Queens Rising celebrates Juneteenth throughout June 2023. A month-long, multi-disciplinary arts celebration created to highlight the borough’s culture and creative diversity, Queens Rising brings together the many arts organizations, multi-purpose venues and galleries in Queens to promote and highlight performances, exhibitions, and cultural events, showcasing the borough’s artistic and cultural communities. Queens Rising will celebrate Juneteenth during the entire month […]
Happy 90th Birthday Elaine Brichta!
The Astoria Center of Israel (27-35 Crescent Street) celebrated member Elaine Brichta on her 90th birthday! Dr. Alvin Kass, the Chief Chaplain of the New York City Police Department and a former Rabbi at ACI, was their guest speaker. Following services, there was a Kiddush luncheon, hosted by Sue Ann Vajda (Blas) and Mitchell Blas, in honor of their dear […]
American Flag Etiquette
Standards Of RespectThe Flag Code, which formalizes and unifies the traditional ways in which we give respect to the flag, also contains specific instructions on how the flag is not to be used. They are: The flag should never be dipped to any person or thing. It is flown upside down only as a distress signal. The flag should not be used […]
Law Now Allows Retirees And Vets To Salute 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 uniformed servicemembers, military retirees, and veterans to render a hand salute during the hoisting, lowering, or passing of […]
Selo Restaurant
Celebrating two years on Broadway in Astoria, Selo Restaurant is like a trip to Europe with authentic Croatian and Serbian cuisine served in a charming setting. With a façade that opens onto the breezy sidewalk with outdoor seating, and the spacious dining room with rustic furnishings, Selo is a treat for all your senses. An inviting sky-lit dining room in […]
Local Express: Ashok Kondabolu
Ashok Kondabolu (aka “Dap”) was born in Flushing Hospital in 1985 and raised in Jackson Heights and Jamaica, Queens. Much to his chagrin, he left the borough by age 18. A founding member of the influential 2010s rap group Das Racist (with Flushing native Himanshu “Heems” Suri), he went on to co-create and star in the HBO TV series, Chillin […]
June Is Black Music History Month:
Queens’ Birthday Card To HipHop50 years ago in New York City a new Culture was born and exploded on the scene called Hip Hop. This new genre could not be contained and permeated in not just music but showed up in dance, graphics, fashion, lyric, language, and more. On Sunday, June 25th, 2 PM at The Jamaica Multiplex Cinema, in Jamaica, celebrate Hip Hop’s […]
The Pulpit
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The New Queens Pride Parade’s 31st Anniversary
“My preference is black & white which doesn’t capture the color; however, it communicates the event in a different light with beautiful contrast and details that pop,” said photographer Eva Mallis. The New Queens Pride Parade and Multicultural Festival is the second oldest and second largest pride parade in New York City. Founded in 1993, it is held annually on […]
Intimate Looks From Gov Ball
Governors Ball made a triumphant debut at Flushing Meadows Corona Park this year to a great deal of fanfare. Attendees soaked up the music festival’s new atmosphere in the borough while enjoying a wide selection of tunes, bites to nibble on, and a limitless amount of fan-friendly activations. The hazy air from the devastating Canadian wildfires cleared up just in […]