“A time of choices” was how City Comptroller John Liu described the upcoming budget. No longer directly involved in negotiations traditionally between the mayor and the City Council, Liu, a former councilmember still finds ways to help. More...
The aggressive hunt for rich natural gas underground wells using the controversial hydrofracking method, which has riled New York state because of threats to the city’s water supply, has caught the attention of Congressmember Carolyn Maloney, w More...
On February 28, the last day of Black History Month, Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer (D-26th District) conferred the district’s first Black History Awards at a ceremony at the Jacob Riis Settlement House in the Queensbridge Houses. More...
Congressmember Carolyn Maloney was the featured guest speaker at Columbia University’s Women’s History Month event, “Women and Wages”, on March 4 at Barnard College in Manhattan. More...
Classical composers of the European Baroque period were highlighted Sunday afternoon at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Astoria, where the program was intentionally left bereft of J.S. Bach. More...
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Museum of the Moving Image (MMI) Herbert S. Schlosser announced in March that Carl Goodman would be assuming his duties as the new director of the museum. More...
Schumer Grant Aids Queens YMCAs A program that will continue to put students on the path to a college education will receive a $1 million grant secured by U.S. Senator Charles Schumer for several YMCAs in Queens. More...
Financial information and advice, especially in regard to investment planning and estate planning, headed the agenda at the March meeting of the Astoria Civic Association at Riccardo’s by the Bridge, 24-01 24th Ave. More...
With spring only a few weeks away, families and individuals across Queens are looking forward to enjoying the many resources, most of which are free or inexpensive, that offer seasonal fun. More...
The Starlight Children’s Foundation and the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) unveiled its Starlight Site Care Room at Elmhurst Hospital Center on March 3. More...
BY AL RONZONI, TRUSTEE, GREATER ASTORIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Get into a conversation with a long time Queens resident and you’re likely to discover a subscriber of the Long Island Star- Journal, a daily paper that informed the community about local and world news until it folded in 1968. More...
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