At the outset, United Community Civic Association (UCCA) President Rose Marie Poveromo wanted answers. “When will the no longer used (Poletti) power plant be dismantled?” and “Why is the Academy at P.S. 122 in danger of being dismantled?” she asked. City Comptroller John Liu and officials from the New York Power Authority were present to address both issues at the […]

Since the Queens Economic Development Corporation’s (QEDC) Entrepreneur Space began operations two years ago, hundreds of people from across the city have been able to make their culinary dreams come true. The Long Island City based 12,500- square-foot professional kitchen incubator helps up and coming culinary talents create all types of artisan food for both large manufacturers and small businesses. […]

“We feel it [Shady Park] is a big part of our heart and community,” wrote Chacko Mathai, 5th grade. State Senator Michael Gianaris vowed to continue working with the P.S. 78 Student Council students to repair, restore, and re-beautify Shady Park, also known as Andrews Grove, after the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. In a letter to the Student Council, Gianaris […]

Queens College (QC) students are participating in a new project, launched with Con Ed’s help, to improve immigrant participation in the borough’s civic life. Funding provided through the Con Edison “Power of Giving” program will assist an Immigration Studies Center, in development at QC, in guiding students this semester as they conduct hands-on research on Participatory Budgeting (PB). PB is […]

Candidate for councilmember of the 22nd District, Tony Meloni was the focus of a dinner held at Da Franco Restaurant in support of his campaign. The March 5 event in Astoria, featured many notable business owners and civic leaders including Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. as well as the evening’s hosts Joseph and Anthony Pistilli. “We are here to say that […]

The March 6 meeting at P.S. 122 in Astoria was one of those emergency affairs that seem to happen every time the Department of Education (DOE) makes a proposal for purported improvement. In this case, the proposal is to revamp P.S. 122 in a way that would leave it a kindergarten through-eighth-grade school but, because it would entail increasing the […]

I think the most memorable single day of all my years as a student was the afternoon I got to examine Moon rocks in graduate school. Rocks here on Earth are exposed to water throughout their existence, and water acts to break down mineral grains on a tiny scale. If you look at thin slices of rock under a microscope […]

Subway and bus riders from Western Queens came together on March 10 to identify problems at local subway stations, with the goal of winning better transit service for Queens residents. They are part of a new grass-roots membership organization, the Riders Alliance, that brings transit riders together to win better subway and bus service. The Western Queens residents had met […]