On Thursday, June 17 from 4 to 7 p.m. the Salah M. Hassanein Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens, 21-12 30th Rd., Astoria, will hold an event titled “Eating Healthy for Families”. Families and health authorities are increasingly concerned about the growing number of health-related problems, including obesity, heart disease, diabetes, cancer and high blood pressure. In part due […]
RAS-Q Art Initiative To Hold Benefit Dinner
RAS-Q, The Rescue Art Strategy in Queens, a Jackson Heights Art Club initiative, is holding a benefit dinner Saturday May 1, from 5 to 8 p.m. at St Mark’s Church, 33-50 82nd St., Jackson Heights. All food served is homemade. The menu includes: • Spaghetti and meatballs • Salad • Garlic bread • Soda bar • Wine bar. Music and […]
Dance Exhibition Celebrates Greek Independence
The Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York presented its second annual Greek dance and music exhibition on April 17, at the Cretans’ Society of Omonia Kritiko Spiti, (Crete House), 32- 33 31st St. in Astoria as part of the weekend long celebration of Greek Independence Day. More than 20 dance groups representing local Greek community organizations and orthodox […]
Local Residents Blast Con Ed Settlement, Start New Group
A group of local residents, frustrated, they say, by the control that Con Edison and its power plant partners have tried to exert over the local neighborhood, have formed a new community group, Astorians for Responsible Government (ARG). ARG, with Astoria resident Michael Camarinos as its chairman, was created to highlight the damage that Con Edison and local power plants […]
New York Junior Tennis League Celebrates 40th Anniversary
On Friday, April 16, the New York Junior Tennis League (NYJTL) celebrated its 40-year anniversary at I.S. 204 in Long Island City. The celebration took place from six to nine p.m, with refreshments, informational workshops and an award ceremony to commemorate the hard work of the League’s staff and supporters. Former Mayor David Dinkins, an avid tennis fan, attended the […]
Census Participation Remains Low Despite Ad Campaign
Thanks to the catchy tunes in their commercials, the slogan of the Census Bureau of the federal Department of Commerce, “We can’t move forward until you mail it back,” is ringing in the ears of anyone who has turned on the television in the past few months. But despite the Bureau’s persistence, the Queens participation rate is currently only at […]
On the brief side…
Maloney Hails Extension Of Unemployment Benefits Hailing President Barack Obama’s signing of a bill which extends unemployment and health insurance coverage for Americans who are out of work, Congressmember Carolyn Maloney (D–Queens/Manhattan) said it will help families still struggling with the recession. “Our economy is headed in the right direction, but millions of Americans are out of work due to […]
Steinway Street Fair To Hold All-Day Entertainment
This year’s Steinway Street Fair, April 25 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Steinway Street between 28th and 34th Avenues, will feature a full program of entertainment from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. All performances will take place at 31-35 Steinway St., between 31st Avenue and Broadway. Michael Pichardo, a local poet and actor of Dominican-American descent will serve […]
Jackson Heights Town Hall Points Up Lack Of Park Space
The Jackson Heights Beautification Group and the city Department of Parks held a town hall meeting on April 14 at the Community United Methodist Church, 81-10 35th Ave., in Jackson Heights. State Senator Jose Peralta (D-Jackson Heights), Joanne Amagrande, chief of staff for the city Department of Parks, Kevin Quinn, director of capital projects for the Department of Parks, City […]
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’: •Jun. 12, Saturday. Vendors wanted for strawberry fair in Sunnyside, call for information. •Tuesdays, 6 p.m. Join the Sunnyside […]