community Living Center and the Veterans’ Home at St. Albans.
For the children, consider giving unwrapped new toys.
All gifts should be delivered by Monday, December 17 to Braunstein’s office at 213-33 39th Avenue, the offices of Dr. William M. Duke at 35-01 202nd Street, or Community Board 11 at 46-21 Little Neck Parkway.
As a professional roofer I always tell my clients that seasonal roofing maintenance can be the difference between spending a few hundred dollars and yes, even a few hundred thousand dollars. Residents of Flushing, Queens are generally timid when it comes to shelling out money for roof upkeep when compared to their neighbors to the south of the borough. The reason for that is simple, historically when bad weather hits the area, specifically hurricanes, the southern areas of the borough are literally used to seeing their roofing fly off. On the contrary, areas like Flushing in the central part of the county seldom see such occurrences. So as a contractor known for his “Royal” roofing treatments in Queens who appreciates his clients hard earned money, I can definitely understand this faulty reasoning. Why Faulty? First off, even mild rain and snow can penetrate your homes waterproofing materials and roofing membranes if they are not maintained. This can cause significant damage to your roof and home. Second, the Flushing area is not immune to terrifying weather that can tear a shaky roof into shreds. Let’s not forget that on October 29, 2017 Flushing Creek overflew as a result of Hurricane Sandy’s powerful storm surge. At that point, the difference between a well kept and high quality roof and an old rusty one could be the difference in a few hundred dollars or a few hundred thousand dollars. Chronic leaking of the sort we saw by Hurricane Sandy and faulty waterproofing can literally tear up your plumbing and homes infrastructure.
To make a long story short, a seasonal roof inspection and cleaning really does not cost so much when considering the long term benefits and protection involved. In fact, we would like to give the readers of this article 10% off any one of our “Royal” seasonal inspections.
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