St. Francis Prep H.S. students with their German partners at their partner school, the Albert Einstein Schule, in Maintal, Germany. Students from the Prep spent three weeks in August in Germany,  going to classes at the Albert Einstein school and living with the families of their partner students. They also hiked along the Rhine River and traveled on excursions to the cities of Bamberg […]

From September 30 to November 18, the Voelker Orth Museum will be exhibiting bird houses by artist Carlos Gutierrez-Solana made in collaboration with Mary Hays. The exhibition, “For the Birds”, which will be previewed during the museum’s Oktoberfest on September 29, features over 20 unique handcrafted bird houses in the house and garden of the museum. Gutierrez-Solana draws his inspiration […]

On September 15, Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer handed out over 300 free bicycle helmets to children and families at the Woodside Houses. In an effort to promote cycling safety, Van Bramer allocated $3,500 to the Department of Transportation to provide families with free safety equipment. Recycle-A-Bicycle was also on hand to swap children’s old bicycles for refurbished, better-fitting upgrades, make […]

Queens Borough President Helen Marshall congratulates new FDNY Queens Borough Commander Chief Robert Maynes after introducing him to the Borough Cabinet during meeting, Wednesday, September 12 at Borough Hall. Maynes has more than 30 years of service in the department.

On September 12, Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. was a guest speaker at the fall luncheon of the NYPD Superior Officers Association Retired (SOAR). Vallone discussed public safety issues and the rising crime rate, while thanking SOAR members for their years of service and dedication to keeping the city the safest big city in the country. Vallone is seen here […]

Queens Borough President Helen Marshall welcomed new city Department of Parks and Recreation Commissioner Veronica White to Borough Hall on September 14. The two discussed issues related to the borough’s parks and projects. Prior to becoming parks commissioner, White was the founding executive director of the Center for Economic Opportunity, established by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to implement ways to reduce […]

Members of Holy Cross H.S. Student Council were installed during an Opening Mass and ceremony held at the school on September 14. Standing (l. to r.);  Senior Class Vice President Dimeji Bamishile ’13, Delaney Warner ‘13, Kenneth Mulvena ’14, Joel Rivera ’13, Moises Chamorro ’14, Board President Preston Peck ’13,  Hamza Khamisa ’14, Junior Class President Alexander Soriano ’14,  Junior Class […]

On September 15, after two weeks of logging constituent complaints, state Senator Joseph Addabbo Jr.’s Middle Village office staff and the NYPD’s 104th Precinct joined forces to clean up the 80th Street bridge near the Atlas Park Mall in Glendale. Addabbo’s office supplied the paint, gloves, brushes, trash bags, and the precinct supplied the powerwasher to remove the graffiti blight on […]