Painted Alice At Plaxall Gallery
In this musical adaptation of Alice in Wonderland, the audience is an active participant in the literary nonsense we’re so familiar with in the classic. Long Island City Artists teamed up with Greg Schaffert of the Tony Award-winning Peter and the Starcatcher, to present a production of William Donnelly and Michael Mahler’s Painted Alice (April 19-28). Directed by Jenn Rapp […]
Aviation Age
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz (c.), Governor Andrew Cuomo (third from l.) and City Council Speaker Corey Johnson (second from l.) cut the ribbon on the newly opened TWA Hotel on the grounds of JFK Airport on May 15, bringing the former TWA terminal and many of its iconic aviation age features, like the famed departure board, back to life […]
FDNY: Treating Summer Burn Injuries
Sadly, dozens of people suffer severe burn injuries each summer at backyard barbecues, illegal fireworks displays and other festivities marking the history and independence of America. Hospital emergency rooms are filled each year with people who suffer severe burns while setting off illegal explosives – and onlookers who are burned by amateur displays that get out of control. FDNY officials […]
NYPD: Summertime Is Traffic Safety Time
Police will hit the streets this week in the kickoff of an NYPD crackdown on motorists who party hard and get behind the wheel during the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, and others that use cell phones or other electronic devices while driving. The annual crackdown puts a significant number of police on the street after the 4 am closing time […]
Astoria Groper Hunted
Police are searching for a man who can’t keep his hands off Astoria women, an NYPD spokesperson said. Police said the suspect approached a 32-year-old woman from behind as she was walking near 28th Street and 23rd Avenue in Astoria at about 9 pm on May 9 and grabbed her. The victim told police the attacker fled on foot in […]
Beaches To Open!
New York City public beaches reopen on Saturday, May 25 to kick off the 2019 season and Memorial Day weekend (Memorial Day is observed on Monday, May 27). The Department of Parks maintains 14 miles of beaches and Rockaway Beach between Beach 92nd Street and Beach 105th Street, closed last year, but now fully restored for use this season. “It […]
Hunters Point Civic Association Meeting
The Hunters Point Civic Association met on May 14, the last time before the summer break, and heard an address whose topic will be revisited many times (not that it has been neglected in the past): affordable housing. The speaker was Deeba Zivari, an affordable housing project manager for RB Housing or RiseBoro, a Bushwick-based group. The company asserts that […]
Queens Democratic Club Elects New Executive Board
Over 50 members of the Powhatan and Pocahontas Regular Democratic Club gathered to elect their 2019-2020 executive board. The club is a building ground for Democrats and people looking to be politically involved in their community. Members of Powhatan have organized political and community outreach-based activities, including phone banking, petitioning, canvassing, voter registration drives, debate watch parties, food drives, and […]