Two Astoria-based businesses, Private Island® Entertainment LLC and The Candy Bar have teamed up to facilitate an Easter Party for children. The event will be for Astoria-based Hour Children and Manhattan-based Carnival of Love Foundation. The party will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 17, 2014, at The Candy Bar, 19-31 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria, N.Y. “This […]
Assemblymember Goldfeder Celebrates Passover With Local Seniors
To celebrate the first day of Passover, Assemblymember Phil Goldfeder led the mockPassover dinner at the Rockaway Park Senior Center for all residents of every faith to celebrate and enjoy the holiday season.
Street Co-Naming Of Jeanne, Jules, Morty Manford PFLAG Way
Saturday, April 26, 201412:30 PM – subject to final approval Corner of 35 Avenue and 171 StreetFlushing, Queens This event is being co-sponsored byCouncil Member Paul Vallone. RSVPby calling Yessi Giraldo at(718) 803-6373 ext. 205or email ygiraldo@council.nyc.gov In 1972, Jeanne Manford broke ground when she marched with her gay son, Morty, in the New York City Pride March. She was the first parent to publicly […]
One Of A Kind Glass Creations By Irene
They do not have a plan when they create their creations. They see exciting ideas wherever they go and then create. They search. They rework the same subject, creating with inspiration. Irene Tsiaris and Babis Sampelidis fashion unique jewelry, accessories, home décor in their “Glass Creations By Irene” business. On, they fashion favors, kitchen backsplashes, bathroom vanities, sinks and tiles.“Our […]
Everyone Benefits By Participating At The Hermes Expo
April 1, Tuesday was a unique moment in the 23rd Hermes International Expo at the Best Western Hotel of the Concordville Inn, in Concordville, Pennsylvania. “Besides exhibits, we focused on quality,” said Paul Kotrotsios, MBA, Founder & President of Hermes Expo International & the Hellenic News of America. “Everyone had time to talk on a one to one basis. We had […]
Prometheus Greek Teachers Association Holds Workshop At 2014 Hermes Expo
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.’ – Winston Churchill. Three unique promoters of Hellenism and Greek Education were honored at the Hermes Expo International April 1st Gala on Tuesday evening at the Best Western Hotel of the Concordville Inn, in Concordville, Pennsylvania. The Federation of Hellenic American Teachers and […]
Crime And Urban Improvement Discussed At Dutch Kills Civic Association
A crime report from the 114th Police Precinct led off the Dutch Kills Civic Association meeting for April, and was followed by some remarks on food by a member of the Queens Action Council and a man from Brooklyn Grange, which has large rooftop farms not only in Brooklyn but Long Island City too, on Northern Boulevard. A memorial to […]
Streets, Parks And Buses Are Main Topics At CB 1 Gathering
The Community Board No. 1 cabinet meeting for April started out in the parks, then made its way to the streets, to cover bus routes in Astoria. From there, it went underground to inspect gas pipes. The topics of parks, bus routes and the gas leakage hazard left little or no room for other topics that day in the board […]
‘STOP’ For School Buses Or Lose Your License
Motorists who repeatedly pass stopped school buses could face stiffer penalties under a bill passed recently by the state Senate.The measure, currently under review by the state Assembly Transportation Committee, would impose a 60-day license suspension for motorists caught passing a stopped school bus two or more times within a two-year period.Under current law, drivers caught passing a stopped school […]
Parks Worker Faces 25 Years In Flushing Meadows Stab-Death
A Queens jury last week acquitted a former Parks Department worker of second-degree murder charges in the 2012 stabbing death of a seasonal worker in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.The panel also acquitted Robert Swann, 53, of third-degree weapons possession and two counts of tampering with physical evidence in the September 4, 2012 murder of Ezra Black, 31, but found Swann guilty […]