Millions For Transportation Improvements

March 16, 2005 / Front Page

Millions For Transportation Improvements

By John Toscano

Ne w York City reaped a bonanza in funding for transportation projects when the House of Representatives passed a $284 billion, six-year spending bill that will pay for everything from local traffic improvements to ferries for the Rockaways to contin More...

Community Calendar

Calendar of Events

Hippity-Hoppity Time Mar. 26, 2 p.m. The Sunnyside-Woodside Lions Club More...

Karate Promotion, Competition Set For Elmcor

Shirokan Karate-Do Program held its winter promotion examination and intramural competition Sunday, March 13 at the Louis Armstrong Gymnasium at Elmcor Youth and Adult Activities, 107-20 Northern Blvd., and Corona. More...

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Seniors

Liu Alleges A Landlord Charges Higher Rents Than Allowed Under SCRIE

City Councilmember John Liu (pictured), came to the defense of four seniors in his area last week who alleged that their landlord had been forcing the low income senior citizens to pay higher rents while collecting reimbursements from the city throu More...

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Political Page

Political Pot’s Boiling In F.H./R.P. As Cohen Quits, Katz Faces Challenge

The political calm that had existed in Forest Hills and Rego Park was suddenly disturbed last week when Assemblymember Michael Cohen unexpectedly announced his resignation from the Assembly post he has held since 1998, citing family obligations. More...

Gioia Criticizes #7 Train Shutdowns

Queens Residents Denied Access To Manhattan One Weekend Per Month; Call for Explanations, Improved Communication

Councilmember Eric Gioia, r., Chair of the City Council Committee on Oversight and Investigations, joined Councilmember John Liu, l., Chair of the City Council Committee on Transportation, Tom Finkelpearl, Executive Director of the Queens Museum of A More...

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Editorials

Editorial

Faulty Reasoning Invalidates Court Ruling

In 1993, one Christopher Simmons, then a 17-year-old high school junior, with two friends broke into the home of a neighbor woman, robbed her, covered her mouth and eyes with duct tape, wrapped her head in a towel, bound her arms and legs with electr More...

Op—ed

Antiquated Traffic Evaluation System Kills

By City councilmember Tony Avella

Every single day, there are numerous traffic accidents throughout our city. More...

Letters

Designate Drivers To The Editor:

St. Patrick More...

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