July 25, 2012 RSS feed / Features

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Children Enjoy ‘Summer Fun’

Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer attended the Festival Brass show at the Dutch Kills Playground on July 18, which was part of the Central Astoria Local Development Coalition Summer Fun Children’s More...

Preparing NYC Youth For Green Jobs

This summer, 12 high school students are gaining a competitive edge in the green jobs market through Trees New York’s Young Urban Forester Summer Internship Program. More...

AT&T And City Parks Turn Queens Zoo Into ‘Hotspot’

The Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS) Queens Zoo, the city Department of Parks & Recreation (DOP), and AT&T launched free AT&T Wi-Fi service at the Queens Zoo. More...

Baseball (And Social Security) Numbers Tell Stories

BY ELSA HOUSSEAS SOCIAL SECURITY MANAGER OF THE REGO PARK DISTRICT

Just as Social Security is an American cornerstone, baseball is America’s pastime. More...

Comptroller Candidate Addresses LIC Chamber

BY THOMAS COGAN

The new Long Island City Chamber of Commerce met on July 19 at the Waterfront Crabhouse. More...

FIAOQ Holds Annual 5K Run

State Senator Michael Gianaris attended the annual 5K run held on July 15 by the Federation of Italian-American Organizations of Queens (FIAOQ). More...

Academy For Discovery Now Posted On TeacherLists.com

Parents hoping to connect with their children’s teachers at P.S. More...

Don’t Miss Astoria Park Shore Fest This August

Astoria Park Shore Fest will be held on three Sundays this August, on a car-free pedestrian street. Summer Sundays on Shore Boulevard in Astoria will feature games, music, art, relaxation and fun on August 5, 12 and 19 from 1 p.m until 7 p.m. More...

Chi-Lites Kick Off SummerStage Season At Queensbridge Park

BY MICK STINGLEY

Chicago soul legends The Chi-Lites kicked off the 2012 season of SummerStage at Queensbridge Park in Long Island City. More...

The Pulpit

Hanze Alberts by Annette Pulpit compiled

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WAR Performs In Queensbridge Park

Hundreds gathered beneath the Queensboro Bridge in Queensbridge Park on July 19, to enjoy and feel the good vibrations of the 1970s funk group WAR. More...

Simotas Visits FIAOQ Soccer Camp

Assemblymember Aravella Simotas visited the Federation of Italian American Organizations of Queens (FIAOQ) summer soccer camp in Astoria. More...

What A Drag

BY DR. E. KIRSTEN PETERS

I swim laps at noon several times a week. I enjoy the water, and the gentle exercise is good for my aging joints. Like other old ladies in the pool, I’m no speed demon. More...

‘Restore Mass Transit Cuts In Western Queens’

...give the same consideration to terminated services in Queens as is being given to other boroughs.

In response to the announcement that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) plans to restore services throughout New York City, local leaders, led by state Senator Michael Gianaris and District Leader Costa Constantinides, rallied on July 24 More...

Practice Makes Perfect Summer Program

This summer, 90 New York City fourth graders are getting a head start on the fifth grade: 45 ninth graders are getting exposure to an intensive college curriculum; 12 college students are gaining valuable work experience and hundreds of people across More...

Elmhurst Hospital Celebrates New ER Unit

On July 23, Councilmember Daniel Dromm joined the Elmhurst Hospital staff for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of a new Chest Pain Unit which he financed along with the Queens Delegation of the City Council. More...

Controversial Civic Virtue Heads To Brooklyn

BY JASON D. ANTOS

The statue of Civic Virtue, with its depiction of a male towering over females depicted as vice and corruption, has been an on and off again controversy almost since the time it was unveiled 90 years ago at City Hall. More...

On the brief side...

WEPRIN & CITY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES FUND THE NYC COUNCIL’S AUTISM INITIATIVE: Councilmember Mark S. More...

Work Toward Establishing Woodside BID Continues

BY THOMAS COGAN

The series of meetings concerned with starting a Business Improvement District (BID) in Woodside continued July 16 as two city officials came to St. More...

Van Bramer, Crowley Call For ‘No Truck’ Enforcement

On July 23, Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer and Congressmember Joe Crowley joined community leaders and local residents to call on officials to enforce the “No Truck Route” along 65th Place in Woodside. More...

APAC To Hold Auditions For Kids’ Free Summer Program

For the 10th consecutive year, Astoria Performing Arts Center (APAC) is offering a free performance program for children in August: Summer Stars. More...

Seven Tips For Storm-Stressed Pets

Thunderstorms, hurricanes, windstorms and tornadoes are not always predictable, making storm phobia a particularly difficult fear to treat in pets, and for owners whose pets exhibit these fears, it can be equally distressing. More...

Astoria Band Fest 2012

BY WALLY STYLUS

On a hot and hazy day in Astoria a stage was erected adjacent to the Hell Gate Bridge and overlooking Astoria Park’s great lawn. This would be the site of the inaugural Astoria Band Fest. More...

Korean Food In Queens

BY ASHLEY AHN

Although many Americans seem to know about the cultural backgrounds of China or Japan in the Far Eastern part of the globe, many are not familiar with the small country of Korea. More...

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