Mark Lambert Jr., 6, and Ashley Garcia, 10, are seen here experimenting with elementary physics at Queens Library’s new Children’s Library Discovery Center. More...
Congressmember Gary Ackerman (DQueens/ L.I.) announced on July 6 the names of seven students from Queens who have been accepted to the United States Service Academies after the congressman nominated them to attend the prestigious institutions. More...
Ending nearly 10 years of struggle, during which countless obstacles were overcome, the health programs provided by the federal government to treat people injured or made ill by the events which occurred on 9/11 went into effect on July 1. More...
On July 5, The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable arm of TD Bank announced it will award $2.5 million in grants to support affordable housing initiatives through its sixth annual Housing for Everyone grant competition. More...
With the excitement of Wimbledon in July and the US Open in late August, many people turn their attention to tennis as a fun, recreational summer sport. Tennis has a source of allure aside from the publicity that the grand slam tournaments bring. More...
When I was younger, I used to enjoy picking a pint or two of huckleberries in the mountains in the summer. But even when you work hard, huckleberry picking doesn’t yield a lot of fruit per day. More...
Congressmember Joseph Crowley met with business and political figures, the media and members of his constituency at the offices of the Queens Chamber of Commerce on Monday, July 11. More...
Families flocked to Astoria Park this weekend for the first ever Astoria Park Festival underneath the RFK Triborough Bridge. The festival, featuring games, food and fun, ran for four days from July 7 until July 10. More...
Bowing to community opposition, the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) threw in the towel eight years ago on its plan for public access to LaGuardia Airport along the “N” elevated train line in Astoria. More...
New regulations linking teacher evaluations to student test scores have come under fire from Community District Education Council 30. At the June meeting held at P.S. More...
As part of its High School Journalism Collaborative, Baruch College’s Department of Journalism and the Writing Professions hosted a logo design competition on July 7 for the city’s only high school journalism awards, The Newsies. More...
Empire State Development (ESD) President and CEO and Commissioner Kenneth Adams announced on July 5 the appointment of Austin Shafran as vice president of public affairs. More...
The Queens Botanical Garden Music in the Garden series will feature four outdoor concerts this summer. The first will be held July 23, the second August 13. More...
The second through fifth grade students in LeAp’s (Learning through an Expanded Arts Program) choral program at P.S. 214Q afterschool opened their doors to the community this morning for a sing-a-long performance. More...
A fast-moving fire in an air conditioning room at Riker’s Island forced the evacuation of 200 inmates from a dormitory at the prison on Sunday evening. The fire in the George Motchan Detention Center started at about 8:13 p.m. More...
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