Today’s Forecast
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. North wind 8 to 10 mph. Friday night: Clear, with a low around 42. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
EVENT of the DAY: LIC Bar: Benefit for Long Beach/Rockaways Hurricane Relief
Two longstanding sister restaurants, Austins Steak and Ale House in Kew Gardens and Bourbon Street in Bayside, will host a benefit with half the proceeds benefiting relief efforts for the Long Beach and Rockaways communities. A ticket will include an open bar with a complimentary buffet. There will be live music at both venues, as well as guest bartenders from the surrounding Queens areas. Click here for more info or to submit an event of your own
Petraeus talks at last and says no classified info shared with ‘mistress’ Paula Broadwell
In his first public remarks since resigning as CIA director last Friday over an extramarital affair, retired General David Petraeus said he did not share any classified documents with his mistress and biographer, Paula Broadwell. Petraeus also told a reporter for the HLN television network that it was the affair, not any questions over the CIA’s role during the September 11, 2012, attacks on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, that prompted him to step down. Read more: Daily News
Obama lands at JFK, tours areas hardest hit by Sandy
President Barack Obama landed at JFK International Airport just after 11:30 a.m., where he was greeted by Governor Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan. Read more: Queens Courier
Stranded: Scores of Brooklyn and Queens seniors still without power in cold, dark apartments
Scores of fragile seniors living in storm-ravaged Brooklyn and Queens neighborhoods are still holed up in deplorable homes without power, heat, or working elevators. 18 days later, many elderly residents in Zone A, the flood-prone evacuation district along the city’s coastline, haven’t been outside since Oct. 29. Read more: Daily News
Ex-Comptroller Alan Hevesi to be released on parole in December
After nearly two years behind bars for a pay-to-play scandal, former city and state Comptroller Alan Hevesi was granted parole last night, the state’s Department of Corrections said. Hevesi was successful in his second appearance before a state parole board and is scheduled to be released by December 19. Read more: Queens Courier
Two Catholics schools shut down by Sandy share a crowded building
It’s been almost three weeks since students from St. Camillus School in Rockaway Beach and Ave Maria Academy in Howard Beach were in class. Both Catholic schools in Queens suffered serious damage in the storm. But on Thursday, the Howard Beach building was ready to reopen, so both schools moved in for classes. Read more: NY1
