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April 29th, 2004
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Public School 279 recently celebrated the completion of its "Masterpieces of America" mural, which graces an entire wall on the third floor of the East 104 Street elementary school. More...

City Council Members Lew Fidler, Transportation Committee Chair-
person John Liu and five other Council Members, all of whom have stops on the Canarsie subway line in their districts, yesterday joined representatives of the Transit Workers Union on the steps of City Hall in calling for oversig... More...

A developer’s plans to build fifty-two homes on a mostly vacant lot at 6097 Strickland Avenue in the Mill Basin section sent attendees at a recent meeting of Community Board 18 into a tizzy. More...

Remarking on her association with the historic landmark Wyckoff Farm-house Museum, Assemblywoman Hel-ene Weinstein told a group gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, April 22 that she lived near the site when she was a child. More...
Do you remember the old radio commercials that featured a guy with an odd voice who asked, "Hey Bunky" and then went on with a series questions like, "Are you tired of that old jalopy? More...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP) – Caribbean foreign ministers have said they would consider asking the Organi-zation of American States to investigate the circumstances surrounding Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aris-tide’s ouster. More...
Because Nicole Malliotakis, a representative of Governor Pataki, had to cancel her appearance before Monday’s meeting of the South Canarsie Civic Association, she will meet at the HES this coming Monday at 7:30 p.m. More...
Question: Some City Council members and immigration advocates are saying immigrant workers should have the right to vote in national elections because it will encourage more immigrants to become involved in civic affairs. What do you think? More...
This Saturday, May 1st at the 5:00PM Mass, Bishop Catanello will administer the Sacrament of Confirmation to our young people. Candidates and sponsors are to come to the school at 4:15 PM. More...
Happy belated wishes to our beloved editor, Chuck Rogers, who celebrated another birthday on Tuesday April 27. All the best from Alex, Cathy, Neil, Joyce, Natasha, Lennox, Tom, Lillian, Bill and Dara. More...
In the hands of skill and technology…Thousands of corrective surgical procedures performed to treat almost any foot deformity • State-of-the-art surgical techniques • Fully equipped Operating Room Suite • Custom made orthotics to relieve pain without surgery • X-Rays, Blood tests, complete Doppler a... More...
NEW YORK (AP) – Gigantic, it is. Titanic, it’s not. More...
John Kerry obviously has the nation’s conservatives and many Republicans anxious about his pending Democratic presidential nomination. More...
The last time I wrote about our esteemed New York Yankees, I suppose, was when they triumphantly trounced the Boston Red Sox last year in Yankee Stadium. More...
New Yorkers deserve a well-managed city government, and city workers deserve fair compensation. From Day One, our Administration has said that putting the City’s finances on a sound footing has to include opening a new chapter in management’s relationship with City workers and the unions that repres... More...
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You need to pay more attention to what your body’s telling you. Good nutrition and proper rest should be priorities now. At work, you’re still able to focus on what must be done. More...
I’ve been reading about the new prescription drug benefits and want to find out how this works with m current medigap policy. Last year my medicine cost nearly $4, 000. More...