Week in Review

It was a busy week for local news in northeast Queens.

At Community Board 11’s monthly meeting, Chairman Jerry Iannece was re-elected to a fifth and final term and board members discussed airplane noise and an Auburndale slow zone.

Pre-kindergarten registration opened, but the city’s public advocate said there were not enough seats across the five boroughs.

And be sure to take a look at this week’s editions of Queens Eats and The Conservation Conversation.

Here is your Week in Review.

Monday

The Department of Parks and Recreation said the city’s beaches would open on time for summer, despite ongoing post-Hurricane Sandy cleanup.

Reviews in This Week at the Movies included “Stoker,” “Leviathan” and “21 and Over.”

Tuesday

Pre-K registration opened, but Public Advocate Bill de Blasio said demand far exceeded supply in Queens.

CB 11 re-elected Iannece as chairman as well as discussed airplane noise over Bayside and a proposed Auburndale slow zone.

Wednesday

This week’s Conservation Conversation blog post was on reducing your carbon footprint. And the Transportation Security Administration lifted the ban on several items, such as small knives, for passengers on planes.

Thursday

The Samuel Field Y will offer a 12-week S.A.T. prep course for northeast Queens students that begins on March 12.

Friday

This week’s Queens Eats recipe is chocolate macarons. The theme of the National Art League's March exhibit is a return to childhood.

Weekend

State Sen. Tony Avella, D-Bayside, and state Assemblyman Edward Braunstein, D-Bayside, will host a town hall on the airplane noise that has been plaguing Bayside and Douglaston.