Queens College held an Alumni Reception on Wednesday, June 21, at the Benjamin Hotel at 125 E. 50th Street in Manhattan. The event was attended by alumni from the Accounting, Economics, Business and Finance Departments. Seen here are Queens College Dean Michael Wolfe, Christina Halvatzis, Queens College President Felix Matos Rodriguez, Paul Halvatzis and Queens College Provost VP for Academic […]

Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway) has released a statement after a letter exchange with representatives from the MTA, announcing new momentum on an evaluation of the possibility of reactivating the long-dormant Rockaway Beach Rail Line (RBRL), a high policy priority of both Pheffer Amato and her predecessor, former Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder. Though the evaluation itself has been pushed back from […]

On the evening of June 24, the Farmer’s Market, located at 72-10 Myrtle Avenue, Glendale caught fire, sending residents to the streets and 12 to local hospitals, including 11 firefighters.The blaze broke out around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday evening, June 24, and was still smoldering at 9:00 a.m. the next morning, leaving one family homeless and seeking temporary housing. The […]

State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Flushing) presented a petition to the manager of Jomar Car Wash of Flushing, demanding better conditions for the employees. Over 30 workers signed the petition seeking safer conditions around harmful chemicals, better training and guaranteed work hours. The “carwasheros” are represented by the Retail, Wholesale, Department Store Union (RWDSU) and have been without a contract […]

In the early evening of May 12th 1999, Daniel Tratt, then a twenty- year old junior at SUNYBinghamton, went out bar hopping with a group of his fraternity brothers to celebrate the completion of their final exams. It was a night that was to change his life forever.Daniel, who had become a heavy drinker soon after entering college, became so […]

Neighbors, local lawmakers, union officials and local leaders gathered outside a Dutch Kills firehouse on June 23, to send a wake up call to FDNY and city officials to reactivate FDNY Engine Co. 261. The engine company located at the firehouse at 37-20 29th St. in Long Island City served the community for more than a decade, until May 2003, […]