How chocolate milk can aid in replenishing nutrients for teen athletes: Between sports practices, training, games and tournaments, teen athletes endure a lot of stress on their bodies. While some parents know real dairy milk is a nutritious option for growing kids, many don’t realize that chocolate milk has nutritional benefits, too – especially when it comes to exercise recovery. […]
Daily Dose Of Reading Helps Boosts Brain Power
If, like many people, you are concerned about how much screen time you or your kids are getting, there’s an easy remedy which can also help boost your brain power: Reading a book – in print. According to the American Library Association, students who are independent readers score higher on achievement tests in all subject areas and have a greater […]
Resources For Addressing Mental Health Challenges At Work
Every year, about 1 in 5 adults in the United States experiences a mental illness and 1 in 25 lives with a serious mental illness that substantially interferes with or limits at least one major life activity. Mental illness is a top cause of worker disability in the U.S. and 62 percent of missed work days can be attributed to […]
Letters to the Editor
Elmont LIRR Station To The Editor: Governor Andrew Cuomo claims that it will only cost $105 million to pay for a new full-time Elmont LIRR station between Bellerose and Queens Village on the Main Line and for the upgrades to the existing spur for part-time events at Belmont Park Arena Station (“ Cuomo Announces New LIRR Train Station,” July 10). […]
Napoli Pizza & Pasta
When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie… it’s Napoli Pizza and Pasta! Everyone loves Napoli for its “down home” cooking, literally downstairs in a home on the corner of 35th Avenue and 33rd Street in Astoria. Bravo to Antonio Petito, who has been serving very generous portions of delicious pasta, chicken, meat and fresh fish and […]
Local-Express
Destanie GreczkowskiDestanie Greczkowski, 24, has been a student at Lincoln Technical Institute in Queens since October of 2018. She is also a member of the school’s Honor Guard. She grew up in Putnam, Connecticut, and has always had a passion for learning, and loves finding new ways to use her innate creativity. This makes the automotive field the perfect choice for […]
Cut Ribbon On New Queensbridge Playground
On July 11, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer joined Queensbridge Tenant Association President April Simpson, the Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement, NYCHA, and children and seniors from the Queensbridge community for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of a new playground at the Queensbridge Houses. This $585,652 renovation was funded by Van Bramer and features new play structures, pavements, rubber […]
Parks Citywide To Get Millions In Additional Funding
A $44 million addition in funding to the city Department of Parks and Recreation budget was recently celebrated by elected and community leaders at an event held in Queensbridge Park. NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson, Councilman Peter Koo as well as Parks and Recreation Commissioner Mitchell Silver and other advocates denoted 2020 The Year of the Parks on June 27. […]
Softball All-Star Game At Whitey Ford Field
Last week Blair Ford Clancy, co-chair of the Friends of Whitey Ford Field organization, was an honoree at the Queens Lighted Softball Association’s All-Star Game between the Eastern Conference (Sunday Teams) and Western Conference (Weeknight Teams) All-Stars. Queens Lighted Softball Association Commissioner and chief umpire is Rich T. Ritchie, the Umpire with the Iron Fist.” Clancy is the granddaughter of […]
St. Andrew Avellino’s Student ‘Art Gallery’
Susan DeLeon, art director at St. Andrew Avellino Catholic Academy (35-50 158th St, Flushing), coordinated the 23rd Annual Art Exhibition at St. Andrew’s. All the artwork was created by the students, from kindergarten to 8th grade. Ms. DeLeon transformed the school cafeteria into an “art gallery” with elaborate themed displays done by each grade. With her special talent, DeLeon makes […]