Located in the heart of Long Island City, Queens, New York, Studio Square (S2), a 30,000 sq. ft. beer garden, opened May 14. Bridging the spirit and culinary traditions of an open-air German beer garden with one of the most diverse urban landscapes in the world, S2 is a destination for all to gather, eat and drink in modern merriment. […]
Meet The Author Of Hold Love Strong May 29
Mark your calendar and meet Matthew Aaron Goodman, author of the novel Hold Love Strong, on Friday, May 29, 7 p.m. at Seaburn Books, 33-18 Broadway in Long Island City. Goodman began writing Hold Love Strong when he was teaching at an alternative school in the South Jamaica section of Queens. The story engages the reader with Abraham Singleton, born […]
Forum Introduces Dem 26th Council District Contenders
As one of their number, Jimmy Van Bramer, remarking about how a certain outburst by another candidate took him by surprise noted at a forum held at the May meeting of the United Forties Civic Association that the four Democratic candidates for the 26th District City Council seat are going to be with each other for four more months and […]
Jim Carter Heads American Airlines Greater NY Sales
American Airlines last week announced that Vice President- Eastern Sales Division Jim Carter will also head American’s Manhattan-based Greater New York Sales Office. The change is effective immediately. Carter will continue to lead Eastern Sales, which includes Boston, Washington, D.C., and Miami, together with the remainder of the East Coast and Canada. “Jim Carter brings a wealth of experience and […]
Quake Relief Concert Set For May 31
The Federation of Italian American Organizations of Queens will sponsor an earthquake relief concert for the victims of the earthquake that struck the Abruzzo region of Italy on April 6 of this year. The concert, to be held at St. Joseph’s School, 28-46 44th St., Astoria, on Sunday, May 31 at 5 p.m., will feature singer and performer Giada Valenti. […]
The Pulpit
Times and dates are subject to change. Please call event sponsors to confirm. All Nations Baptist: •Sunday, 2:30-5:30 p.m., for three months, free English classes which have already begun, registration required, limited space, 86-76 80th St., Woodhaven; 718.296.2025. **** All Saints’ Episcopal: •Jun. 13. Strawberry Fair, food, fun, vendors wanted. •Mon-Fri., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Citizenship application (Form N400) assistance. •Tuesdays, […]
Borough-Wide Blotter
COMPILED BY LIZ GOFF105th Precinct Hunt Credit Union Bandits Queens detectives are seeking help from the public to identify and locate a pair of brazen bandits who stormed into a credit union in Bellerose on May 2, assaulted an employee and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. Police said the bandits walked into the Hillside Hospital Credit Union at 223-07 Manor Rd. […]
Charges Dropped In School Bus Driver Abandonment
The family of a five-year-old Corona girl is steaming mad over a decision by Queens prosecutors to drop criminal charges against a school bus driver who dumped the child, alone, 16 blocks from her home because he was in a rush to tend to personal business. Police said the bus driver, Jean Claude Sudre, 54, pushed five-year-old Alaina Stevens off […]
Cops Seek ID Of Homeless Man Found Beaten To Death
Queens detectives are seeking help from the public to identify a homeless man, found beaten and near death on May 17 in woods alongside the Whitestone Expressway. A pair of Queens Highway officers found the man at about 1 p.m. lying in some bushes along the highway in College Point. The man died moments after his arrival at Flushing Medical […]
Flu Closes 20 Queens Schools
By Linda j. wilson I.S. 238, Hollis, school of Mitchell Wiener, 55-year-old assistant principal who on Sunday night, May 16, was the first person in the city to die as the result of contracting the H1N1 virus. As of 12:17 a.m, May 20, P.S. 35, Jamaica and Merrick Academy Charter School, Queens Village had been added to the list of […]