Author and educator Constantine E. Theodosiou has penned a love letter to the glorious and fun-filled legacy of Jones Beach, whose history is told through rare postcard images in an exciting new book. Part of Arcadia Publishing’s Postcard History Series, “Jones Beach” is beautifully illustrated with almost 200 gorgeous images culled by the author from various archives and private historical […]
Addabbo Partners With City Comptroller And Central Queens Y For A Job Fair
As part of his continuing effort to help his constituents find employment, NYS Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. has partnered with the Central Queens Y and Samuel Field Y, as well as City Comptroller Scott Stringer’s office, to bring a job fair to Forest Hills this June.On Friday, June 8, more than 25 companies will be on hand at the […]
Istria Blue Angels Soccer Win Boys-Under-13 ENYPL Title
Congratulations to the Istria Blue Angels of the Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League (CJSL), who have won the Boys-Under-13 Eastern New York Premier League (ENYPL) title this spring. They accomplished this feat by scoring 14 goals and giving up only 4 en route to a 4-1-1 record. Istria, from Queens, were also were champions last fall, in the CJSL Boys-Under-13 A Division. “As […]
Stavisky Announces Legislation To Make City Shelters More Habitable
NYS Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, joined by advocacy group Elmhurst United, announced legislation she recently introduced that would mandate homeless family shelter units to have working kitchens.The bill, S.7181A, would require family homeless shelters for 10 or more families to have working kitchens within 60 days of the registration of the contract between the operator of the shelter and the […]
Local Youth Participant Selected As Queens Pride Parade Grand Marshal
Eli Betts, age 20, has been selected as a Grand Marshal of this year’s Queens Pride Parade in recognition of his leadership in Generation Q, a Forest Hills-based LGBTQ youth program operated by Queens Community House. Betts will don the Grand Marshal sash alongside Borough President Melinda Katz and the non-profit Hetrick-Martin Institute.Queens Pride Chair Tina Arniotis is thrilled to […]
Queens RAIL And WAY Task Force Begins Work
“Where there’s a RAIL there’s a WAY” is the tagline of the Queens RAIL and WAY Task Force, a newly formed, ad hoc group of community stakeholders who want to see the old Rockaway Beach Branch right-of-way (ROW) used to expand rail transportation AND provide more parkland. The immediate goal of the Task Force is to work with the MTA […]
Activist/Journalist Shaun King To Keynote Laguardia Community College Commencement
LaGuardia Community College’s 46th Commencement will be held on Tuesday, June 5.Shaun King, a Black Lives Matter advocate, eminent writer, journalist, and humanitarian will give the keynote address at LaGuardia Community College’s 46th Commencement on June 5 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.King has led a number of social media campaigns in movements for social justice. He worked for the New […]
Pheffer Amato Joins Queens Treatment Court on 20th Anniversary
Assembly Member Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-South Queens) joined Judge Hirsch and the Queens Treatment Court staff in celebrating the 20th Anniversary of its drug treatment court. According to the NYC Courts website there are nine drug courts in New York City. Drug courts were created as a partnership between the courts, prosecutors, law enforcement, defense bar and treatment and education […]
Jamaica HS Lacrosse Makes It To City Semifinals
The Jamaica High School Varsity Lacrosse Team just finished a successful season in which they made it to the semifinals of the playoffs. They were the only boys’ lacrosse team from Queens to qualify for playoffs this season. Some highlights of their season included a seven-game winning streak and All-Division honors awarded to four of their players. “We have a […]
On The Road In Italy:
Transporatation In Veneto & Emilia Romangna RegionsTrains, Bicycles were prevalent in Venice in late autumn 2017. Women with 3-4 All our train reservations were made online in the USA. We avoided validation at train stations. This helped avoid stress in overseas traveling. Women in spiked heels were bicycle riding in Ravenna. Tourists shoving and pushing in Florence and Venice during an off season was unbelievable. Italians […]