As more than 800,000 tennis fans descend on Queens for the US Open in Flushing, the Queens Chamber of Commerce announced the release of its complimentary 2019 Best of Queens Hospitality & Dining Guide, highlighting some of the best hotels and restaurants that make Queens a unique place to stay and dine. The guide will showcase restaurants by neighborhood and […]
Tennis And Tourism Are A Love Match
In addition to the grueling baseline rallies and intense serve-and-volley attacks, tennis fans will be able to enjoy local restaurants, hotels, and cultural venues during this year’s US Open. For the eighth year in a row, the USTA has donated a kiosk to the Queens Tourism Council for the entire tournament, which runs from August 26 to September 8 at […]
Happy Labor Day – Welcome Back To School
It all ties together: thanks to the factors that led to Labor Day, children no longer work in factories, etc., but they do begin their “work” for the year, which is learning. Kids go back to school on Thursday, September 5, when the city’s public schools reopen. We hope they will all have a great new school year, filled with […]
Letters to the Editor
Bayside HS Goes Without To The Editor: I admire your education reporting and have an item which may be of interest. It’s David versus Goliath. Our PTA has contacted 3,000 parents and 12,000 community residents to make them aware that their community hub and stellar high school, Bayside High School, continues to be denied equitable funding from the Department of […]
Queens Theatre In The Park Renovation
A certified M/WBE contractor working for the NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) has completed a $1.9 million interior renovation and refurbishment of the Queens Theatre in the Park two months ahead of schedule and $375,000 below the original budget. DDC managed the project for the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA). Contractor Sharan Builders, Inc. of College Point […]
LaGuardia Airport Wins First Ever Platinum Award
The Port Authority announced on August 22 that LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal B has been awarded the Envision Platinum Award from the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) for its environmentally conscious construction. The Envision Platinum is the highest level of recognition within ISI’s awards program. “The Port Authority has taken aggressive steps to achieve sustainable growth, promote environmental efficiency, and reduce […]
Queens Chamber Of Commerce Relocated
After 25 years in the same office location at the Bulova Corporate Center, the Queens Chamber of Commerce has relocated to a new office space to accommodate the organization’s recent growth. On Friday, August 9, the Queens Chamber of Commerce said goodbye to their old digs and moved into their new, larger offices, also located at the Bulova Corporate Center […]
Labor Day Zero Tolerance Crackdown
State and city police will be hitting the streets and highways next week in a Labor Day crackdown aimed at motorists who are driving drunk or impaired, drivers who use cell phones and other electronic devices while driving, those who have not secured youngsters in approved child safety seats, and motorists who insist on speeding or ignoring other traffic safety […]
I On Politics
DNC REJECTS CLIMATE DEBATE REQUEST: NYC Councilman Costa Constantinides, chair of the Committee on Environmental Protection, issued the following statement on the Democratic National Committee’s decision not to hold a climate debate. A DNC committee denied a resolution for the party to hold an official presidential debate focused solely on the climate crisis, although several candidates for the 2020 nomination […]
Supporting Queens TSA Employees
TSA Deputy Federal Security Director Matthew McKeon (l.) and Assistant Federal Security Director for Screening Joseph Madden (r.) of LaGuardia Airport recently presented Queens Borough President Melinda Katz with a certificate of appreciation in recognition of her support for TSA workers who went unpaid during the 35-day federal government shutdown last December and January. On January 22, Borough President Katz […]