As Big Blue heads to Indianapolis, New York is seeing green. After their teeth-clenching defeat of the San Francisco 49ers in overtime, the Giants are set for Super Bowl XLVI — and local companies are experiencing an upswing in business as fans flock to retailers and restaurants teeming with team spirit. Shoppers stormed Modell’s within [...]
Fairway Market recently raised some “green” for a good cause. The supermarket held a fundraiser on January 5, during which it collected thousands of dollars for the Peter Figoski Scholarship Fund, a charity benefiting the four daughters of the slain, 22-year NYPD veteran. Fairway donated 10 percent of the proceeds from all sales made between [...]
The word “comfort” always brings me back to Sunday afternoons at my grandparent’s house watching the New York Mets in the late 80s. My grandfather always had a colorful way of describing his love for the Mets – it was tumultuous, and sometimes a tad vulgar, but memories of our Met-chats always make me smile. [...]
I was saddened to hear the news of Jose Reyes signing a 6-year contract with the Miami Marlins this week. He has been a superstar for the Mets, and a fan favorite. He has an electrifying style of play and will be a tough player to replace. When facing the realization that losing Reyes to [...]
Foul weather did not dampen the excitement on the lines of eager customers awaiting the grand opening of the long-anticipated Fairway Market. “It’s been so long since we had a nice, big [food] store like this,” said Doris Mayne of Douglaston. “It’s about time.” Customers lined up over an hour before the doors first opened, [...]
EDITOR’S PICK WEEKEND EVENTS CHINESE OPERA Saturday, November 26 at 2 p.m. Flushing Library: Kunqu Society Presents a Chinese Opera; The Kunqu Society will present this special performance in honor of the 10th anniversary of Kunqu’s designation as a “Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity” by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and [...]
Activist Patricia Dolan killed crossing Hillside Avenue Patricia Dolan, longtime Community Board 8 member, president of the Queens Civic Congress, Kew Gardens Hills Civic Association and the founder of the Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Conservancy, was struck and killed as she crossed Hillside Avenue on Tuesday, November 15. Police say Dolan, 72, was crossing the thoroughfare near [...]
111th Precinct Bayside, Douglaston, Little Neck, Auburndale, Hollis Hills, and Fresh Meadows Serial robber? Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred in the 111th Precinct on Saturday, October 1 at a Dunkin Donuts/gas station located at 219-02 Horace Harding Expressway (between Bell and Springfield Boulevards). The perp allegedly entered the location at around 6:30 [...]
To the delight of grocery shoppers in northeast Queens, Fairway Market in Douglaston is only weeks away from its grand opening. On November 16, Fairway – located at 242-02 61st Avenue in the Douglaston Plaza Shopping Center’s Lower Level – will take over the closed Waldbaum’s with 56,000-square-feet of wall-to-wall food products, fresh produce, a [...]
President of the Chamber of Commerce of Douglas Manor COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Dorothy Matinale is currently the president of the Douglas Manor Chamber of Commerce and helped start the chamber. She participates in local events in Douglas Manor including: the Douglaston arts festival, the Turkey Trot, the Holiday tree lighting and caroling, the mega yard sale [...]
