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On Saturday, July 8, the ongoing OLMC Feast 2017 continued, the festivities held in honor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and San Paolino Di Nola. The feast features the Dancing of the Giglio and Boat in the old world tradition, and all kinds of games, rides, cafes and more. The feast which opened on July 5th, has been an […]
Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema Presents Over 150 Films
Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, is proud to announce its first-ever film lineup at the inaugural 10-day event taking place August 4-13 at Kew Gardens Cinemas, Maple Grove Cemetery in Kew Gardens and at the Queens Museum in nearby Flushing Meadows Corona Park. From a pool of nearly 400 film submissions, the festival will present over […]
Queen Of Country
Queens resident Cheryl Ann McCullagh, 25, is currently entered in America’s biggest country music competition, “NASH Next 94.7 FM.”The third annual music contest is the brainchild of major record label Big Machine Label Group, and is supported by radio giants Cumulus Media, as well as national sponsor, Country Inns & Suites by Carlson.Cheryl Ann is hoping to receive the competition’s […]
Final Design For Frank Principe Park Unveiled By Crowley, Parks, CB 5
After a thorough, collaborative design process regarding the redesign of Frank Principe Park in Maspeth, the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation unveiled the final renovation plan for the park.The park has not seen any significant upgrades since the 1980s, but with $6.8 million allocated by NYC Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley, the total renovation project will:• Replace the current […]
Astoria Band Fest 2017
Amid grilled kielbasa and Czech beer, the Astoria Band Fest continued its success in presenting local neighborhood talent to its audience. In its third installment in the last five years, Erick Benitez has enlarged interest in the festival and the event attracted hundreds of music fans to the Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden on Saturday, July 1. The Bohemian Hall […]
Immigrant Worker Freedom Act
Crowley: Green Cards For Undocumented 911 WorkersRep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx), Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, was joined on Sunday, July 9, by U.S. Reps. Jerrold Nadler, Nydia M. Velázquez, Adriano Espaillat, and immigration advocates at a press conference on the steps of City Hall to announce the 9/11 Immigrant Worker Freedom Act, new federal legislation that would protect undocumented 9/11 rescue, recovery, and […]
Majority Of The House Majority Supports American Women’s History Museum
Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) and Congressman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced on June 28 that their bill to create a Smithsonian museum dedicated to American women’s history on the National Mall is now supported by a majority of the House of Representatives. With 227 co-sponsors, the representatives gave President Trump a joint letter at last week’s White House Picnic asking […]
Simotas Honors Students
On June 28, Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas hosted Astoria elementary school students who participated in her Women’s History Drawing Contest, giving them official New York State Assembly Certificates of Merit.
I On Politics
TRUMP STUMPED FIGHTING MEDIA: Donald Trump, getting nowhere with his speeches of late, tweeted that phony wrestling stunt last week trying to get some reaction, but all he’ll get if that keeps up is a lot of laughs from the public. His campaign against the media will get him nowhere because there’s no substance to it, and the public won’t […]
