The following St. Anastasia Knights of Columbus Council #5911 members marched in the Little Neck-Douglaston Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 30th: Giuseppe Petruso the grandson, and Giuseppe Petruso the grandfather, Richie Turello, Pat McGonigle, August Randazzo, Jack Harrison, and Vinny Lino, Jr.
Queens World Film Fest Is Making A Splash In June
Participating in Queens Rising is the Queens World Film Festival. “We are so excited to participate in this visionary month-long, multi-disciplinary arts celebration created to highlight the borough’s culture and creative diversity. Early in the month we will be at LIC Springs with Materials for the Arts to present a fun interactive pop-up red carpet experience. Later in the month […]
‘Go Fund Me’ Established To Help Napoli Pizza Workers
Napoli Pizza may be down, but it’s not out. The popular pizzeria on 35th Avenue near 33rd Street in Long Island City suffered significant damage from a two-alarm blaze on May 24th that forced it to temporarily shut down. When the smoke cleared, fans and patrons established a Go Fund Me account to help owner, Antonio Petito, continue to pay […]
SWAY CAFÉ
Take a trip to the European-style Sway Café on 34th Avenue…no passport required! You can’t miss Sway Café with its aqua colored façade and menus to match. With locally sourced ingredients to make their fabulous sandwiches, crepes, and custom-ground coffee drinks, you’ll make Sway Café a regular part of your day. Sway Café opened in October 2020 by partners and […]
Local-Express
Dimitrios FragiskatosDimitrios Fragiskatos was born in a Flushing hospital and was raised in the Bronx. His passion has always been comics: everything from collecting Teen Titans and Hulk comic books to drawing in the margins of his math notes. He took that passion with him from kindergarten in Greek school to Baruch College where he started a comic strip for the […]
Pizza Palace To Close
Pizza Palace (29-29 Ditmars Blvd, Astoria), a beloved staple of the community for many years, announced they will be closing their doors within the next few weeks.
Amazing Community Multicultural Celebration!
The Central Astoria Local Development Coalition proudly hosted its 6th annual Multicultural Celebration on Saturday, June 4th, from 12:00 – 4:30 PM at Dutch Kills Playground in Long Island City. A multitude of countries took to the “stage” and celebrated the music and dance of their cultures in traditional ensembles, which showcased the rich diversity that makes up Astoria and […]
The Pulpit
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Saluting The Flag
Traditionally, members of the nation’s veterans service organizations have rendered the hand-salute during the national anthem and at events involving the national flag only while wearing their organization’s official head-gear. The National Defense Authorization Act of 2008 contained an amendment to allow un-uniformed servicemembers, military retirees, and veterans to render a hand salute during the hoisting, lowering, or passing of […]
CB1’s First Public Hearing On Innovation QNS
Community Board 1 held its first public hearing on the Innovation QNS proposal on May 25th at the Museum of the Moving Image. Community Board members heard a presentation from the applicant team that included land use counsel and the project’s architect, Eran Chen of ODA Architecture. There was also a public comment period during which nearly 100 people testified, […]