Stavisky, Simanowitz Visit Annual Pomonok Food Fair
State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Flushing) visited the Pomonok Community’s Second Annual Fresh Food Fest on August 12 to help bring awareness of the benefit of a healthy diet and exercise. Led by the Youth Food Justice Leadership Program, the event featured delicious, healthy samples, information on food alternatives and a community farmer’s market. “Healthy eating and awareness is important, […]
Call For US Action To Boost Greek Economy
Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), co-chair of the Congressional Hellenic Caucus and Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Capital Markets and GSEs Subcommittee, was joined by prominent members of the Greek and financial communities to urge the US to take two key steps to boost Greece’s economy. Maloney sent a letter on August 13 to US Treasury Secretary Jacob […]
US Open Keeps Queens In International Spotlight
With the US Open set to begin at the end of this month, on Monday, August 31, the cream of the tennis crop is set to converge at the USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park for one of the most celebrated sporting events in the world. Here is our chance to watch champions Novak Djokovic, […]
Letters to the Editor
This Is No Game To The Editor: What is right and what is wrong? Seemingly an easy question, but one which in reality is quite difficult. For the answer is too often predicated upon one’s ambitions and personal preferences. The knee-jerk reaction to the proposed Iran nuclear treaty by Republicans might in fact be righteous but when heated, acrimonious rejection […]
LeadingAge Honors Flushing House Director
David Barr, Flushing House Director of Operations, received the “Employee of Distinction” Award from LeadingAge New York, during a ceremony on August 13. LeadingAge New York Executive Vice President Dan Heim presented the award, a Legislative Resolution, and a $100 check to Barr, at the ceremony held in the Flushing House chapel. The award was in recognition of Barr’s extraordinary […]
Katz Gives $32M To Fix Up 37 Parks
Queens Borough President announced an allocation of $32 million from her discretionary capital funds for important construction, renovations and upgrades across 37 public parks in Queens. The borough is the largest of five in the city with 7,273 acres of parkland, which amounts to just over 10 percent of the borough’s total land mass. “Parks are jewels of our neighborhoods,” […]
Elected Officials Enroll For IDNYC Cards
State Senator Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst), his staff, and Assemblymembers Aravella Simotas (D-Astoria) and Francisco Moya (D-Jackson Heights) enrolled for IDNYC cards at the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Corona Center on August 14. Peralta, Simotas, and Moya joined more than 400,000 New Yorkers who already have this municipal identification and enjoy the benefits the card provides at […]
Local-Express
Evon ReyesEvon Reyes is the founder of Fearless Fighting Females. Born and raised in Bushwick, Brooklyn, and raised by a single mom who was always helping others, Reyes was inspired at a young age to help others, for she realized it brought joy to those giving and those receiving help. She attended August Martin High School in Queens and graduated with […]
LAG CC Helps Immigrant Nurses Get NY Credentials
Forty immigrant nurses were honored during a special ceremony at LaGuardia Community College on August 11. All have completed the college’s inaugural NCLEX-RN Preparation Course for English Language Learners (ELLs) to prepare them for the certification exam that is part of the re-credentialing process to return to work as registered nurses in the state of New York. Operated under LaGuardia’s […]