DOROT, the nonprofit dedicated to combating social isolation and loneliness among older adults, announced unprecedented programming funds, $551,210, secured by U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) to boost intergenerational and peer activities by bringing a dynamic array of in-person and virtual workshops, discussion groups, and cultural opportunities, including programs in Mandarin, Russian and Spanish to residents of the Congresswoman’s district in […]
I On Politics
‘DOUBLE STATE’S AGING BUDGET’: Assemblyman Ron Kim, Chair of the Assembly Committee of Aging, joined two hundred and fifty organizations ranging from hospitals to counties to advocates and associations in urging the Governor to double New York’s budget for aging services – $252.5 million more – including preventive and cost-saving investments for New York’s exploding older population next year. In […]
Beatles’ Anniversary Event To Come To Queens
For 50 years, The Fest For Beatles Fans has been the ultimate annual celebration of those four lads from Liverpool. The 2024 Fest will be a celebration unlike any other as it celebrates both the 50th Anniversary of The Fest and the 60th Anniversary of The Beatles landing at JFK Airport in 1964 when they kicked off a cultural revolution […]
Resorts World NYC Revs Into The New Year With Lexus IS350 Drawing
Resorts World New York City (RWNYC) will host a series of events, concerts, and promotions throughout January 2024, including the opportunity for Genting Rewards Club Members to win a brand new Lexus IS350 or $1,000 cash on Saturday, January 27th at 8 p.m. Guests who earn 100 points gaming throughout the property any day between January 1st and January 27th […]
The Greater Astoria Historical Society presents pages from the Long Island Star Journal.
Welcome to January 1950! In Boston, 11 thieves made off with nearly $3 million from the Brink’s Armored Car Company after forcing their way into the counting room and tying up the employees at gunpoint. In what became known as the Great Brink’s Robbery the criminals were indicted in 1956, five days before the statute of limitations would have expired. […]
MLK— A Great American
This year Martin Luther King Jr. Day will fall on the Reverend’s actual birthday, January 15. Monday will be a federal holiday, as it has been since President Reagan signed it into law in 1983, 41 years ago, and the schools, government offices, and some businesses will be closed in his honor. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born […]
Letters To The Editor
Uninformed Voters To The Editor: Education is failing America’s future by forgetting its past. Last year, eighth grade test scores in civics and U.S. history hit record lows. The decline didn’t start with pandemic school closings. But they made it worse and revealed its extent. Less than half of adults can name the three branches of the U.S. government. Another […]
CB1 Land Use/ Zoning Meeting
Community Board 1’s Land Use and Zoning Committee meets tonight, January 10, at 6:30 pm via Zoom with three agenda items. The first item will be a presentation by the Long Island City (LIC) Partnership of their plan to expand the Long Island City Business Improvement District (LIC BID) and its services. The expansion area in CB 1 includes Northern […]
Quake Shakes W. Queens Nabes
An early morning earthquake that shook several western Queens neighborhoods on Jan. 2, rattling neighbors on Roosevelt Island and the Upper East Side of Manhattan, originated “somewhere in Astoria,” according to a spokesperson for the U.S. Geological Survey. The 1.7 magnitude quake shook residents in Astoria, Dutch Kills, at about 3:45 a.m. at a depth of five kilometers or 3.3 […]
Suspects Hunted In Astoria Armed Robbery
Police are seeking help from the public to identify and locate two brazen suspects wanted in connection with the early morning armed robbery of a 32-year-old man outside the Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens on Dec. 16, an NYPD spokesperson said. Cops said the victim was walking near Crescent Street and 30th Avenue in Astoria just after 2 a.m. when […]