On August 28, Assemblymember Nily Rozic (D,WF-Fresh Meadows) celebrated the arrival of spring with the Queens Botanical Garden at the third annual Arbor Fest. Rozic had a booth there where local residents and community members could inquire about upcoming workshops, events and other family-friendly activities.
LeAp Students Coached In Entrepreneurship; Meet Pros
LeAp’s Tomorrow’s Entrepreneurs Program, funded by Blackstone Charitable Foundation, is in full swing in 13 schools citywide. This is a unique entrepreneurial program serving up to 1,600 disadvantaged, at-risk, third through sixth graders, including five schools in Queens. Students are in the midst of designing and creating their own inventions or businesses, developing materials, and will be devising comprehensive marketing campaigns. […]
Vallone Discusses Small Business With Chamber
Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. attended the monthly meeting of the Long Island City/Astoria Chamber of Commerce on April 18. During the meeting, Vallone, who ran a small business for over a decade, outlined his vision for small businesses in Queens. The councilmember also discussed his efforts to limit government regulations and reduce unfair violations and inspections throughout the borough […]
DEC Launches Community Pollution Prevention
Operation ECO-Quality is a new Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) program that seeks to prevent violations of New York state’s Environmental Conservation Law that may impact the environmental health and quality of life in Environmental Justice (EJ) communities. EJ is defined as the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people in the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, […]
Children’s Champ
Queens Borough President Helen Marshall was presented on Tuesday, April 30 with the Children’s Champion Award by the Child Abuse Prevention Program (CAPP). The presentation took place at 10:30 a.m. in Borough Hall, Room 213, 120- 55 Queens Boulevard, Kew Gardens. The Child Abuse Prevention Program is a member of the borough president’s Task Force on Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, […]
Gianaris Promotes Cuomo’s Women’s Equality Agenda
State Senator Michael Gianaris stood with the National Organization for Women (NOW) and his Democratic colleagues to voice support for the Women’s Equality Agenda, a 10-point proposal offered by Governor Andrew Cuomo. The Women’s Equality Agenda aims to protect women’s rights and end discrimination based on gender. Gianaris believes its passage is essential, as New York continues to lead the […]
Kalo Pascha Everyone!
This year Greek and Eastern Orthodox Easter will be celebrated on Sunday, May 5. While most other Christians celebrated Easter on March 31, the Orthodox calendar is not always in sync with the Western calendar—thus we have a vast difference of time between the two Easters. In Queens, many Orthodox parishioners will be observing the Easter holiday this weekend as […]
Letters to the Editor
No Fair Deal From GOP To The Editor: It is hard to believe that our normally cognizant President Obama would think that appeasing today’s warped incarnation of the Republican Party would have them reciprocate in kind. By caving to their demands that Social Security be on the chopping block, he not only angers his base but further encourages the Repubstructionist […]
