Queensborough Community College Chemistry students, Silvia Salamone and Daysi Proano, have been named 2015 Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Scholars in the Gold and Bronze categories, respectively. This is the first time Queensborough received two such coveted awards in one year. In 2012, Liberal Arts and Sciences student Oluwadamisi (Kay) Atanda, ‘12, was named a Silver Scholar. The Coca-Cola Scholars […]
No More Turns On 31st Street From Hoyt Avenue
The city Department of Transportation has announced that beginning March 31, drivers exiting Grand Central Parkway at Hoyt Avenue will no longer be permitted to make a right-hand turn at 31st Street. Drivers going toward Ditmars Boulevard will have to continue to 19th or 21st Streets in order to make a right turn.
Coyote Visits Popular LIC Bar
A coyote was spotted on the rooftop of LIC Bar on March 30. The animal spent most of the day milling around above the Vernon Boulevard watering hole, where it was spotted by tenants with a view of the rooftop. Police officers responded, as did animal control. A veterinarian from City Vet went up on the roof to get a […]
Walk Through Beechhurst With Historian Jason Antos
On Saturday, April 11, explore what was once the favorite vacation area for many silent movie era stars such as Mary Pickford, where estates lined the waterfront, including those of industrialist Harvey Firestone and entertainment impresario Arthur Hammerstein (son of Oscar Hammerstein I and uncle of Oscar Hammerstein III). A Walk Through Beechhurst with historian, Jason D. Antos, will meet […]
Teachers, Students Booted From ‘Fight Club’ School
Four teachers and an aide at PS 111 have been removed from the Long Island City school, after accusations they failed to properly supervise a group of teens who beat six-and seven-year-old students who refused to battle their classmates. The four eighth grade girls accused of pitting the youngsters against each other, members of a “fight club,” have also been […]
Queens Library At Steinway To Close Briefly
Queens Library at Steinway, 21-45 31st Street in Astoria, will be closed temporarily from April 2 to April 7, while self-service book returns are installed inside the library. Customers are invited to use any other Queens Library during the closure. The closest branches are at 14-01 Astoria Boulevard and at 40-20 Broadway (24/7 selfservice returns). The full list is available […]
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Steven A. RomanSteven A. Roman is a Queens native whose Sunnyside-based publishing company, StarWarp Concepts, produces novels, graphic novels, and comic books that feature tales of dark urban fantasy and horror. As a writer, Roman is the bestselling author of the young adult, paranormal novel series, The Saga of Pandora Zwieback—about a 16- year-old “goth” girl and Western Queens resident who fights […]
$26M Deal Clears Air Over Proposed Skyscraper
Developers of a 70-story skyscraper planned for construction in Long Island City’s Dutch Kills community have reached an agreement with Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) officials to purchase air rights near a parcel of land near 29-37 41st Avenue that will allow the as-of-right construction of Queens’ tallest high-rise. Crains New York Business recently said the proposed tower is four times […]
City Seeks Funding For Queens Rapid Bus Service
If city transportation officials have their way, Queens straphangers will soon be able to hold on for a 21st century trip through the borough on Select Bus Service that will stretch from Woodside to the Rockaways. City Department of Transportation (DOT) officials last week unveiled preliminary plans for the service that would connect the borough via designated lanes on Woodhaven […]
John Bowne Student Selected As Ambassador
Jahlil Lee, 16, is a resident of Woodside, and a junior at John Bowne High School S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Program, formerly known as the Honors Program. He has been active in the community with the Woodside Houses Youth Association, and worked the past three summers with New York State Summer Youth Employment. Lee was invited, interviewed, and accepted […]