A Queens native, Amanda Vazquez has spent the past six months touring the country, in an Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, which she has brought home in the midst of a one-year road trip. “I am one of 12 Hotdoggers currently traveling the Hotdog Highways of America. The 12 of us were selected from over 1,500 applicants for this one-year, once in […]

Assemblymember Catherine Nolan recently attended a breakfast celebration sponsored by Growing Up Green Charter School.  The school’s application to expand into a middle school, which Nolan was pleased to advocate for, was recently approved.  Parents can now choose to keep their children in the school for their important middle school years.  

State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Flushing) welcomed a delegation of City Councilmembers to her office in Albany to discuss collaboration between the city and the state on issues such as taxation, universal pre-K and the minimum wage. “The close working relationship between the city council and the state legislature is part of the reason why we’ve been able to pass […]

On January 28, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz (second from l.) spoke at the “Evening of Fine Food” fundraiser, held on behalf of the Queens Center for Progress, which provides vital services to people with developmental disabilities. The two honorees at the event at Terrace on the Park were former Queens Borough President Claire Shulman (l.) and Joseph Sciame (second from […]

On January 26, Assemblymember Mike Miller, the Sikh Cultural Society and South Asians For Empowerment (SAFE) hosted a town hall meeting at the Sikh Cultural Society located at 95-30 118th St. in Richmond Hill, to discuss issues of importance within the South Asian community. Seen here are Miller and members of the Sikh Cultural Society.

Queens Council on the Arts (QCA) announced the 2014 Queens Arts Fund (QAF) and Seniors Partnering with Artists Citywide (SPARC) recipients.Queens Council on the Arts hosted an Open House on January 29 to celebrate the 2014 QAF and SPARC recipients. QCA supports the artistic contributions of the borough’s creative citizens. This annual event brought together more than 50 Queens artists […]

The Ridgewood Democratic Club held its Annual Membership Brunch with Councilmember Antonio Reynoso as the keynote speaker. Also, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Assemblymember Mike Miller and Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer stopped by to speak and take questions from members.