With roughly two months left until Election Day, November 8th, Donald Trump is still trying to show signs of a fighting campaign while the polls say otherwise; while Hillary Clinton seems poised for a landslide victory, she worries that fundraising needs a boost. Elsewhere, President Barack Obama made a delayed visit to storm-ravaged Baton Rouge, where flooding killed 30 people […]
Braunstein Honors Ronald McDonald House
On August 11, Assemblyman Edward C. Braunstein (D-Bayside) presented a New York State Legislative Resolution to the Ronald McDonald House of Long Island in honor of its 30th Anniversary. The Ronald McDonald House of Long Island, which is located in New Hyde Park, Queens, opened its doors for the first time on September 29, 1986. Since its opening, the Ronald […]
The US Open, Gigantic Event In Our Own Backyard
Those of us who love to experience the heights of human prowess are in nirvana right now. We have just wrapped up the Olympics and are poised to witness excellence of another kind – the US Open. We are in the epicenter of all the excitement, as it is played on our home turf, every summer at the USTA Billie […]
Letters to the Editor
Not Time For Closure To The Editor: Yep! Here we go again. September will be shortly upon us with Labor Day, return to school, the ending of vacations and the awful day of remembrance: September 11th. This will remarkably be 15 years from the devastation and death of that day. America and the world has changed. Our children at the […]
Bryant & LIC HS Get College Access For All
William Cullen Bryant H.S. and Newcomers H.S. in Long Island City were among 100 high schools, 15 in Queens, chosen to participate in the College Access for All initiative starting this September. The schools will receive more than $3.5 million in new direct funding in addition to ongoing support from a Department of Education (DOE) college planning coach and training […]
Annual 9/11 Memorial Candlelight Ceremony
The United Community Civic Association’s (UCCA) annual 9/11 Memorial Candlelight Ceremony to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America will be held on Thursday, September 8, at 7:30 pm, at McManus Memorial Park, on 81st Street and the Grand Central Parkway Service Road. “We are morally obligated to never forget the thousands of innocent souls murdered on […]
Astoria Alive Fest!
Calling All Performers & VendorsEntertainment needed! Perform (for free) at the Astoria Alive Street Festival sponsored by the Astoria Restoration Association on Sunday, October 16, from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. It will be held on 31st Street, between Ditmars Boulevard and 21st Avenue. Now is your big chance! Please send your information and a sample to cmpiecora@aol.com or pbarsamian@aol.com. There will also be […]
Another New Condo Underway In Dutch Kills
A former auto body and repair shop and gas station at 23rd Street and 41st Avenue in Dutch Kills are about to undergo a transformation into a six-story, mixed-use building that will feature both residential and commercial space – just one block from the Queens Plaza transportation hub. When completed, the development will feature 6,233-square-feet of commercial space that will […]
Thwarted Rape Discussed At Hunters Point Civic Meeting
The Hunters Point Civic Association meeting held last week at Plumbers Union Hall on Fifth Street and 50th Avenue and addressed major issues, including one woman’s allegation that one night early this month she interrupted a sexual assault in Gantry Plaza State Park. The unnamed woman said she conveyed her story of the incident to 108th Police Precinct headquarters on […]