Assembly Member Mike Miller presented Gloria Vargas with a New York State Citation for her contributions to the community, in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Ms. Vargas was unable to attend Assembly Member Miller’s Hispanic Heritage Month event, therefore, he presented her the award last week at Peter Cardella Senior Center. Joining them is Barbara Toscano, Executive Director of the […]
Dromm, 100s Of Jackson Heights Residents Protest Trump At Women’s March
This past Saturday, hundreds of Jackson Heights residents, Council Member Daniel Dromm, New Visions Democratic Club President Shekar Krishnan and community activist Len Meniace gathered in front of the Roosevelt Avenue subway station on Saturday morning to join the Women’s March on New York City and to protest the inauguration of Donald Trump. The group consisted of young children, families […]
NPR Music To Premier Jona Of Arc’s New Video
By Nicollette Barsamian1. Why would you classify yourselves as strange?It is a strange strange world, all the beauty and systematized injustice and memories haunting all of us skewing our perceptions all the time. I wouldn’t classify myself as any more or less strange than anyone or anything else. Maybe as a creative person I have a bias for honesty cuz that’s where […]
United For Diversity Day
“A Community Celebration of Astoria’s Diversity” was the name of the event held on January 22nd at Variety Boys and Girls Club on 30th Road in Astoria. Present at the gathering in the club’s Albert and Dana Broccoli Auditorium were Astoria elected officials and community leaders in addition to the girls and boys who performed a series of dances and […]
Cuomo To Trump: ‘Fed Funds Big Help to NY’
Governor Andrew Cuomo last week preached to Trump not to forget New York State when he gets to the White House, as they huddled in the Trump Tower office. Cuomo took the occasion to remind the president about his New York roots before he left for Washington to be inaugurated as president. Cuomo, a Democrat, was trying to be as […]
Local Express
Guy DavisGuy Davis once said, “I like antiques and old things, old places, that still have the dust of those who’ve gone before us lying upon them.” Blowing that dust off just enough to see its beauty is something Guy has excelled at for over 20 years of songwriting and performing. It’s no wonder his reverence for the music of the […]
Crowley Discusses ACA Repeal Impact On Medicare
Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx), Chairman of the Democratic Caucus, visited the Woodside Senior Center, a Samaritan Village program at the Woodside Houses on January 18th, to discuss how Republicans’ drive to repeal the Affordable Care Act would have devastating consequences for millions of Americans, including seniors, who have benefited from key improvements made to Medicare. “Repealing the Affordable […]
Queens Has The Best 21st Century Health Care
We are thankful for the level of health care we have access to right here in Queens. We are very fortunate to be blessed with some of the best doctors anywhere in the country, let alone New York City. We are, of course, concerned, because there is a great deal of speculation as to how the potential repeal of the […]
Unify And Stand Behind Our New President
The Inauguration of President Trump has finally come to pass. The past year has seen much stress and strife, with passionate debate about every aspect of who shall occupy the highest office in the land. However, the inauguration signals the time to unite behind our chosen president. It is time for us to move on and put everything in order. […]