Every Flower Is A Prayer: a tribute to Ukraine from St. Nicholas. 425 Stu­dents, 425 Sunflowers. 425 Prayers. Antigoni Vlachoyannis oversaw the project in which every single student, K-8, participated. The entire student body and staff wished to convey the following message: “In solidarity with Ukraine from St. Nicholas William Spyropoulos School’s Student Body in Flushing, New York, USA: ‘SLAVA […]

The Queens Economic Development Corporation (QEDC) just announced the four winners of the 16th an­nual Queens StartUP! Business Plan Competition, a five-month challenge-and-instruction course sponsored by Resorts World New York City. Each winner receives $10,000 to jumpstart their new business. Adelaide Paul, who was born in Dominica but lives in Cambria Heights, took first place in the “Food” category with […]

Small businesses made a colossal impression this Mother’s Day, as more than 50 ven­dors took to the streets on 31st Ave and 33rd Street on May 8. Residents of Astoria treated themselves to food, drinks, shopping, and live performances throughout the day. The vendors were women, BIPOC, and minority-owners. The market is an on­going effort to promote diversity in the […]

On Saturday afternoon, May 7th, police responded to a call at the northwest cor­ner of 40th Avenue and 21st Street in Long Island City. The police did not close the street and no other details have been released. At least three squad cars were present at the scene.

Erik LaMarca has become a pandemic sensation, and his artwork will be on full display at the opening night reception for his showcase of “The Transfor­mation of Life & the Birth of Death” at Casa Mezcal on Thursday, May 19 at 6 PM. Connoisseurs of ex­perimental artistic expression will have the opportu­nity to view his one-of-a-kind showpieces throughout the next […]