Community Corner

Week In Review

Catch up on the stories that took place in your community this week.

It's time once again for a roundup of the stories that took place in your community this past week.

State Sen. Tony Avella, D-Bayside, pushed legislation to reduce the borough's raccoon population, while Strawberry's Sports Grill hosted the Douglaston Community Day.

A 60-year-old immigrant filed a lawsuit against a Little Neck family on the grounds that they allegedly forced her to work as a housekeeper without pay. 

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And the Samuel Field Y honored several northeast Queens elected officials for supporting a program that benefits children with autism.

Here is your Week In Review:

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Monday

Avella and state Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi, D-Forest Hills, introduced legislation that would in Queens. Reviews in This Week at the Movies included "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," "The Change Up" and "Bellflower."

Tuesday

The Samuel Field Y honored state Sens. Tony Avella and Toby Stavisky, D-Flushing, as well as state Assemblyman Edward Braunstein, D-Bayside, and Council Members Mark Weprin, D-Oakland Gardens, and Dan Halloran, R-Whitestone, for .

Wednesday

This week's Great Escape pick was Bayside's Vitality Yoga and Tai Chi

Thursday

A 60-year-old Korean immigrant , accusing them of enslaving her and keeping her as a housemaid without pay. This week's Day Tripper column profiled Flushing and included the New York Hall of Science and Joe's Shanghai. 

Friday

In this week's Notes from a Food Diva, Carol Brock wrote about her experience dining at Douglaston's Am Yours Cafe.

Weekend

Check out Patch's coverage of Douglaston Community Day, which was held at Strawberry's Sports Grill.


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