The Art House Astoria Conservatory for Music and Art is holding an Art and Music Gala Fundraiser on Friday, October 18, at 7:30 p.m. They invite the public to join them for their third annual gala, Heart & Music, an evening featuring theatre professionals from Astoria, with a very special appearance by Astoria resident and three-time Emmy-award nominee, Sesame Street […]
Herbal Medicine Event
The Queens Botanical Garden has partnered with the Shops at Sky View Center to highlight the importance of personal health and wellness in an afternoon of learning and creating, stimulating the mind and the senses. To demonstrate to children the herbal origins of many medicines as well as the importance of healthy foods, children will create a healthful tea bag […]
Krieger Announces New Test To Find Hidden Body Stress
Dr. Charles Krieger, of Krieger Chiropractic Office, has joined a growing number of chiropractic doctors that have upgraded their level of care to assess the health and wellbeing of their community. Patients of Krieger Chiropractic Office can now receive a COREscore report that helps identify hidden body stress and the effects it has on their overall body and health. The […]
Three Women’s Personal Roads To Cancer Survival
“You can live every day or you can die every day,” cancer survivor Cathy Scibelli said yesterday during a press conference at the North Shore-LIJ Cancer Institute. “I choose to live. My advice to you is…find what makes you happy and live every day to the fullest,” she said. “Having cancer doesn’t mean that you have to wait to die.” […]
Register Now For Basic Star Tax Exemptions
The state Department of Taxation and Finance is requiring all Basic STAR recipients to register with the state to continue receiving their STAR homeowner exemption in 2014. This is a new, but one-time only requirement. Note: This requirement does not apply to Enhanced STAR, only Basic STAR. This one-time registration must be completed by Dec. 31, 2013. This week, the […]
Vallone Holds Rally Against Proposed School
Paul Vallone, the Democratic nominee for the 19th City Council District, was joined by Waterside Estates Homeowners Association President Debra Markell, Kim and Marilyn Cody, Kevin Shields and various community leaders and residents in Whitestone to voice widespread community opposition after the School Construction Authority was observed surveying the Whitestone Jewels site located on 150th Street near Fifth Avenue. “We […]
Meng To Host Affordable Care Act Informational Seminar
Congressmember Grace Meng has organized an informational seminar on the Affordable Care Act in conjunction with state Senators Jose Peralta and Toby Ann Stavisky, Assemblymembers Francisco Moya, Mike DenDekker and Jeff Aubry and Councilmembers Daniel Dromm and Julissa Ferreras. Healthcare professionals will lead the seminar on the Affordable Care Act and the enrollment process. The public is invited to attend […]