The Thomas and Jeanne Elmezzi Private Foundation announced $150,000 in emergency funding to Western Queens nonprofit programs that provide frontline response to the COVID-19 crisis including food access, financial relief and support for high-risk constituents and workers during this time. To date, 19 organizations have received $5,000 or $10,000 grants to provide stability, security and support as they adapt to […]
COVID-19–The Rat Race
Remember mid-March when people were hoarding toilet paper, Lysol wipes, soap, and hand sanitizer? Shelves of product were cleared out of both big chain suppliers and small mom and pop shops. People were scared of COVID-19. People were told to only wear a mask if they had symptoms. Now, three months later, one can easily find these products again. In […]
Ask Dr. Universe
Dr. Universe: What creature has lived on earth the longest and is still alive today? —Tracie, 12, Singapore Dear Tracie, There are many kinds of creatures that lived on Earth long ago and their relatives still exist today. We know about them from fossil records, imprints or remains that we find in rock. Horseshoe crabs, velvet worms, and sea sponges […]
Portofino Ristorante
Portofino Ristorante has been serving the Forest Hills community for the past 45 years and now it is time to give back to this neighborhood restaurant. As if the pandemic was not hard enough on our beloved restaurants, the city decided to close Ascan Avenue to traffic to create a pedestrian zone. While this is a lovely idea for pedestrians […]
How Phase One Is Proceeding At Astoria Bookshop
Phase One pickup means you can come (just a couple steps) inside the Bookshop! Also a temporary pause on new orders for shipping; and a temporary change to their returns policy. Astoria Bookshop said, “New York City moved into Phase One of COVID reopening this week. What does that mean for your friendly neighborhood booksellers? Truthfully, not much is changing […]
Local-Express
Blue Slate Films, Emory Parker And Natalia BougadellisEmory Parker is a graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts and the co-founder of Blue Slate Films, a female-run production company that promotes and elevates queer and female-driven stories. In 2018, Emory worked as a Production Associate on NBC’s Winter Olympic Games, producing and editing six of her own pieces. The team earned a coveted Olympic Golden Rings […]
New LaGuardia Terminal B Art Commissions Unveiled
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced on June 10 the opening of the new LaGuardia Airport Terminal B and the unveiling of four unprecedented site-specific art installations by Jeppe Hein, Sabine Hornig, Laura Owens, and Sarah Sze. Commissioned by Public Art Fund in partnership with LaGuardia Gateway Partners, the artworks transform the airport into a powerful new civic landmark that will […]
The Pulpit
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Nationally-Recognized Patient Advocate Promotes Maloney
Nationally-known patient advocate Peter Morley helped promote Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney’s new TV spot, “Better or Worse” to his audience of 96,800 twitter followers on June 12. Since reaching out to Maloney during the GOP’s 2017 efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Morley has become a well-known face on the Hill. Morley, who lives with chronic pain, chronic illness, and […]
MTA Intro’s Ultraviolet Disinfection Of Full Train Sets
MTA New York City Transit officials demonstrated on June 12 how the MTA is piloting the use of ultraviolet disinfecting technology across entire train sets. The pilot is initially focused on identifying ways to eradicate COVID-19 in rolling stock, including car classes R188, R62, R46, R68, and R160 at Corona, Coney Island, Jamaica and Pelham Maintenance Shops. Rolling out full […]