State Senator Jose Peralta, in cooperation with Queens Center, US Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots, the NYPD and Woodside on the Move, collected and distributed more than 1,500 toys to schools, family shelters and organizations in the 13th Senatorial District as part of his annual Toy Drive. Children, families and community members took part in the toy drive distribution […]
Lawmakers Cry ‘Scrooge’ In Astoria Evictions
BY LIZ GOFF For anyone who isn’t aware by now, there is proof positive that The Grinch is alive and thriving in Astoria. A new twist has been exposed in the ruckus over the proposed eviction of 35 low-income residents of an Astoria dormitory located in a Christian ministry at 31-65 46th Street. Pastor Peter DeArruda, Executive Director and Vice […]
Officials Call For End To Use Of Dirty Fuel Oils
City Council Member Costa Constantinides, Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer, and state Senator Michael Gianaris on December 9th called for an end to the use of numbers 6 and 4 fuel oil in power plants. They were joined by the Astoria Houses Tenants Association, Queensbridge Houses Tenants Association, Ravenswood Houses Tenants Association, Jacob Riis Senior Center, Urban Upbound, American Lung […]
Peace And Tolerance, Not Just For The Holidays
It really is wrong for hate issues to play front and center. We say, enough with the hate from all sides! It is inappropriate and despicable for people to be singled out and persecuted for their religion, skin color, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, race – whether white, black, Latino, Asian or Anglo-Saxon, it is irrelevant. We really have no room […]
We Must Protect All Our Children
Kevin and Avonte’s law, which passed unanimously this summer in the US Senate, was very important in preventing more tragedies involving our autistic children. With incidents still occuring, it is clear there needs to be immediate implementation of the law, and perhaps more regulation in other areas. If there is anything more we can do to keep all our children […]
Letters to the Editor
#QueensResponds Dear Friend, At this uncertain time, we continue to organize and respond with Queens values as a community. Virtually everywhere I go people stop to tell me how important our Community Speak Out and march across the Queensboro Bridge to Trump Tower were to them. Thousands took part and were moved to do more. To that end, we’ve followed […]
Local Express
Dr. Harrison MuDr. Harrison Mu, MD, a top New York neurosurgeon and Diplomate of the American Board of Neurological Surgery, was recently appointed an NYPD Honorary Police Surgeon, by Police Commissioner James O’Neill. This elite society is comprised of physicians who display expertise in one of six specialties. When service members or their immediate family members are injured, the NYPD calls upon […]
Rudy Quits Trump Job Search
Our former mayor, Rudy Giuliani, who helped a lot in Donald Trump’s victory in becoming president, has thrown in the towel as far as getting a job with in the new administration. It appears the former mayor was only interested in becoming secretary of state, but there wasn’t a chance of that happening with Trump, who seemed to be all […]