Thursday, May 10, 2007
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Italian Treats Abound In Atlas Park Locale
Even if my last name didn’t end in a vowel, I’m convinced Italian cuisine would be a bliss I could not live without at least once a week. Last Saturday I discovered a buried treasure at the Shops At Atlas Park.
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Wine, Cheese & Flowers In One Spot
By JAMES J. PARZIALE
There is a hidden slice of suburbia-meets-Manhattan with some West Coast sprinkled in for flavor at the Atlas Mall in Glendale.
The mall’s décor and architecture is phenomenal, as newly-designed white structures with vast columns transport you from 80-00 Cooper Ave. to the Western U.S. The Green, which is an open grassy knoll in the mall’s center, features a sprinkler system that permeates the aroma of mist on a warm summer day. It’s good for the kiddies, too.
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There is a hidden slice of suburbia-meets-Manhattan with some West Coast sprinkled in for flavor at the Atlas Mall in Glendale.
The mall’s décor and architecture is phenomenal, as newly-designed white structures with vast columns transport you from 80-00 Cooper Ave. to the Western U.S. The Green, which is an open grassy knoll in the mall’s center, features a sprinkler system that permeates the aroma of mist on a warm summer day. It’s good for the kiddies, too.
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DOT Leaning Toward Replacing Kosciuszko
By JAMES J. PARZIALE
Though six options are on the table, the Department of Transportation is leaning toward complete replacement of the Kosciuszko Bridge come 2012. At a conference at the DeVry Institute in Long Island City last Thursday, the DOT reviewed six proposals, outlining all the pertinent details including timeframe, cost and ultimately what new structure – if any – would be built.
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Though six options are on the table, the Department of Transportation is leaning toward complete replacement of the Kosciuszko Bridge come 2012. At a conference at the DeVry Institute in Long Island City last Thursday, the DOT reviewed six proposals, outlining all the pertinent details including timeframe, cost and ultimately what new structure – if any – would be built.
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Utility Says It’s Ready For Summer’s Surges
By JAMES J. PARZIALE
Con Edison’s Senior Vice President of Electric Operations John Miksad got right to the point Friday at Queens College. “We are going to be ready for this summer,” he said at a business forum before sponsors and Queens businesses. Last summer’s massive blackout crippled Northwestern Queens, leaving some 25,000 residents without power for greater than a 10-day span. Miksad acknowledged his company’s culpability and unveiled a plan to prevent further outages in Queens and all across the city.
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Con Edison’s Senior Vice President of Electric Operations John Miksad got right to the point Friday at Queens College. “We are going to be ready for this summer,” he said at a business forum before sponsors and Queens businesses. Last summer’s massive blackout crippled Northwestern Queens, leaving some 25,000 residents without power for greater than a 10-day span. Miksad acknowledged his company’s culpability and unveiled a plan to prevent further outages in Queens and all across the city.
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...H2O Tax May Drown Small Biz And Seniors...
By JAMES J. PARZIALE
A proposed 11.5 percent water and sewage tax hike has been met with staunch opposition from residents, civic groups, and politicians throughout Queens. At a hearing hosted by the Department of Environmental Protection in Elmhurst last Tuesday, each group spoke out against the potential increase which would go into effect in July. Essentially, a single-family household would experience a $72-per-year hike. The DEP is proposing a plan that, over the next 10 years, would cost a whopping $23.3 billion and is backed by Mayor Mike Bloomberg, though many local leaders and residents are crying out against it. The Queens Civic Congress is one of the bill’s strongest detractors, arguing that the City should invest money into the more economically sound watershed project.
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A proposed 11.5 percent water and sewage tax hike has been met with staunch opposition from residents, civic groups, and politicians throughout Queens. At a hearing hosted by the Department of Environmental Protection in Elmhurst last Tuesday, each group spoke out against the potential increase which would go into effect in July. Essentially, a single-family household would experience a $72-per-year hike. The DEP is proposing a plan that, over the next 10 years, would cost a whopping $23.3 billion and is backed by Mayor Mike Bloomberg, though many local leaders and residents are crying out against it. The Queens Civic Congress is one of the bill’s strongest detractors, arguing that the City should invest money into the more economically sound watershed project.
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