The Green Jobs Training Program (GJTP), a collaborative workforce development initiative of Queens Botanical Garden and LaGuardia Community College announced that the successful completion of its 14th class will be marked by a graduation ceremony for 26 students at 3:00 p.m. on June 14. To date, this program has graduated 367 participants, 217 of whom are now fully employed, an […]
Fathers Deserve A ‘Thank You’ On Their Day
Across the land on this coming Sunday, children—depending on their ages, tastes and budgets—will hand their fathers ties, tools, electronics, DVDs, fishing lures, golf clubs, tickets to sports events, plastic trophy cups inscribed “World’s Greatest Dad” and all manner of Father’s Day gifts. In return, it is hoped, fathers will have given their children the greatest gift any father can […]
Letters to the Editor
Happy Father’s Day To The Editor: As I thought about writing a letter for Father’s Day, I immediately recalled some fond memories of my own father in my childhood home: Toyland – “Little girl and boy land, while you dwell within it, you are happy ever then” (Victor Herbert and Glen MacDonough, 1903). One early evening, as I was watching […]
Department Of Recreation Offers Cool Events For Summer
Summer officially arrives on June 21 and the Queens Department of Recreation offers a variety of programs and events. “We want the Recreation Department to be the lead agency in providing activities for healthy lifestyles,” said Iris N. Rodriguez, chief of the Queens Department of Recreation, a division of the city Department of Parks, at the May 14 meeting of […]
Gianaris Hails Shady Park Restoration By DOP
State Senator Mike Gianaris applauded the city Parks Department plans to begin restoration efforts at Andrews Grove in Long Island City, commonly known as Shady Park. Shady Park suffered extensive structural damage to playground equipment during Hurricane Sandy and many of the tall, leafy trees that were the park’s defining characteristic were completely uprooted. Gianaris has worked since the storm […]
Meng Honors Queens’ National Spelling Bee Winner
Congressmember Grace Meng (DQueens) honored Arvind Mahankali of Bayside Hills, for winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Mahankali won the contest 10 days ago after he correctly spelled “knaidel”, a Yiddish word. So that Mahankali could eat what he spelled, Meng’s ceremony took place at Ben’s Best Deli in Rego Park, the premier kosher eatery in Queens. The deli’s owner, […]
Father’s Day Fun in Queens
Father’s Day is this weekend. Father’s Day was founded in 1910 in Arkansas to complement Mother’s Day and celebrate fatherhood and male parenting, but you do not have to go that far to celebrate. You can make Father’s Day a special day for the whole family (or just fathers) here in Queens. Below are a few options. Queens Botanical Garden: […]
Gala Raises $1 Million For NYHQ Cancer Program
New York Hospital Queens (NYHQ) received pledges of more than $1 million for the hospital’s cancer program at the annual A Spring Night Gala held at the American Museum of Natural History in the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life. More than 600 benefactors, hospital leaders and physicians attended the fundraiser that honored Georgia and Dimitrios Kaloidis, owners of Terrace on […]