Van Bramer Holds Women’s History Month Celebration



On April 5, City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer held his fifth annual Women’s History Month Celebration and Open House at his district office in Sunnyside. The date of the event was moved to April due to the suspension of 7 train service in March. The councilmember honored these six outstanding women for their achievements in the community:  […]

Simotas, Maloney Celebrate Women’s History Month



On April 11, Assemblymember Aravella Simotas and Congressmember Carolyn Maloney hosted “Celebrating the Women of Western Queens”, to commemorate Women’s History Month at The Astor Room in Astoria. “It is a testament to our honorees and our community that so many joined us to honor these remarkable women,” Simotas said. “Our distinguished honorees are proof that Western Queens is home […]

Grace Evangelical Lutheran Palm Sunday Procession



Orthodontics–The Correction Of Teeth Irregularities



Orthodontics is a branch of dentistry that diagnoses, prevents and corrects irregularities of the teeth and jaw that occur as a result of a bad bite, missing or additional teeth, misaligned teeth, crowded teeth, crooked teeth, an overbite or underbite, a misaligned jaw or a disorder of the jaw joint. Braces, the most typical of orthodontic treatments, serve to enhance […]

Apply Now For City’s Summer Youth Employment Program



The application deadline for the city’s Summer Youth Employment Program is Friday, April 25. The Department of Youth & Community Development (DYCD), through the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), offers young people at least 14 years old but not more than 24 years old as of July 1, 2014, who permanently reside within the five boroughs of New York City, […]

MPB Honor Club Raises $500 For Catholic Appeal



Straphangers Stranded



Officials at the Dutch Kills Civic Association (DKCA) are questioning methods used by city transit officials to alert local straphangers of changes in subway service along the elevated N line. Straphangers, some of whom were patrons at hotels in the Dutch Kills community, were left shaking their heads after they climbed the stairs at subway entrances on 39th Avenue and […]

A Movable Feast



Easter, the greatest festival of the Christian church, commemorates the resurrection of Jesus. It is a movable feast; that is, it is not always held on the same date. In AD 325 the church council of Nicaea decided that it should be celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the vernal equinox of Mar. […]

Kalo Paska



The solemnity of Holy Week in the Greek Orthodox Church ends with the commencement of Easter celebrations, where it glorifies the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. In Greek religion, every Sunday is dedicated to the Resurrection of the Lord, but one hundred days also are dedicated to Easter, 50 before its actual preparation, and another 50 after it in commemorating the […]

Queens Library Sets Up Self-Service Kiosks In Flushing



Queens Library President and CEO Thomas W. Galante joined representatives from the offices of U.S. Representative Grace Meng, Councilmember Peter Koo, state Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, and state Assemblymember Ron Kim, members of the community and local government and the Friends of Flushing Library, to dedicate brand new check-out and check-in technology at Queens Library at Flushing on April 11. […]