With a world-famous Colombian band, Salsa brunch, Ecuadorian film, and a Latin dance history, there are plenty of options to enjoy culture while listening to Spanish this weekend. ¡Qué bueno! Greek comedy and Indian music add to the multi-lingual fun along with performance art, ghost tours, and something called “installation-activating” in English. Oct. 18, Kinetta, Oct. 27. Ten screenings of […]

More than 600 residents came out to Resorts World Casino NYC for NYS Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr.’s Annual Job Fair, where over 120 companies were on hand looking for people to hire. Addabbo thanked Resorts World for opening up their space again for this amazing event, and his dedicated staff for coordinating everything and helping find interested businesses to […]

JFKIAT, the operator of Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport, the airport’s busiest international terminal, announced on October 9 the launch of biometric boarding capabilities at several gates throughout the terminal. The installation of facial recognition technology is the latest step in JFKIAT’s commitment to offer the more than 21 million passengers that pass through the terminal each […]

On Sunday, October 6, dozens of residents came out to Our Lady of Grace Parish Hall in Howard Beach to celebrate their Italian heritage at Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr.’s Columbus Day Celebration. The guests were treated to giveaways, thanks to support from the Reach for the Stars Programs for Children, as well as lovely Italian-American music by Vittorio Di […]

Assemblyman David I. Weprin and Lieutenant Governor Kathleen C. Hochul toured Alphapointe’s renovated headquarters on 123rd Street in Richmond Hill recently. The facility, which employs about 200 visually impaired or blind workers, is one of the largest employers of legally blind individuals in New York. Weprin and Hochul joined the Alphapointe staff, including Scott Thornhill, senior manager of Public Policy, […]

“Kazantzakis and Byzantium: his quest for the divine” at the Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki presented a new view on the legendary writer. What was Nikos Kazantzakis relationship with the Byzantine world? Personal letters, never shown to the public, documents, books and newspaper articles showed his visit to Mount Athos, the Peloponnese and Byzantine landscape. His philosophical approach to […]

  Councilman Paul A. Vallone on Monday, October 7 was joined by Selfhelp Vice President of External Relations and Communications Sandy Myers and local seniors to announce that the Selfhelp Community Services free senior transportation program will begin again on October 10. Vallone said he is proud to have nearly quadrupled the amount of funding for this successful program since […]

Having completed several highly successful prior projects with the developer, Crystal’s wide array of value engineering and design customization services, as well as its broad product line made the fenestration manufacturer a natural choice for Alvista Towers. Working with the architect and developer team, Crystal offered window and glass specification options to efficiently meet the complex design criteria. “Because of […]

This year, The Church-in-the-Gardens located at 50 Ascan Avenue, on the corner of Greenway North, in Forest Hills Gardens, is included as one of the historical sites for Open House New York Weekend! What is Open House New York Weekend? Every October, Open House New York Weekend unlocks the doors of New York’s most important buildings, offering an extraordinary opportunity […]