The New York Mets return to Citi Field on Monday, April 1, when they’ll take on the San Diego Padres at 1:10 p.m. in their 2013 home opener. With speedy, reliable service that lets you avoid game day traffic and parking fees, the Long Island Rail Road is the best way to get to Mets home games. And on weekends, […]
Con Edison Honored In Washington D.C. As A “Best” Company By Latina Style Magazine
Con Edison was named as one of the 50 best companies for Latinas in the United States during a recent Latina Style magazine’s Top 50 Awards and Diversity conference in Washington, D.C. The honor marks the ninth time Con Edison has made the magazine’s Top 50 list, including earning honorable mentions in 2008 and 2009. Candida Canizio, Con Edison’s Director of Real […]
Queens College Helps Greek Americans Record Their History
The Borough of Queens boasts the largest Greek American enclave in New York City—or anywhere else in the United States. So Queens College is the logical home for the Hellenic-American Oral History Project archive, which promotes understanding of Greek American communities in the metropolitan area and beyond. This archive comprises five categories of statistics and information: qualitative data gleaned from […]
Brooklyn Historians And Scribes Pen Historical Tome On Bushwick And East Williamsburgh
Brooklyn’s Bushwick and East Williamsburgh Communities by Brian Merlis and Riccardo Gomes chronicles the history of this famous New York City neighborhood from its initial 1660 settlement until modern times. Begun on an island in Newtown Creek as an isolated seventeenth-century Dutch and French outpost, what soon emerged as a farming community endured more than one murderous attack by the […]
Speaker Quinn, Elected Officials & Advocates Hold Town Hall Meeting In Support Of Immigration Reform
New York City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, elected officials and advocates hosted a town hall meeting at LaGuardia Community College in support of comprehensive immigration reform and the New York State DREAM Act. Speaker Quinn was joined by Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, Council Member Daniel Dromm, Council Member Julissa Ferreras, Council Member Koo and representatives from Assembly Member […]
Far Rockaway Man Charged With Defrauding Victims Of $50 Million In Ponzi Scheme
On March 28, FBI agents arrested Gershon Barkany based on a criminal complaint alleging that the Far Rockaway man defrauded investors by promising to use their money in “risk-free” deals to purchase and then immediately re-sell at a profit large real estate properties located in New York City and New Jersey. In fact, the complaint alleges that no such deals […]
Vallone Discusses Post-Sandy Safety In Rockaways
On March 27, Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. continued his Queens-wide public safety tour at the monthly meeting of the 100th Precinct Community Council, which represents Far Rockaway.During the meeting, Vallone outlined his vision for keeping Queens safe, while also providing those in attendance with post-hurricane safety tips. The Council Member discussed a variety of issues, including the overdue installation […]
Aphrodite Kotrotsios: Leader Of A Cultural Shift
Youth is the power to make choices. It is a state of mind. Young people, respectful of their mentors, bring their own life experiences to their jobs and associations. The digital experience of youth is a cultural phenomenon. They are digital natives: people who grew up in a digital world, comfortable with it. They have spent their lives in a […]
Queens Library Invites All To College Fair
What’s next, after high school? Queens Library invites students and their parents to its annual College Fair, Saturday, April 13, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm at Queens Library – Langston Hughes, 100-01 Northern Boulevard in Corona. The event is free.You will have the opportunity to speak with representatives and counselors from dozens of programs, from the University of Hawaii to […]
Vallone Campaign Hires Romano As Cultural Affairs Liason
Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. has announced he has hired Pablo M. Romano to serve as a Cultural Affairs Liaison to his campaign for Queens Borough President. Romano will be counted for outreach to various ethnic groups in Queens, with a particular focus on Queens’ Hispanic communities. “I am thrilled to be joining Peter Vallone Jr.’s campaign for Queens Borough […]