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A retrospective of the life and works of Scott Joplin, whose ragtime music set tapping the feet of a generation, then faded into obscurity for most of the 20th century, was held at St. Michael’s Cemetery, East Elmhurst, last Saturday. Joplin died in 1917 and is busied at St. Michael’s, where a simpl More ...
Am ericans are expected to eat 7 billion hot dogs between Memorial Day and Labor Day, with 150 million of them being consumed on July 4 alone. As the summer grilling season heats up, Abeles & Heymann Gourmet Kosher Provisions (A&H) introduces their new kosher bison hot dogs that offer a unique, grea More ... Clean Air With Trees Did you know that trees consume the carbon monoxide given off by cars and replace it with oxygen? More ... NYC Teens Join 14th Annual PAL Forum More than 150 teenagers from all five boroughs of New York City recently participated in the Police Athletic League (PAL) 14th annual youth forum, “Money, Power, Respect…The Key to Life?” More ...
by linda j. wilson Not quite a year ago in a sweeping revamp of the entity then known as the city Board of Education, Community School Boards throughout the city were replaced with 32 Community Education Councils. Two other councils were created at the same time: a Citywide Council On Special Education (CCSE) and a Ci More ...
Upon learning that the New York City Fire Department is going forward with plans to staff a new Staten Island firehouse that has been standing empty since last year, state Senator George Onorato (D–Queens) commented: “When it comes to fire safety, it seems to me that what’s good for Staten Island is More ...
By Thomas Cogan A 48-star American flag hung in the front of the room at the Greater Astoria Historical Society May meeting and during the evening seven men of Astoria and one woman gathered before it and told war stories. The meeting celebrated the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. On More ...
On June 15, 2005 at 1 p.m. the Variety Boys & Girls Club will hold a dual celebration—the formal opening of the senior residence apartments and the 50th anniversary of the club. At the celebration, Club Board of Trustees President Thomas J. Nowierski will welcome the many guests who will attend incl More ...
RE/MAX Today, located in Long Island City, recently sponsored an educational event with the RE/MAX hot-air balloon at P.S. 78 Robert F. Wagner Jr., School in Long Island City. The program was attended by several hundred students in pre-k through 5th grade. The program included an educational and int More ...
Ge t into a conversation with a long-time Queens resident and you're likely to discover a subscriber of the More ...
Assemblymember Margaret Markey and Tony Bennett, renowned singer and a native of Astoria, last Friday, May 20, hosted a site visit and luncheon for Queens legislative leaders to discuss the Frank Sinatra High School of the Arts in Astoria at Kaufman Astoria Studios. Bennett has been the driving forc More ... QHC Passes Commission Survey The new Queens Hospital Center, a member of the Queens Health Network and affiliate of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC), has just completed another successful survey administered by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) with flying colo More ... |
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