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Wednesday, April 20, 2005

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The incident at PS 34

Although a Department of Education investigation has yet to be completed, it appears that the actions allegedly taken by an assistant principal at PS 34 in Queens Village will leave the department with no option but to ask for the woman’s immediate
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Do the right thing

They also said the councilman should attend classes on anger management and sexual harassment. In their report the committee found that the councilman committed offenses that included inappropriate touching of female staffers. The report says that on at l
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Good school, bad rap

On Thursday morning police announced the arrest of an 18-year-old Bayside High School student for allegedly sexually abusing a 16-year-old student who had passed out at a party in Corona. The ugly incident was caught on a videotape that was being circulat
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No thanks, Time Warner

We agree that the lion’s share of the blame for this fiasco belongs to Charles and James Dolan, owners of Cablevision and Madison Square Garden. It has been reported that the Dolans want to impose a 30 percent royalty increase for showing the Knicks
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Mystery at CB 2

For most board members in Queens reappointment is a slam dunk. Kang believes that she played an important role at CB 2 by representing the growing Asian-American population in western Queens. Unlike many of her colleagues, she attended most meetings and d
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Quote of the Week

On Friday night during a mayoral candidates debate, former Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer said that residents should be given an opportunity to vote on a proposal to build an 80,000-seat NASCAR race track in State Island “to see if you need
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Doug Bay Civic group opposes sale of city land

Thank you for your time in visiting and listening to the Douglaston-Little Neck community’s concerns at MS 67 last Thursday. As a result of this meeting, one important question remains: “Whose mayor are you?”

At the beginning of t
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PS 203 must not be extended

One only needs to observe the traffic outside PS 203 on any given morning to see a situation that is already dangerous and out of control. In addition, the residents on the east side of Springfield Boulevard have more than shouldered their fair share of c
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Elected officials need to act on PS 173, MS 216

On Nov. 17, 2004, your representatives attended a joint committee meeting hosted by Community Board 8 related to the Fresh Meadows community’s concerns over traffic and safety issues at PS 173 and Ryan MS 216.

Those issues were described and
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Criticism of Meng uncalled for

I am offended by Ms. Fu’s comments regarding Assemblyman Meng. If she has any problems, she should visit or call his office. Good communication between constituents and their elected officials is important. Any time I have a problem, I do not hesita
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Billions spent on drug war better used elsewhere

What adults listen to, consume, inhale, perform, read or view in the privacy of their own home or workplace is their own choice. Our civil and economic liberties prosper best when Big Brother stays out of the bedroom and marketplace.

During Prohibi
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Public officials need to intervene in fliers issue

Kenneth Tillman v. Distribution Systems of America, Inc., a 1996 case, decided at the Appellate Division, Second Department (and therefore the law in Queens) held that when a distributor is notified that a homeowner doesn’t want printed material, co
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Bad display by DOE on anti-bullying issue

There was no misunderstanding, but there was a reason. The reason was that the Department of Education boycotted the hearing because they feel that creating an anti-bullying law is not the City Council’s business. This is their unshakable conviction
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Queens Library embracing the traditional and high-tech

Queens Library is on track to circulate more than 18 million items this year, in spite of shorter hours and several years of curtailed funding. That is more than any library in the U.S. has ever done. It is an indication of how important public libraries
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Put end to drug war casualties

Marijuana prohibition causes the situation where criminals enjoy huge profits by selling marijuana. Because bad debts for marijuana cannot be settled civilly, sometimes they are settled uncivilly. Those opposed to ending marijuana prohibition claim that e

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