Heroic School Staff To The Editor: The shocking story (January 13) of two children in Queens who were allegedly assaulted and enslaved by their adoptive mother reveals not only her depth of depravity (habitual savageries such as kicking kids in the head and forcing them to sleep on the bare floor) but also the sublime virtue of educators who frequently […]
Affordable Care Act Sees Massive Signup
Open enrollment to sign up for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act ends January 31 and 11.6 million people have done so nationwide through January 20. “We’re seeing unprecedented demand for marketplace coverage,” said Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Mathews Burwell, in a January 8 New York Times report. Now in its third year, health insurance coverage […]
Peralta, Moya, DenDekker On City Snow Response
In light of the “insufficient response” by the city to plow streets in Queens after the weekend’s massive snowstorm, State Senator Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst), Assemblymembers Francisco Moya (D-Jackson Heights) and Michael DenDekker (East Elmhurst), and several community leaders jointly issued the following statement. Streets in the Jackson Heights neighborhood were blanketed with a record-breaking 34 inches of snow, while […]
Koo On Snow Removal
Councilman Peter Koo stated the following regarding the city’s snow removal efforts in Queens following winter storm Jonas. “The second worst snowstorm in our city’s history left us with many challenges, and unfortunately, it showed that Queens is still a low priority when it comes to snow removal. The city did a good job on the main roads and highways, […]
QC, Sustainable CUNY To Host Resilient PV System
The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced on January 19 support for a three-year collaboration with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) that includes designing a solar+storage system at Queens College of the City University of New York (CUNY), under the SunShot Initiative’s “Sustainable and Holistic Integration of Energy Storage and Solar PV” […]
Rev. Dr. Norman Whitmire, Jr.
The Rev. Dr. Norman Whitmire, Jr., is the Rector of All Saints Episcopal Church. Born in Las Vegas and growing up in San Bernardino, California, Norman Whitmire began his life in the church as a child singing in the choir of the Baptist Church where his grandfather was the pastor. While earning his bachelor’s degree in linguistics from Harvard University, […]
Mike Piazza Weekend: No. 31 To Be Retired
The New York Mets announced on Monday they will retire Mike Piazza’s no. 31 uniform number, and thus immortalizing Piazza, on Saturday, July 30, before the Mets host the Colorado Rockies at Citi Field. Tickets are on sale now for the at 6:30 pm game at Mets.com/Piazza or by calling 718-507-TIXX. The Mets will commemorate the Hall of Fame career […]
QCA To Honor Arts Fund Winners, SU CASA Artists
Queens Council on the Arts (QCA) and the Board of Directors announced their celebration of the achievements of the 2016 Queens Arts Fund (QAF) Awardees and SU-CASA Residents, formally known as SPARC. QCA is proud to support the creative contributions of the borough’s creative citizens. This year, Queens Arts Fund will distribute 110 grants for a total $242,000 to 25 […]