Douglaston: Week In Review

The winter of our discontent pressed on this week as snow continued to fall on Douglaston and the five boroughs.

It was a busy week for local news. Douglaston Patch debuted a new column - The Conservation Conversation - and posted stories on the mayor's State of the City speech, filmmaker Elana Mugdan, neighborhood locales where sports fans could watch today's Jets game and a proposal to turn P.S. 188's Gifted and Talented class into a citywide program.

Check back with us this week for coverage of Councilman Dan Halloran's, R-Whitestone, town hall meeting. We'll also post an update on one of the community's top stories on Wednesday. Make sure to drop by that afternoon to find out more.

Here's your Week In Review:

Monday
Udalls Cove Preservation Committee President Walter Mugdan's new column, "The Conservation Conversation," debuted on Douglaston Patch. The column will run every other week on Monday. The next entry will post on Jan. 31.

Tuesday
Check out our interview with Elana Mugdan, Walter Mugdan's daughter, who completed her first film, "Director's Cut" and is now taking it to festivals across the nation. The movie was primarily shot in Douglaston and Little Neck. 

Wednesday
Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he will shrink government rather than raise taxes during his tenth State of the City speech. Read the reactions of northeast Queens residents here.

Thursday
Community District Education Council 26 welcomed its newest member, an English Language Learner parent, and held a discussion on a proposal to make P.S. 188's Gifted and Talented class a citywide program.

Friday
Northeast Queens students lend a hand to New Orleans homeowners whose houses have still not been repaired after Hurricane Katrina. 

Weekend
The Douglaston/Little Neck library's new column details upcoming programs for February and a Douglaston real estate consulting firm owner is honored by the Queens Chamber of Commerce.