I On Politics
RESULTS OF TRANSIT RIDER SURVEYS: NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson joined newly elected Public Advocate Jumaane Williams to share the results of two transit rider surveys Johnson conducted as acting public advocate. The results revealed firsthand insights on the types of frustrations New Yorkers face when navigating our subways and buses (www.transitsurvey.council.nyc.gov). Speaker Johnson and Public Advocate Williams vowed to […]
DenDekker’s Shred Event Helps Guard Against Identity Theft
Windy conditions and unseasonably cold weather didn’t stop Assembly Member Michael DenDekker (D-Jackson Heights) from helping constituents safely dispose of their paper documents on Saturday, March 23rd. Over 160 people shrugged off the wind to come to the Jackson Heights Shopping Center to drop off their paperwork to be shredded. A shredding truck was present to immediately destroy all documents […]
Olympia Dukakis Appears At MMI Screening Of Her Bio
The Hellenic Film Society USA presented a screening of “Olympia,” a new documentary about Oscar-winning actress Olympia Dukakis, at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria on Sunday, March 31st. Following the screening on the last day of Women’s History Month, Ms. Dukakis was interviewed by Foster Hirsch, film historian and film professor at Brooklyn College. Olympia follows the […]
Congestion Pricing Will Be Destructive
Looks like it’s going to happen soon, if it has not already happened by press time. As we have said before, and we have not been convinced otherwise, congestion pricing is ineffective, unfair, it’s counterproductive, wasteful, and will start a vicious cycle. It will surely cause a domino effect that will harm us all. It will discourage people from bringing […]
Your Wedding Sets The Tone For Your Bright Future
Queens is the best place in the world to live, be married and get married! There is a world of opportunity here in the World’s Borough. It is full of great places to live and to start a new life. And this is a wonderful time of year to plan your wedding, hence we bring you our Bridal Issue. Everyone […]
Letters to the Editor
Music And The Mind Throughout history, music has been a profound cultural element in nearly all of man’s diverse cultures. It has played a beneficial role in human development and the civilizing of mankind. Scientists are discovering that in addition to the positive effects on human health, music enhances intelligence. Research shows that music is to the brain what physical […]
Hope ‘Springs’ Eternal
Don’t let the opportunity go by to wish the Yankees and Mets a successful season. Treat yourself to some ballgames where you can root, root, root for the home teams and experience the excitement in person. As always, we are ever hopeful and look forward to seeing our home teams in the World Series. Let’s Go Mets & Yankees!
Conviction In Murder Of Karina Vetrano
Chief Assistant District Attorney John M. Ryan, on behalf of Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, announced on April 1st that a jury has convicted Chanel Lewis, 22, of murder and sexual abuse in the strangulation death of Karina Vetrano. The 30-year-old woman was killed on August 2nd, 2016, while she jogged in a park near her home in Howard […]