1. Los Pollitos Dicen/ The Baby Chicks Are Singing, by Ashley Wolff Bilingualism can never hurt. Wolff’s new book animates the traditional Spanish folk song, “Los Pollitos Dice Pio Pio!” The song is often taught in elementary schools in the U.S. to teach students to conjugate the verb “dicen”. The full color book features 11 spreads with Spanish text on […]
The Boroughs
There are five boroughs that make up New York City: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Staten Island. Each borough has its share of popular sites. Manhattan is the oldest of the five boroughs. Manhattan is considered an island because it’s surrounded by water. In Manhattan, there are many famous sites, including Times Square, Central Park, Broadway, Madison Square Garden, […]
Honoring Father’s Day Bravest
Family and friends of three Queens firefighters who died in an explosion at an Astoria hardware store 10 years ago gathered last week at the site to pay tribute to their memories. The explosion at Long Island Hardware, located at the corner of 14th Street and Astoria Boulevard, set off a five-alarm inferno that rocked the neighborhood and changed forever […]
Panelists Cite Queens Plaza, Hunters Pt. So. Growth Potential
The Long Island City Partnership (LICP) real estate breakfast on June 15 was the first event to be held bearing the name created by the merger of the Long Island City Business Development Corporation and the Long Island City Business Improvement District. At Court Square Place, David Brause of Brause Realty and LICP introduced a panel composed of JetBlue Chief […]
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. 24, Friday, 7-8 p.m. Music At All Saints, adults $10 suggested donation, reception follows. •Tuesdays, 6 p.m. Join […]
The Garden Players Production Of “Musicville & Musicville High”
A Director’s View:When I took on the responsibility of directing and producing the Garden Players Musical Theater Program in 2004, I turned down a role in a theater touring company and made a huge leap into the world of teaching and directing. I had been a full time performer my whole professional life, always on the road, performing in shows all over […]
General Slocum Remembered
It was the worst maritime disaster in the city’s history. The staggering death toll remained unmatched until September 11, 2001 and its lasting effects decimated what was once the largest German community in America. The 107th annual memorial service of the steamship General Slocum was held on June 11 under a dark gray sky at Lutheran All Faith’s Cemetery in […]
High School Senior Receives Community Service Award
The Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association has given Alejandro Sagastizado, of Franklin K. Lane H.S. its annual award for outstanding academic achievement and community service. Sagastizado, president of his senior class, said that his last year was bittersweet as the school is being phased out and the graduating class is smaller than usual. However, he credits teachers such as Sammy Han […]
Plans For Queens Waterfronts Unveiled
On June 16, Green Shores NYC and the Trust for Public Land (TPL) held a public reception at the Noguchi Museum to unveil their Waterfront Vision Plan. The plan, developed over the past 16 months in various neighborhood listening sessions and area-wide brainstorming sessions, is a collaborative effort by both organizations to help make Western Queens a more shore-friendly area. […]
Helping One Billion Bovines
You and I have our challenges and some real worries, too. There are bills to pay and doctors to visit, to say nothing of mulling over those strange sounds coming from the rear of the car. But I confess I thought the life of a cow was rather placid. Eating and sleeping, I would have guessed, pretty much summed […]