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The legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a beacon of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, will be celebrated throughout Queens from Jan. 19 to Jan. 21. → Read More
City Councilman Donovan Richards says discretionary funding allocated by his office for the fiscal year 2019 has $220,000 in its budget for additional garbage pickups and other cleanliness efforts for his district. Richards made the announcement in Springfield Gardens last week. → Read More
The Nourish Spot, an all-natural juice bar and salad joint in Jamaica, has not only expanded its offerings since its opening more than a year ago, but will also extend its reach, according to its owner Dawn Kelly. → Read More
Aldo’s Pizza, an Italian pizzeria and restaurant in Ozone Park, will celebrate its first year under new management on New Year’s Eve, according to Manager Santino Livreri. → Read More
Dara Bragg, a playwright, director and producer — a Cambria Heights’ native — will be combining her arts seminar and arts award, Success in the Arts and Success in the Arts Awards, into a nonprofit. → Read More
Celebrated jazz musician Monty Alexander is returning Queens to perform in the borough for the first time in nearly 50 years on Saturday, according to the Jamaica Center for the Arts and Learning. → Read More
Celebrated jazz musician Monty Alexander is returning Queens to perform in the borough for the first time in nearly 50 years on Saturday, according to the Jamaica Center for the Arts and Learning. → Read More
Divine Mercy Catholic Academy in Ozone Park is trying to raise funds to get iPads in its classrooms, according to the school’s fundraising coordinator Michelle Bernabo. The Catholic school is located at 101-60 92nd St. and is trying to raise funds for 191 iPads for Kindergarten to grade eight students, according to Bernabo. “They eventually … → Read More
Monty Alexander, a celebrated jazz musician is returning to perform in Queens for the first time in nearly 50 years on Saturday, according to the Jamaica Center for the Arts and Learning, which is presenting his work to kick off the holidays. The Kingston, Jamaica native will perform “Love Notes” his piano concert at 7 … → Read More
In kicking off Computer Science Education Week, Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza announced Monday that approximately 134,000 students received Computer Science Education at 359 city schools from 2017 to 2018. → Read More
Cambria Heights’ native, Dara Bragg, a playwright, director and producer will be combining her arts seminar and arts award, Success in the Arts and Success in the Arts Awards, into a non-profit. Her goal is to open the Success in the Arts after-school program in 2021, according to the playwright and director whose work spans … → Read More
Bartlett Dairy and Food Service, a 50-year-old minority-owned and family-run manufacturing business, was selected to develop its business on one of the largest city-owned manufacturing zoned properties — the JFK North Site in Springfield Gardens, according to the NYC Department of City Planning. It is estimated that the dairy distributor will be able to retain … → Read More
A Jamaica man may be spending the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced on Dec. 11 for the 2016 murder of a Jamaica Hills woman, prosecutors announced. Yonatan Galvez-Marin of Normal Road received 25 years to life for killing Nazma Khanam on the night of Aug. 31, 2016, according to Queens District … → Read More
City Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) dropped a campaign video Tuesday in Ozone Park officially announcing his run for the soon to be vacated public advocate position. “More than ever, New Yorkers are looking for someone to stand up to Mayor de Blasio,” said Ulrich in his campaign video on Dec. 11. “I believe that … → Read More
Aldo’s Pizza, an Italian pizzeria and restaurant in Ozone Park, will celebrate its first year under new management on New Year’s Eve, according to Manager Santino Livreri. The restaurant was originally established in 1964, but changed hands in January 2018, according to Livreri who is the cousin of new owners Anthony Livreri and Joe Livreri … → Read More
Lieutenant Colonel Justin Constantine, a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, was the guest speaker at the Queens College Disabled Veterans Awareness Program last week in Flushing. → Read More
Councilman Donovan Richards announced in Springfield Gardens last week that discretionary funding allocated by his office for the fiscal year 2019 has $220,000 in its budget for additional garbage pickups and other cleanliness efforts for his district, according to his office. The councilman’s constituents in District 31 reside in Arverne, Brookville, Edgemere, Far Rockaway, Laurelton, … → Read More
The Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) unveiled its plan for its first-ever simulation training sites in Harlem and Jamaica for child welfare workers last week, according to the city agency. → Read More
The Nourish Spot, an all-natural juice bar and salad joint in Jamaica, has not only expanded its offerings since it opened over a year ago but will also extend its reach, according to its owner Dawn Kelly. On Nov. 30, the juice bar was certified as a Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise, and in June … → Read More
The Nourish Spot, an all-natural juice bar and salad joint in Jamaica, has not only expanded its offerings since it opened over a year ago but will also extend its reach, according to its owner Dawn Kelly. On Nov. 30, the juice bar was certified as a Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise, and in June … → Read More