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By Jay Lane Wednesday, February 8th, 2012 10:59 AM EDT

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Children were allowed to go onto the bus in groups to see how blacks and whites were seperated fifty years ago.

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Councilwoman Christine Quinn

PHOTO COURTESY SKYLINE COMMONS
The new Skyline Commons complex, complete with medical facilities and other amenities, will open in Jamaica within the next two years.

THE QUEENS COURIER/PHOTO BY DOMINICK TOTINO
Borough President Helen Marshall was sworn in to a second term on January 3 at Terrace on the Park.

Reverend Walter Silva Thompson Jr.

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Ann Juliano Jawin, founder and chair of the Board of Directors of Center for the Women of New York, has always been a staunch advocate for the rights of the underprivileged.

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Richmond Hill’s Helin Marte (center) releases a jumper. The senior point guard scored a game-high 32 points as the Lions topped Martin Van Buren, 61-53.

THE QUEENS COURIER/PHOTO BY CHRISTINA SANTUCCI
Politicians are proposing the enforcement of legislation that would make it a crime for store owners not to have English on their signs.

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Good samaritan Jack Abrakhimov.

PHOTO COURTESY THE OFFICE OF SENATOR SERPHIN MALTESE
Barbara Stuchinski (l), President of the Forest Hills Community and Civic Association, and Heidi Harrison Chain (c), President of the 112th Precinct Council, appeared on Senator Serphin Maltese's television show.

Missing woman Agata Kesy, 24.

THE QUEENS COURIER/PHOTO BY NAZIMUL RAZACK

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Senator Serphin Maltese helped honor 40 Queens teachers as part of Teacher Appreciation Week.

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Assemblywoman Margaret Markey was joined by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (front, second from left) and members of the New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault to discuss her legislation extending the statute of limitations for child sex abuse.

THE QUEENS COURIER/PHOTO BY CHRISTINA SANTUCCI
Attorney Rob McCreanor for Catholic Migration Services has filed a motion on behalf of tenants in two buildings, summoning the mystery landlord, Nicholas Haros, to appear in court.

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The Police Athletic League will kick off its Summer Playstreet Program on July 10, 2006, providing New York City youngsters with safe places to play, learn and beat the summer heat.

Assemblymember Brian McLaughlin when he announced he would not be securing re-election earlier this year.

THE QUEENS COURIER/PHOTO BY CHRISTINA SANTUCCI
Joe Nunziata gives a lecture on how to live the life you really want.

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What you can buy for $1,000,000. 1 Family Detached, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, private driveway, 40x100 lot, finished basement.

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Alice Faber of Jackson Heights serves on the Board of Directors for 82nd Street Academics.

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Cathy Rosario, a clerk at Five Boroughs Pawn Shop, poses for a photo with an estimated $12,000 worth of jewelry the shop was allowed to hold on to after the attempted robbery.

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Ceasar Borja Jr., proudly displaying his father’s awards, says he misses his father “every day,” and that he wants the first responders’ “voices to be heard.”

THE QUEENS COURIER/PHOTO BY CHRISTINA SANTUCCI

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The new NYPD Police Academy will rise on the site of the police automobile tow-pound in College Point, according to Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Groundbreaking for the “cutting-edge, state-of-the-art” facility could come in 2009.

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Kevin HawkinsÕ wife Marie and 6-year-old daughter, Natalie, (right) walk alongside the former detectiveÕs flag-draped coffin as the family leaves the funeral at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in South Ozone Park.

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Sixth grader Rosella Lawrence, an honor student, may lose her leg after this crash at Guy R. Brewer Boulevard and South Conduit Avenue.

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Grieving family members Jyoti, Sukhdeo and Dabby Hardat cope with the murder as they read cards marked ÒDo not open until MotherÕs Day.Ó

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Emran Hossain, 18, who was stabbed and killed in Astoria.

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Sterling National Bank Vice President and Jamaica Branch Manager Liz Forgione

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Bellerose brothers Ryan, 11, (left) and Patrick, 8, (center), Quinn rode the Pharoah's Fury several times in a row. Attendants measured Patrick as just reaching the required height of 48 inches tall.

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Monica Reyes and her son, Derby, hold a photo of their relative and slain Ecuadorian immigrant, Pablo Collaguazo.

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Anthony Kazazis said that this year’s Queens Real Estate Expo will draw more than 200 exhibitors.

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Iris Acevedo, first cousin of Jackie Ospina-Lopez, hangs a memorial for her cousin’s three-year-old son (inset) who perished in a fire on Thursday, August 9.

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After 26 years as principal at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary School in Ozone Park, Sister Marguerite Torre is out following the institution’s merger with nearby St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr School.

Executive Director Anthony P. Kazazis promises that this year’s Queens Real Estate Expo will be the preeminent real estate event in Queens County.

Police have released this video surveillance of the man wanted in connection with a sexual assault.

McCabe’s service came from a willingness to “raise his hand” for others.

He brought his message of human potential to world and religious leaders such as Pope John Paul II.

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Riders of the elevated J Line may soon get a reprieve as the MTA has agreed to perform regular maintenance at the site until it comes up with a long-term solution for the problem.

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The West Hamilton Beach Volunteer Fire Department is hoping to raise money for a new ambulance to replace this 16-year-old model. In order to do so, they will host a Winter Wonderland Dinner Dance on Saturday, December 8.

Pearson scored a career-high 40 points last Friday night.

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Francis Lewis' Andree DeLeon takes a shot.

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Vernetta Nelson

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Lance Corporal Kevin Merrill, Serge Andrushkevich, Anthony Causi, Robert "Santa" Traza, Tommy Causi, Lenny Valenti and Staff Sergeant George Wallington.

THE QUEENS COURIER/PHOTO BY CHRISTINA SANTUCCI
Congressmember Joseph Crowley (at podium) has called for Flushing Bay and Creek to be cleaned as Willets Point is redeveloped.

THE QUEENS COURIER/PHOTO BY CHRISTINA SANTUCCI
Five-year-old Kiana Diaz goes in to see how the voting process works with aunt Vanessa Arizaga in Astoria.

THE COURIER/PHOTO BY YALDAZ SADAKOVA
Deirdre Aherne, left, who is Assistant Dean of Student Development and Enrollment Management at Hostos Community College in the Bronx, attends a workshop together with administration members from other colleges in the region.

Free health screenings were provided throughout the day.

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Eddie’s Pizza Owner Joseph DiVittorio

THE COURIER/PHOTO BY NICK BENEDUCE
This is the home (in threat of foreclosure) of Sergeant Andrew Seabrooks, 36, who was due to come home on leave from Afghanistan on July 3. He was killed in action on June 21.

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The family of New York Army National Guardsman Joseph McKay gathered in his Cambria Heights home after receiving news of his death in Afghanistan. (Inset) Sergeant First Class Joseph McKay, of Cambria Heights, was awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Combat Action Badges after his death in Afghanistan on June 26.

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Queens Community House gives students the tools to succeed at their Young Adults Borough Center, located at John Adams High School in Ozone Park.

PHOTO BY ADAM COGLIANESE
(L to R) North Shore Towers resident and racing manager Ernie Reichard and wife Sandy, jockey Alan Garcia, trainer Nicholas P. Zito, owner Robert V. LaPenta, New York Racing Association Board of Trustees Chairman C. Steven Duncker, New York State Governor David Paterson and wife Michelle.

A mounted officer shows how gentle his horse is.

PHOTO COURTESY THE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Robert Lawrence Friedman

William C. Thompson, Jr

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Firefighters try to enter the top floor at the scene of a fire at 43-19 218th Street in Bayside. The flames consumed the two-story private dwelling early Sunday morning, November 2. Several firefighters were injured and taken to local hospitals, none seriously.

Photo courtesy Queens College
Lluís Capdevila

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Robert Schmidt, left, and Toya Davis, of the School for Language and Communication Development, see a need to expand their program, but their efforts have been stalled by the State Education Department.

Photo courtesy The New York Daily News
Staff and officials traveled to Albany to protest the closure of St. John's Queens and Mary Immaculate Hospitals, though it seems the shuttering is proceeding.

COURIER/Photos Courtesy Lisa Shaver
Lisa Shaver's two cats are missing after the blaze.

Photo Courtesy of Elmhurst Hospital
Celebrating the national organ donor award were from left to right: Anna Krill, Executive Director of SHAREing and CAREing and Board Member at NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation; Councilmember Helen Sears; Elmhurst Hospital Center Executive Director Chris Constantino; Dr. Jasmin Moshirpur, Mt. Sinai/Regional Medical Director, Queens Health Network; Elaine Berg, President and CEO, New York Organ Donor Network; Eartha Washington, Chair of the Elmhurst Hospital Center Community Advisory Board; Borough President Helen Marshall; Councilmember Leroy Comrie; Dr. Ann Sullivan, Executive Vice President of Queens Health Network.

Photo courtesy Oratorio Society of Queens
The Oratorio Society of Queens, which has more than 100 members, will perform its holiday concert on Sunday, December 21.

Christos Tsiatis

Candidates Geraldine Chapey, Glenn DiResto, Frank Gulluscio; Queens Courier Publisher Victoria Schneps-Yunis; Managing Editor Tonia N. Cimino; candidates Michael Ricatto, Lew Simon and Eric Ulrich.

THE COURIER/Photo by Nick Beneduce
Pastor Steve Roser will celebrate one year at the helm of the Howard Beach Assembly of God on February 24.

Photo Courtesy of Councilmember Gennaroâs Office
Assemblymember Nettie Mayersohn, Michael Simanowitz, Councilmember James Gennaro, Marc Haken, Marie Adam-Ovide, Surry Schechter, Mike Sidell, Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, and Tzvi Schechter at the street renaming ceremony for Rabbi Avraham Schechter.

Photo Courtesy of Danny Dromm
Kiwanian Dorothy Phelan; Maria Williams, Volunteer Services, Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services' (CCNS) Catherine Sheridan Older Adult Services Center; Lawrence S. Harfmann, Program Manager, CCNS; and Kiwanian Daniel Dromm (left to right) served Valentine's cake to the seniors at the center. Not pictured but present was Kiwanian Pratip Dasgupta.

THE COURIER/Photo by Alex Fumelli Coach Brian Sutton and Lions (from left) Malik Batine, Enle Li, Leo Esonwunne, and Daniel Madison are building a new kind of winning tradition at Richmond Hill High School.

Photo Courtesy Charles H. Greenthal & Co.
North Shore Towers offers a unique lifestyle that can't be found anywhere else in New York City.

Photo courtesy Congressmember Joseph Crowleyâs office
Giovanna Reid (left) of Queens Community Board 3 and Rosemarie Poveromo of the United Community Civic Association listen to Congressmember Joseph Crowley at a March 15 rally to protest the Sanitation Departmentâs plan to create a waste transfer station near LaGuardia.

Photos by Jerry Speier
Over 100 PAL youngsters, ages six to 18, received recognition at the 61st Annual Police Athletic Leagueâs (PAL) Brotherhood/Sisterhood Art Contest.

THE COURIER/Photo By Noah Rosenberg
Queens Courier Publisher Victoria Schneps and Borough President Helen Marshall held a press conference at Borough Hall at which they announced this yearâs Top Women in Business honorees.

THE COURIER/Photo by Noah Rosenberg
Margaret Tietz Director of Public Affairs Linda Spiegel, Executive Director Gerald Hart, Integrative Medicine Chief Dr. William Young and Assemblymember Ann Carrozza (from left to right), at Margaret Tietzâs first-ever Healthfest.

Highway officers examine scooter at the scene where a delivery man was struck and killed on Jamaica Avenue in Woodhaven early Sunday morning. The victim was struck by a Volkswagon which fled the scene after dragging the victim almost a block and the victims delivery scooter was dragged almost 700 feet from the accdent. Police were able to follow a debris trail to a home on 76 Street where the driver was found and placed under arrest.

Photo courtesy of The New York Daily News
Some travellers have changed their plans because of the swine flu outbreak.

Photos Courtesy of Bayside Anglersâ Group
Some of the 150 volunteers at the 15th annual Bayside Anglersâ Group cleanup of Little Neck Bay recently included Boy Scouts from Troop 75, Friends of Oakland Lake and Ravine, and State Senator Frank Padavan

THE QUEENS COURIER/Photo by Ken Maldanado
Queens Center Mall treated Maria Duran, whose son Alex Jimenez was killed in Iraq, to a special Mother's Day.

THE QUEENS COURIER/Photo by Alex Fumelli
First-time starter Jeremy Rodriguez, a junior, was the hero of Francis Lewisâ biggest win of 2009.

THE COURIER/Photo by Jessica Lyons
Yohaan with (from left to right) sister Aiyaan, mother Kerbanoo and Jillian Barovick, Access to Home Program Coordinator.

THE COURIER/Photos by Tonia N. Cimino
Jamaica Rotary President Joe Iaboni; Sergeant James Briones, 103rd Precinct; Officer Andre Wesh, 103rd Precinct; Officer David Marconi, 106th Precinct; Officer Andres Gonzalez, 106th Precinct; Officer Edward Herdina, 102nd Precinct; Officer Robert Morris, 113th Precinct; Lieutenant Rob Seaman, 102nd Precinct; Deputy Inspector Kristel Johnson, Commanding Officer, 113th Precinct; Deputy Inspector Joseph G. Courtesis, Commanding Officer, 106th Precinct; Inspector Steven Powers, Patrol Borough Queens South; Captain Tim Dheedene, Executive Officer, 103rd Precinct.

THE QUEENS COURIER/Photo by Claudia Cruz
Brassiere Creole, a Haitian restaurant and dancehall in Cambria Heights, has experienced a drop in clientele as people stay home to grieve and heal from their trauma relating to the earthquake last month.

Photo Courtesy Central Veterinary Associates
Dr. John Charos and Dr. Karina Salvo of the Central Veterinary Associates release âAthena,â an owl they rehabbed, at the Alley Pond Environmental Center.

Photo Courtesy Standard Refrigerators
Marc and Michael Newman â a father and son team â are leading Standard Refrigerators Inc., z business that provides premier design, installation and service for air conditioning, commercial and laboratory refrigeration, heating, ice machines, wine coolers and ventilation systems throughout the New York region.

Photo Courtesy of Maloneyâs Office
Congressmember Carolyn Maloney discussing the $200,000 grant with NYC Outward Bound President Richard Stopol and student climbers.

Photo Courtesy of New Immigrant Community Empower (NICE)
A volunteer knocks at a home as part of NICEâs voting campaign in Jackson Heights and Corona.

Photos by Walter Karling
Panelists, featured speakers and dignitaries at the summit.

Reports say former State Comptroller is expected to plead guilty to a federal corruption charge today, October 7.

Photo by Anthony DelMundo
Medical examiners remove the body from Maspethâs Reiff Playground.

Sign up for email discounts and be entered in a drawing for Wintuk: Cirque du Soleil

THE COURIER/Photo by Bob Doda
Frank Padavan on Election Day.

A sketch of one of the attempted abductors.

New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio

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Photo Courtesy of The New York Daily News
City Schools Chancellor Cathleen Black visits North Queens Community H.S. on her first day on the job. She talked with students Karla Fuentes and Ryan Rodriguez.

Photo Courtesy the New York Lottery
Carmelo Amoroso of Middle Village won half a million dollars in Pick 10.

THE COURIER/File PhotoColleges like Queens Community College (pictured) will be affected by the tuition hikes.

Photos Courtesy of St. Johnâs University

Roberto Mak and Caridad Coki then and now

Photo Courtesy of NYC DOT
DOT crews work to repair Brookville Boulevard between Merrick Boulevard and 133rd Avenue.

THE QUEENS COURIER/Photos by Gaudys Sanclemente
Auto parts and junk yards along 38th Avenue and the No. 7 train line.

THE QUEENS COURIER/Photos by Steve Mosco
A combustible warning alarms residents near a Sunnyside playground.

THE QUEENS COURIER/Photos by Billy Rennison
Graffiti like this, along Forest Avenue in Glendale and Ridgewood, has caused neighborhood complaints to more than triple to over 800 in the past year.

Flushing Town Hall: Puppet State Theatre presents The Man who Planted Trees an endearing adaptation of Jean Gionoâs inspiring short story on Sunday, February 27 at 2:15 p.m.

THE QUEENS COURIER/Photos by Jessica Lyons

Photo courtesy of St. John's University

This quintessential New York documentary will be shown on Thursday, March 31 at 7:30 p.m. at Clearview Squire Cinemas

Photo by Ray Michsaw/FOX
Howard Beachâs Pia Toscano continued to wow the âAmerican Idolâ judges last week as she moved into the showâs top 11 contestants.

Photo Courtesy of 5Pointz
Famed graffiti mecca 5Pointz might soon be erased.

Photo Courtesy of Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer
Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer (center), along with Borough President Helen Marshall and Assemblymember Grace Meng, backs the mayorâs census challenge.

Geraldine Ferraro, August 26, 1935-March 26, 2011

THE COURIER/Photo by Billy Rennison
The proposed $132.5 billion state budget deal addresses sensitive issues like $22.4 million to keep centers like the Howard Beach Senior Center open, but it may cause teachers to be laid off.

THE QUEENS COURIER/Photo by Jano Tantongco
A tour bus with 20 violations and a faulty brake system was towed away after a surprise inspection.

Photo Courtesy of Assemblymember Nettie Mayersohn
Mayersohn is stepping down after nearly 30 years in the Assembly.

Photo Courtesy of Assemblymember Nettie Mayersohn
Mayersohn is stepping down after nearly 30 years in the Assembly.

Photo by Michael Becker/FOX
Pia Toscanoâs performance of âDonât Let the Sun Go Down On Meâ earned her a spot in âAmerican Idolâsâ top nine.

Photo Courtesy of the office of State Senator Jose Peralta
State Senator Jose Peralta and the Guardian Angels are gathered in front of P.S. 19, joined by other elected officials, parents, and their children to dispraise sex cards littering on Roosevelt Avenue.

Photo Courtesy of the office of State Senator Jose Peralta
State Senator Jose Peralta and the Guardian Angels are gathered in front of P.S. 19, joined by other elected officials, parents, and their children to dispraise sex cards littering on Roosevelt Avenue.

Photo courtesy of Christina M. Wilkinson

THE QUEENS COURIER/photos by Billy Rennison
UFT President Michael Mulgrew spoke out against Francis Lewisâ overcrowding and the potential teacher layoffs.

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THE QUEENS COURIER/Photo by Luisa Garcia
Getting the MTA to lease the vacant space at 74th Street and Roosevelt Avenue was one of the first issues City Councilmember Daniel Dromm addressed in 2009.

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The East River Ferry comes in to dock at the landing at Hunters Point South.

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Krupa Patel takes the heat from Chef Gordon Ramsay on Hellâs Kitchen.

Photos Courtesy of Joseph Lunievicz

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Twelve of Plaza graduates, from the Medical and Business programs, were honored for their high achievement in Plaza Collegeâs rigorous writing courses. Here, they are pictured with English professors Margaret Welsh and David Loffert.

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What you can buy for $500,000. 1 Family Detached, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, 25x100 lot size.

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Ofia, 15, Happy, 21, and Popy Begum, 17, (left to right) sisters of Emran Hossain, 18, mourn after learning about his death.

PHOTO COURTESY THE MCCABE FAMILY
Councilmember Joseph Addabbo with Sergeant Sean McCabe and his mom Pat, who works for Addabbo.

Spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy passed away on Thursday, October 11.

Carmine De Falco of South Ozone Park hoped that a child would enjoy a car he brought.

THE QUEENS COURIER/PHOTO BY CHRISTINA SANTUCCI
Queens gives Clinton 60 percent of the vote on Super Tuesday.

PHOTO COURTESY THE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Mitch Udowitch and Republican District Leader Eric Ulrich.

Photo courtesy the Koufakis family
Seventeen-year-old Jeremy Koufakis (left) is affectionate toward his brother Jared, 14, who has autism. The family hopes to be able to send Jared to Woodside's School for Language and Communication Development.

COURIER/Photos Courtesy Lisa Shaver
Lisa Shaver's two cats are missing after the blaze.

Photo Courtesy Charles H. Greenthal & Co.
North Shore Towers rests on 110 acres of land in Floral Park.

Body of victime is removed from the scene where a delivery man was struck and killed on Jamaica Avenue in Woodhaven early Sunday morning. The victim was struck by a Volkswagon which fled the scene after dragging the victim almost a block and the victims delivery scooter was dragged almost 700 feet from the accdent. Police were able to follow a debris trail to a home on 76 Street where the driver was found and placed under arrest.

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Jack W. Rainey
Senior Vice President of Government and Community Banking
TD Bank

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Transit cop Harry Rupnarine with estranged girlfriend Giuatree Hardat whom he allegedly shot and killed on a Woodhaven street.

Robert "Santa" Traza (right) poses with Emanuela Stallone and Roseanne Lanzone (center).

Senator Serphin Maltese (left) came out to support the National Night Out.

THE QUEENS COURIER/Photo by Nick Beneduce
Police patrol the scene of a five-alarm fire that tore through a row of houses in Woodhaven on Thursday, February 12.

North Shore Towers is a great community for young families.

Carol Conslato
Con Edison
President of the Queens Chamber of Commerce

Ann M. Carrozza, Esq.

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Robert "Santa" Traza (center) poses with Tommy Toramaglia of Staten Island and Carol Wade of Howard Beach.

Republican District Leader Eric Ulrich and Eddie Pastore.

Breathtaking views can be seen from the many apartments.

Jay Hershenson
Senior vice chancellor of the City University of New York

Organizers Tommy Causi, Robert "Santa" Traza and Anthony Causi (left to right) urged local residents to give toys to tots.

Officers of the 102nd Precinct.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently spoke to a packed room at North Shore Towers.

Josesph Mattone
The Mattone Group

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Giana, 5; Lauren, 11; and Anissa, 8; brought a teddy bear and other gifts for the third-annual "Toys for Tots" fundraiser held at La Bella Vita Restaurant and Catering. The event drew more than 140 guests who donated about 350 gifts.

Officers of the 106th Precinct.

The Country Club has five tennis courts where tennis players take part in tournaments.

Nayibe NÃºÃ±ez-Berger
Mental Health Services of the Queens Family Court

Residents can swim year round in an Olympic pool and indoor lap pool. There is also a whirlpool and outdoor pool.

Philippa L. Karteron
Executive director of the Council for Airport Opportunity

Robert and Barbara Covell

Jim and Maureen Quinn

Gary and Susan Zwetchkenbaum

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