When he was seven years old, Grigorios Athanasios Kritikos, made the decision to go into acting. “It all began when I was growing up in Athens and my sister told me that I was very funny,” he said. More...
The past several weeks presented us with an exquisite view of the conjunction of Venus, Jupiter and the crescent moon. On March 25 the appearance of the crescent moon was icing on the cake to the escalation of the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter. More...
On March 24, as part of its monthly History Roundtable program, the Greater Astoria Historical Society hosted an event to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the historic Civil War naval battle between the ironclad warships U.S.S. More...
In recognition of Women’s History Month, three outstanding women were honored in the name of the late Gloria D’Amico at the Museum of the Moving Image on March 23, for their contributions to the community: Assemblymember Catherine Nolan, More...
Thousands of Armenians, Jews and other supporters will gather in Times Square on April 22, to commemorate the first genocide of the 20th century, the Armenian Genocide as well as Holocaust Remembrance Day. More...
Applications for the new HANAC senior residence in Astoria are now available, HANAC Executive Director John P. Kaiteras announced at the March 20 meeting of Community Board 1. More...
Queens resident Wendy Alpert, 49, won the first annual Super Spelling Bee at the Evelyn Douglin Center for Serving People In Need (EDCSPIN) which featured developmentally disabled adults in their 30s More...
I’ve never met Ryan Carney of Brown University, but he is my kind of man. On his arm he has tattooed the image of a feather of the dino-bird known as Archaeopteryx. More...
Now that spring is finally here, Easter is not too far away. Easter is the Christian holiday, which celebrates Christ’s resurrection, or rising but it also has some Pagan origins in the mix as well. More...
An education is one of the most important gifts a child can receive. Schools help shape the minds of young children and prepare them for the future. More...
On March 23, Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. spoke to fifth-graders at the Charles J. Vallone School, P.S. 85 during their annual Career Day. More...
The St. Raphael’s Bantam Division won the Queens Borough Catholic Youth League Championship in basketball 26 to 16. The coach is Bob Toomey. They will play the champion of the Long Island Catholic Youth League March 31. More...
Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown (r.) celebrated the Far Rockaway community’s annual Say No To Violence Week by attending an assembly at P.S. 106 on Beach 35th Street. More...
Addressing a very sensitive area of police-public relations, state Senator Michael Gianaris has proposed a bill opposing Police Department quota requirements. More...
Devika Seeraj will graduate from Long Island City H.S. this June. She is senior class president, president of the LIC H.S. Arista chapter and serves as the student representative on Community District Education Council 30. More...
On March 25, the Greek Independence Day Parade was held along Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. The theme of the 74th annual parade was “Solidarity with Greece”. More...
Since 1869 six generations of Scotts have operated a family resort in the mountains on the picturesque Oquaga Lake dubbed, Scott’s Oquaga Lake House in Deposit, New York. More...
Father Richard F. Dunn of Corpus Christi passed away on March 20 at Calvary Hospital in The Bronx. Born on April 6, 1932, Dunn was just shy of 80, and was laid to rest on March 24. His funeral services were held at Corpus Christi in Woodside. More...
The Queens Economic Development Corporation is able to continue its effective Home Improvement Contractor Training program, thanks in part to generous donations from Flushing Bank and Crystal Window More...
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