NYS Senator Michael Gianaris called on the State Liquor Authority (SLA) to reject the application of Armazen, Inc. to open a liquor store near Q972, a pre-K center on Jackson Avenue in Long Island City. In addition to being a pre-K location, the site is likely to become an incubator school for kindergarten classes for the 2018-19 school year. Last […]
UCCA To Hold Free Community Shred Event
United Community Civic Association (UCCA) is holding a FREE Community Shredding Event. You will receive a free shopping bag, compliments of the NYC Department of Sanitation. Protect your personal and important legal papers by safely destroying everything, free of charge. The event will be held on Saturday, March 17, 10 am to 1 pm at the St. Francis of Assisi […]
Playground B Basketball Courts Refurbished
Queens Borough Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski joined the Big Ten Network Director of Digital Marketing & Communications Jordan Maleh on February 28 to cut the ribbon on a refurbished basketball court at Triborough Bridge Playground B in Astoria. Big Ten school mascots joined in on the celebration, and following the speaking program, 11-year NBA veteran Jared Jeffries and trainer Chris […]
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Lisa HardwickeLisa Hardwicke is an actor and movement instructor based in Astoria. She was awarded her MA from Drama Centre London, and also trained at the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute in Moscow, where she expanded her craft under the tutelage of some of the UK and Russia’s finest acting and movement experts. In addition to her life in performance, Lisa also […]
Van Bramer Honors Distinguished Community Leaders
Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer honored the achievements of distinguished community leaders at the 8th Annual Black History Month Celebration at the Jacob Riis Neighborhood Settlement in Queensbridge on February 26. The Council Member presented the Distinguished Public Service Award to NYPD Commanding Officer of Patrol Borough Queens North, Assistant Chief Juanita Holmes who made history by becoming the first […]
Family Literacy Event At Jacob Riis Settlement House
“Family Literacy workshops are great,” said Assembly Member Catherine Nolan. “I will continue to fight for adequate funding for this program. Congratulations to Jacob Riis Settlement House for hosting this wonderful event that will continue to empower our parents and children to learn and grow together.”
Napoli Pizza & Pasta
Napoli Pizza & Pasta has been a family affair for 21 years, with its doors always open to welcome your family to dine on home-style Italian cooking. You can smell the tantalizing aromas from the pizza oven outside on 35th Avenue. Once inside the cozy, casual restaurant, your senses are filled with the scent of fragrant garlic bread and sautéed […]
Award-Winning ‘Emerald City’ To Debut In Boro At Queens College
The award-winning film “Emerald City”—said to mark “the end of an era in Irish American identity”—will make its Queens debut at Queens College on Wednesday, March 14, in LeFrak Concert Hall. Mary Murphy, Emmy Award-winning WPIX reporter, Queens College graduate, and the daughter of Irish immigrants, will be the guest speaker for an evening that will feature a Q&A session […]
