Each Friday evening at 10 PM (Woodhaven time!) we take to the airwaves LIVE -- on BlogTalk Radio. You can listen to it over your computer. There's also a chat room where you can hang out with your fellow Woodhaven Residents, past and present. The show has grown over the past year and we're getting around 450 listens each week. And, as always, if you want to speak your mind, give us a call at 646-378-1612.
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During this episode, a resident called in to complain about noise and an open hydrant on her block. Assemblyman Mike Miller called back in and took the information -- 20 minutes later the problem was resolved. We also spoke to Evon Reyes of Fearless Fighting Females - who spoke about self-defense techniques.
After some technical difficulties the week before, we returned to discuss the recent sexual assault and the community's reaction. Assemblyman Mike Miller called in and broke some news, telling us that a woman saw the accused's face on a poster and identified him as the man who attacked her previously. Then we were joined by Jay Van Deven who discussed the recent spate of car break-ins at the Forest Park Co-Ops.
We spoke with Kathy Sexton-Dalby, President of the Woodhaven Richmond Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corps and Assemblyman Mike Miller. Here is our interview with Kathy, talking about the upcoming fundraiser at Neir's:
Here is the whole show:
We had a quiet show to begin the 2nd half of 2011. We spoke with Assemblyman Mike Miller and Vance Barbour.
We were joined this week by Woodhaven Librarian, Ken Gordon, who told us a little bit about what he does -- and we discussed the fact that he's been given a pink slip -- again! Ken was at the rally to protest cuts to our Library services as was Mr. Woodhaven, who also called in. Assemblyman Mike Miller called in after a long hard week in Albany. We also discussed the vote for same sex marriage. We also heard from Maria Concolino, President of the Friends of the Woodhaven Lbrary, who spoke about the potential cuts. We heard from Vance Barbour of the WRBA and we also heard from Colin -- it was a busy show!
We did a recap of our Save 294 rally and we spoke about Anthony Weiner's troubles, which were beginning to spiral out of control. Assemblyman Mike Miller called in, as did Mister Woodhaven.
We spoke with Mike Miller, our Assemblyman, and he spoke about the massive rally in Manhattan to save firehouses. And we also spoke about our upcoming rally, we spoke about the jobs fair that he sponsored, and in light of recent scandals we spoke about the role of social media. We had a LIVE on set report from Equity Park (PS 60) where they were filming Men In Black. We spoke with WRBA Treaurer (and former President) Vance Barbour, and we spoke to Wendy Bowne President, Richmond Hill Block Association, about the upcoming rally.
We spoke with Assemblyman Mike Miller about some upcoming local events, including the Safety Event on June 4th (Forest Park Bandshell 10AM to 2PM), and we spoke about rezoning of Jamaica Avenue. We broke the news that Jamaica Avenue was getting resurfaced and we spoke about the upcoming rally to save Engine 294 (to take place on June 5th at 1 PM). We also spoke about the upcoming "Men in Black 3" filming. Speaking of MIB, we got an update from our very own Mister Woodhaven and we speculated on how they would dress up Jamaica Avenue to look like 1969. And then we had a call from Wendy Bowne, President, Richmond Hill Block Association and we disucced, naturally, the upcoming rally to Save Engine 294. And we discussed the various issues both neighborhoods deal with.
We spoke about the upcoming graffiti cleanup with Chris, one of our volunteers from Graffiti Cleanup No. 1 -- and he asks some good questions about emergency preparedness. Next, June called in to talk about the closing of St. Matthew's. And we talk about some of the famous people and familiar names buried back there (including some tidbits about the founder of the famous old Union Course racetrack). And finally, Mike Miller checks in from the road after coming home from the GWCD Spring Dance at the Cordon Bleu in Woodhaven. Listen to it below:
We spoke about the filming of HBO's "Bored to Death" in Woodhaven (and the upcoming Men in Black 3). We said Happy Birthday to Assemblyman Mike Miller, spoke about graffiti, the possibilities of firehouses closing, and gay marriage. Then we had Attorney James F. Rooney, who is being honored this Friday at the Cordon Bleu by the GWDC as Woodhaven's "Man of the Year." Mr. Rooney has had his practice on Jamaica Avenue since 1980 and discusses the changes that he's seen. And we speak about that great clock in his window! And finally, Elizabeth Crowley of the City Council -- Chair of the Fire and Criminal Justice Committee -- calls in to discuss how we will fight against the closure of our firehouses and the danger of illegal conversions to Woodhaven.
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