(L. to r.): New York Lottery Draw Team Member Gretchen Dizer, Marcos Penteado and his wife Laura Penteado. Marcos Penteado won $1,000,000 on the $500,000,000 Extravaganza Instant Ticket. Astoria limousine driver Marcos Penteado said "disbelief" is the only way to describe his reaction when he saw the $1,000,000 symbol printed on his $500,000,000 Extravaganza scratch off ticket. "You just don’t […]

Congressmember Gary Ackerman (DQueens/ L.I.) last week announced that six students from Queens and three from Long Island have received appointments to the prestigious United States Service Academies. All of the students are recent graduates of local high schools or academy prep schools and were nominated by Ackerman last December. Mory Diomande of Corona, Josue Gonzalez of Whitestone and Ryan […]

While more than 150 rowing teams competed in the 18th annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat races on Meadow Lake in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park this past weekend, almost 50 men and women took their chance at becoming this year’s Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival Dumpling Eating Contest winners. Each contestant had two minutes to eat all the dumplings they could handle. […]

It was a Broadway and jazz themed night as the Queens Symphony Orchestra took to the Great Lawn at St. John’s University for their 10th annual summer concert on July 30. Queens Symphony Musical Director Constantine Kitsopoulos conducted the performance which also featured a guest performance by Broadway soprano Christiane Noll, Raeann Walters singing the St. John’s Alma Mater, and […]

Upon entering P.S. 1, guests are welcomed with the museum’s very own sustainable farm/garden: Public Farm 1. Built out of recyclable and sustainable materials, P.F. 1 has growing vegetables and plants, seating, a small pool, and even a chicken coop. The design resembles a flying carpet made out of tubes of cardboard filled with lush produce. P.F. 1’s goal is […]