Check Out The Library Dear Friend, Public libraries are extraordinary places where one gets to immerse oneself in literary worlds and explore new hobbies. In our borough, we are extremely fortunate to have the Queens Library, which operates more than 60 branches, serving more than 11 million people every year. This is why I am happy to have helped secure […]
Electeds Draft Legislation To Quickly Battle Noise Complaints
Noise coming from the street or sidewalk below your window? By now, everyone knows to call 311. Citywide, there were about 420,000 noise complaints registered at 311 in 2016, double the number filed just five years before. Repeated exposure to elevated levels of noise is related to high stress, hypertension and heart disease. According to an analysis of citywide 311 […]
UCCA’s Annual 9/11 Memorial Candlelight Ceremony
The United Community Civic Association’s (UCCA) annual 9/11 Memorial Candlelight Ceremony to commemorate the 16th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America will be held on Wednesday, September 6, at 7:30 p.m. 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 slaughtered on […]
Night Out Against Crime
The 115th Precinct once again used Northern Playground in Jackson Heights as its base of operations, in perfect weather for the annual Night Out Against Crime. The event has been well-attended in the past, but a larger crowd turned out this year, and there was a greater orientation toward children. Ribbons were drawn across the roadway at the corner of […]
Queens Man Charged With Possessing Stolen Tortoise
Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced on August 2 that a 36-year-old East Elmhurst man has been charged with criminal possession of a 17-year-old tortoise by the name of Millenium, that had been snatched from the Alley Pond Environmental Center in Douglaston on July 17. District Attorney Brown said, “In the eyes of Millenium the tortoise, the wheels of […]
Help Apprehend Food Delivery Robbery Suspects
Police are seeking help from the public to identify and locate two men who attacked and robbed three food deliverymen in separate incidents in Astoria and Long Island City over the last four weeks. Police said in each incident the men called in an order at a fast food shop using a fake phone number and waited for the victim. […]
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Kelly Jean FitzsimmonsKelly Jean Fitzsimmons is a writer, teacher and storyteller. Her work has recently appeared in the Web del Sol’s “Writers on the Job” series, Black Fox Literary Magazine, Newtown Literary, Hippocampus Magazine, Crack the Spine, The Literary Review and Hypertext Magazine. After earning her MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Fairleigh Dickinson University, she created “No, YOU Tell It!,” a switched-up […]
Tikka Indian Grill
Tikka Indian Grill has three fabulous locations to choose from, all serving authentic, freshly prepared Indian classic and vegetarian dishes at great prices. With two restaurants in Queens–Kew Gardens and Astoria–and one in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, you’re never far from a delicious Indian lunch or dinner. This time we tried the Kew Gardens location, lured by the large, outdoor patio ready […]
Events At Astoria Bookshop
Astoria Bookshop is celebrating the last days of summer! With the solar eclipse and their 4th birthday party, the bookshop’s kicking off August strong. Read on for info on their author readings, launches, and anniversary parties. Remember that you can always see the full calendar on Astoria Bookshop’s website, www.astoriabookshop.com. Astoria Bookshop’s 4th Birthday Monday August 21, 11:00 a.m. – […]