It’s Baseball Season!
February 28, 2024
Major League Baseball Spring Training has started in Korea with the LA Dodgers and San Diego Padres on February 22, the first game of this...
Community Group Slams Proposed Homeless Men’s Shelter
February 21, 2024
On Sunday, February 18, Rego Park United and the East Elmhurst Corona Alliance marched and held a rally in opposition to the City’s plans to...
For College Raises Over $200k For College & Careers
February 14, 2024
The Center of Hope International and NYC Kids RISE announced on Feb. 8 that the Concert for College 2024 has raised more than $200,000 for...
Suozzi Wins Santos’ Seat In Congress
Annette Hanze Alberts | February 14, 2024
According to the Board of Elections with 100 percent of precincts counted, Tom Suozzi is the winner of the February 13 Special Election for the...
It’s In Queens! (March 1 to March 7)
Allegedly, March goes in like a lion and out like a lion, but Queens roars for the entire month. The...
Chiddy’s Cheese Steaks
If you love Philly Cheesesteak sandwiches but don’t want to drive to Philadelphia, you can stroll on over to Chiddy’s...
How To Fight Back Against Age Discrimination
Dear Savvy Senior, What are the steps to take to fight against age discrimination in the workplace, and where can...

I On Politics
AGENCY SPENDING CUTS CANCELLED: New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the cancellation of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Executive Budget Program to Eliminate the...

I On Politics
SUOZZI WINS SANTOS’ SEAT IN CONGRESS: According to the Board of Elections with 100 percent of precincts counted, Tom Suozzi is the winner of the...

Suozzi Wins Santos’ Seat In Congress
According to the Board of Elections with 100 percent of precincts counted, Tom Suozzi is the winner of the February 13 Special Election for the...
Happy Leap Year 2024!
Although we don’t refer to it as “Leap Day,” Thursday, February 29 is the focal point of Leap Year 2024. It is our quadrennial extra...
Letters to the Editor
Pathways To Peace To The Editor: We have played with the manifestations of violence as if they were part of a big game. We are...
Happy Lunar New Year
Saturday, February 10 was the beginning of Lunar New Year and celebrations have already begun with massive festive parades. As the most festive holiday for...
New Book: Last Days In Plaka
Astoria Bookshop is hosting Henriette Lazaridis in Conversation with Eleni N. Gage for Last Days In Plaka on Thursday April 11, 7:00PM - 8:00 PM....
Book: Lost Long Island By Richard Panchyk
Long Island has an incredibly rich history that is often lost in local memory as each generation brings new residents amid an ever-changing landscape. Long...
The ‘Double G’ Authors: Celebrating Generational Love In Book Series
The “Double G” Authors Team, Grandma Andrea Peponakis (-Matzner) and Grandson Salvatore Thomas, announced the release of their latest three book collection “Grandma, Grandma, Tell...

Welcome Flagstar Bank To Astoria
On Tuesday, February 20, Atlantic Bank, a subsidiary of NYCB and longtime fixture in Astoria, changed over to Flagstar Bank.

Black History Meets Living Artists
As Black History Month 2024 draws to a close, the AHYES (Astoria Houses Youth Enrichment Service), under the leadership of Eric Mathews with sponsorship support...
Maximum Sentence In Drunk Hit-Run Killing Of Cop
A Long Island woman charged with killing a much-loved NYPD officer in 2021 was slapped with the maximum sentence last week, along with a stern...
Madame Web Weaves A Messy And Dishonest Tale
In the late 1990s, Marvel Comics was going through a rough patch. Declaring bankruptcy and floundering to survive the decade, they resorted to selling off...
About Art Therapy at Greek Cultural Center
The Greek Cultural Center in collaboration with Makaria Psiliteli present A Journey Into Art Therapy. This is the second presentation in a series on Creative...


