An Unguarded Fort, and Neighbors Who See a Risk

New York Times March 22, 2009 Fort Totten An Unguarded Fort, and Neighbors Who See a Risk By JAMES ANGELOS FORT TOTTEN in Bayside, Queens, sits atop a hilly peninsula near the Throgs Neck Bridge, where the waters of the East River meet Long Island Sound. The fort was built during the Civil War to [...]

Bayside activists protest lack of security at Fort Totten

Times Ledger Bayside activists protest lack of security at Fort Totten By Christina Santucci and Stephen Stirling Wednesday, March 11, 2009 4:37 PM EDT Dozens of residents and community leaders descended on the security gates at Fort Totten Saturday morning to protest the recent termination of private security services in the historic park — a [...]

Rally to Protect Fort Totten

*IMPORTANT RALLY* PROTECT THE FORT! ORGANIZED BY BAY TERRACE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE & FRIENDS OF FORT TOTTEN PARKS DATE: SAT., MARCH 7, 2009 AT 11:00 AM PLACE: FORT TOTTEN FRONT GATE CROSS ISLAND PKWY @ 212TH ST. GUARD SERVICE IS GOING TO BE REMOVED FROM THE ENTRANCE TO FORT TOTTEN PARK DUE TO MAYOR BLOOMBERG’S BUDGET [...]

Cops: Queens Man Fatally Stabs Wife, Hangs Self at Baybridge Condominium Estates

1010 WINS Cops: Queens Man Fatally Stabs Wife, Hangs Self NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A Queens couple was found dead Sunday in what police believe was a murder-suicide. The woman, 57, had been stabbed to death inside the couple’s home at the upscale Baybridge Condominium Estates in the Bayside neighborhood, police said. The man, [...]

Relay to Fight Cancer

Queens Courier BY VICTOR G. MIMONI Thursday, February 19, 2009 6:08 PM EST There’s a party on Bell Boulevard in Bayside, but it’s serious. It’s a complimentary informational kick-off party, at the Outback Steakhouse, to spread the word for the American Cancer Society (ACS) 5th annual “Relay For Life,” scheduled for this June, at Fort [...]

Fort Totten Gate Security – Update

According to reliable sources, the FDNY has decided that terminating Fort Totten gate security is a bad idea. Light duty firefighters will continue to protect the Fort’s front gate. Fire marshals will share some of the responsibility. BLOOMBERG TO FORT TOTTEN & BAY TERRACE: DROP DEAD

BLOOMBERG TO FORT TOTTEN & BAY TERRACE: DROP DEAD

BLOOMBERG TO FORT TOTTEN & BAY TERRACE: DROP DEAD Gate security at Fort Totten will be discontinued on Sunday, March 1, 2009. Fire Commissioner Scoppetta is taking this action in response to the Mayor’s recently announced budget cuts. Termination of the security contract will threaten Fort Totten and the surrounding community. Both FDNY and NYPD [...]

19th Council District: Throw Another Hat in the Ring

The race for City Council in the 19th CD is really heating up. Tom Cooke will be officially adding his name to an already crowded field of qualified candidates. He joins Jerry Iannece, Paul Vallone, Steve Behar & Debra Markell who are all seeking the Democratic nomination for the seat being vacated by Tony Avella. [...]

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Speeding Kills, and 39 Percent of New York Drivers Are Doing It

NY Daily News TERMINAL VELOCITY REPORT Drivers speed across city with tragic results, new study finds BY Pete Donohue DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Thursday, February 12th 2009, 2:21 AM Speed kills, and drivers are ignoring the limit at an alarming rate, a study obtained by the Daily News reveals. Nearly 40% of drivers ignore the [...]

State Senators Introduce Fair Share Tax Reform

From NewsLI.com State Senators Introduce Fair Share Tax Reform February 10, 2009 – Initiative Would Raise More than $6 Billion in Revenue to Nearly Halve Budget Shortfall While Reforming New York’s Tax Code to Make it Fairer (Albany, N.Y.) A group of Democratic Senators today introduced the Fair Share Tax Reform Act of 2009, an [...]

Mark Green Announces Candidacy For Public Advocate

From NY1 Democrat Mark Green, the city’s first public advocate, has told NY1 he will once again run for the office. Green held the position from 1994 to 2001. He says his experience is necessary during these tough times. “Given the extraordinary economic crisis, it’s especially urgent that the person who’s the next public advocate,” [...]

World’s Fair map could be in peril

From NY Daily News The city has let ice blanket a faux-marble road map from the 1964 World’s Fair multiple times this winter instead of dishing out $20,000 to protect the cartographic curiosity, Queens News has learned. Preservationists fear frost will dislodge or fracture panels on the 9,000-square-foot map in the New York State Pavilion, [...]

The Secret Haunting of Crocheron Park

Two of the Cafe’s regular customers were overheard having this conversation: Milhouse: (as he sips his morning coffee) Hey Corn, you know the Halloween event that goes on every year in Fort Totten? Cornelious: (biting into his bagel) You mean the one where all the vehicles have no place to park and end up driving [...]

The Nanny (Fran Drescher) for New York Senator

From U.S. News & World Report The Nanny (Fran Drescher) for New York Senator February 06, 2009 04:50 PM ET By Paul Bedard, Washington Whispers Fran Drescher seems to have a thing for jobs that last six years. First it was The Nanny, the sitcom that ran from 1993 to 1999 and, through reruns, continues [...]

Queens GOP Got Screwed by Mike

The Queens Republican Party has finally realized they were screwed by Mike. Maybe this time they’ll have enough backbone to let Bloomberg know he’s not welcome in the GOP. From the NY Post OLD PALS STILL GOP’D OFF AT MIKE By SALLY GOLDENBERG Last updated: 2:22 am February 9, 2009 Posted: 1:50 am February 9, [...]

WINTER OF DISCONTENT LINDSAY’S SNOWSTORM, 1969

From NY Daily News 40 years ago, snow caught Queens – and Lindsay – by surprise BY Owen Moritz DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Monday, February 9th 2009, 3:45 AM Mayor John Lindsay touring Queens after the Blizzard of ’69. AP Mayor John Lindsay touring Queens after the Blizzard of ’69. The forecast was for flurries. [...]

Padavan Says He Emerges Stronger From Tough Race

From PolitickerNY Padavan Says He Emerges Stronger From Tough Race By Jimmy Vielkind ALBANY—Even after Jim Gennaro conceded defeat in his bid to unseat State Senator Frank Padavan, the two are still bickering. Padavan put out a statement last night  decrying Gennaro’s “negative attacks” and saying he was vindicated by a re-count showing he won [...]

Queens Woman in JetBlue tussle grounded for 5 years

From BusinessWeek Queens Woman in JetBlue tussle grounded for 5 years DENVER A woman accused of punching an airline attendant who tried to stop her from smoking during a flight has been sentenced to five years of probation, during which she can’t fly on commercial airlines. Christina Elizabeth Szele (ZELL’-ee) of Queens, N.Y., was ordered [...]

Queens: A blue-collar boro shifts gears

Daily News By Lisa L. Colangelo, Friday, February 6th 2009, 10:16 AM DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Queens, long known as a haven for middle-class New Yorkers, may be outgrowing its blue-collar roots, a new report says. In fact, it’s more expensive to live in Queens than in Orange County, Calif.; Stamford, Conn., and even Nassau [...]

Fort Totten Park won’t need natural gas station unless Parks Decides Differently?

Despite verification that the compressed natural gas tanks proposal was dead, a statement from Parks said: “The Parks Department has not made any decisions about implementing temporary or mobile fueling stations at this time.” Customers in the Cafe commented that Parks Department seems to have mastered the ability to talk out of both sides of [...]

Assemblywoman Ann-Margaret Carrozza: Deputy Majority Whip

The Bay Terrace Cafe has learned that Assemblywoman Ann-Margaret Carrozza has been appointed Deputy Majority Whip. This is a prestigious Assembly leadership position. Congratulations Assemblywoman Carrozza!

Marshall Backs Effort To Honor Park Activist David Oats

Queens Tribune Marshall Backs Effort To Honor Park Activist David Oats By Brian M. Rafferty David Oats loved Flushing Meadows Corona Park. One of his first assignments as a young reporter was to speak with Robert Moses, the visionary power broker who masterminded so much of the development in the city – as well as [...]

The Prosecutor From East Elmhurst

From Time Thursday, Feb. 05, 2009 The Prosecutor By MICHAEL WEISSKOPF Eric Holder Jr. was trained long ago in crime and punishment. He grew up in the East Elmhurst section of Queens, N.Y.–so populated by cops and firefighters that rush hour looked like the shift change at a station house. A popular teen prank was [...]

Avella: Legalize Sports Betting as a Cash Cow for the City

Queens Chronicle 02/05/2009 Avella attacks mayor over budget proposal by Peter C. Mastrosimone , Editor-in-Chief A key Queens lawmaker who intends to run for the city’s highest office blasted Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s budget plan this week as unnecessarily draconian. City Councilman Tony Avella (D-Bayside) contends that the spending cuts and layoffs Bloomberg proposed for fiscal [...]

15th Annual Little Neck Bay Beach Clean-Up

Bayside Anglers Group Ltd. Proudly presents 15th Annual Little Neck Bay Beach Clean-Up “Bayside Waterfront Day” 10 AM on Sunday, April 19, 2009 (Rain or Shine) We welcome all volunteers and their families to help us in the Spring-cleaning of one of our most popular local fishing spots. Through the support of the NYC Dept. [...]

Congratulations to State Senator Frank Padavan

The Bay Terrace Cafe congratulates Frank Padavan on his reelection to the New York State Senate and wishes him continued success. Based on past performance there is no doubt that Senator Padavan will work tirelessly on behalf of all his constituents. We look forward to Senator Padavan visiting the Cafe. Newsday.com Padavan set to return [...]

Mets Ought to Bank on Jackie Robinson Field

Philadelphians seem to have a better understanding of New York sports history and tradition than the current owners of the Mets. From NBC Philadelphia By   JERE HESTER Updated 7:25 AM EST, Wed, Feb 4, 2009 Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier in 1947. Six decades later, the Mets have the opportunity to do the right [...]

Fort Totten on the “Fringe”

FORT TOTTEN ON THE “FRINGE” On Thursday February 5, 2009 the TV show “FRINGE” is  scheduled to shoot interior and exterior scenes at Fort Totten Park. Approximate time:    9am – 6pm

Nassau lawsuit targets Queens strip club billboard

From Newsday Nassau lawsuit targets Queens strip club billboard BY JENNIFER BARRIOS jennifer.barrios@newsday.com 7:59 PM EST, February 3, 2009 Reaching across the county border, Nassau County has filed suit against a strip club in Queens, arguing that the club’s risque billboards featuring a nearly naked woman are a public nuisance and should be removed. The [...]