Martin Luther H.S. will open its doors at 60-02 Maspeth Ave. in Maspeth to all current 6th, 7th and 8th grade students and their families on Tuesday, May 8, from 6 to 8 p.m. for its annual Spring Open House. Teachers and administrators will be on hand to answer questions about academic, athletic and extracurricular programs, admission procedures, available modes […]
TMLA Junior Is Nobel Essay Contestant
Christina Cama, a junior at The Mary Louis Academy in Jamaica Estates, has been selected as a finalist in the Nobel Essay Contest sponsored by the Nobel Prize Foundation in conjunction with the New York Academy of Sciences and the Consulate General of Sweden. Cama competed with students from every high school in the five boroughs of New York City. […]
Panchiaki Korais Hails Scholarship Winners
The nor’easter that lashed New York City and forced the postponement of the Greek Independence Day Parade, from April 15 to April 22 did not interfere with the events held by Greek-American societies heralding the original Greek Independence Day in 1821. Panchiaki Korais Society celebrated a unique Greek Independence Day social with a lavish Greek buffet dinner on Wednesday evening, […]
Volunteers Build Playground At Variety B&G Club
Hundreds of people volunteered their time this past weekend to build a playground in a single day, a contribution that will allow the community’s children to play and exercise. Volunteers showed up as early as 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 28 to begin work in the parking lot of the Variety Boys and Girls Club, located at 21st Street and […]
The Pulpit
Atonement Lutheran: +Sunday worship services in English at 10:15 a.m. and Sunday school at 11 a.m.; Sunday worship service in Spanish, noon; Mondays, 2:30-6 p.m.,afterschool program, pre-K (free for 4-year-olds) enroll now for September, 30-61 87th St., Jackson Heights; 718.639.6074. **** Bayside United Methodist: +May 12, 6:30 p.m. Dinner show “Salute to Broadway”, $20, 38-20 Bell Blvd.; 718.229.4024. **** Central […]
Commerce Bank Branch Mural Showcases History
Customers and visitors who walk into the Commerce Bank branch at Union Turnpike and 164th Street in Hillcrest will be greeted by a large, colorful wall mural that will reveal a bit of the area’s history. The mural at the Hillcrest branch is based on a photograph taken in 1932 and shows the view down Union Turnpike looking east towards […]
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
The Office of District Attorney Richard A. Brown sponsored a community awareness program on Thursday, April 26 as part of the 27th annual commemoration of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, which honors the victims of crime and pays tribute to those who provide services and support to such victims. The program was held in the Queens Criminal Courthouse in Kew […]
On the brief side…
Gennaro Presents ‘Green’ Awards As reported by Dan Miller in the Gazette’s April 25 edition, City Council Environmental Protection Committee Chairman James Gennaro celebrated Earth Day recently by recognizing the achievements of four environmental leaders in Queens and presenting them with the first “Our Green Queens” awards. The awards went to Dorothy Lewandowski, Queens Borough Parks commissioner; Susan Lacerte, executive […]
Student Loan Reform Bill Passes Senate
Spurred on by state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s exposé of irregularities in the student loan program, a bill introduced by state Senator Toby Stavisky which prohibits unscrupulous student lending practices has been passed by the senate. The bill was filed by the Flushing lawmaker at Cuomo’s request after the attorney general’s office uncovered several cases where financial ties between colleges […]
Sunnyside Gardens’ Fate Up To Landmarks Commission
The Landmarks Preservation Commission hearing on Sunnyside Gardens, held Tuesday, April 17, was the meeting that would at last lead to a decision by the commission, either to confer landmark status on the neighborhood and make it a historic district or decline to and let it remain the Special Planned Community Preservation District it has been since 1974. Previously, there […]