On Thursday, October 22, residents, elected officials and community leaders of Western Queens gathered at the Sunnyside Community Services (SCS) Center Annual Benefit Reception to honor SCS Executive Director Judith Zangwill for nearly 20 years of service to the community of Sunnyside. Against a backdrop of food, live music and a silent auction, numerous members of the Sunnyside community expressed... READ MORE >
A glowing angel, its intricate features created from pieces of glass, is one of the many pieces on display from The Neustadt Collection, a gallery featuring the glasswork of Louis C. Tiffany, which is on permanent display at the Queens Museum of Art, located in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. The collection is named after Dr. Egon Neustadt, one of the earliest... READ MORE >
On Saturday, November 14, more than 500 guests gathered at Riccardo’s by the Bridge restaurant in Astoria to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the founding of Immaculate Conception Church and School. The banquet also honored five individuals: Eugene Sullivan, Rose Marie Prager, Brother Joseph Rocco, SC, Mary Elizabeth Walicki and Tena Vallone, for their noteworthy contributions to the institution. Guests... READ MORE >
Students and staff members dressed in a bevy of costumes celebrated Halloween at P.S. 70, Astoria on Friday, October 30 with the school’s annual Halloween Parade. The procession began to the sounds of Bobby Pickett’s song “Monster Mash” exuding from the loud speakers, as Principal Donna Gellar and faculty members led students through 30th Avenue and 42nd Street, as parents,... READ MORE >
Families gathered at the Queens County Farm Museum in Little Neck to let their children experience the joys of fall, food and farm animals. During the month of October, the city’s oldest working historical farm celebrates the fall harvest by a Pick- Your-Own-Pumpkin event that commenced on October 3. On every October weekend, people can wander through the farm fields... READ MORE >
On Thursday, October 8, Queens Theatre in the Park in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, in collaboration with the Museum of the Moving Image, screened the iconic silent film “Metropolis”, directed by German filmmaker Fritz Lang. The motion picture is part of a fall film series commemorating six international cinema classics, called Moving Image Masterpieces, which premiered on October 1. While the... READ MORE >
On Wednesday, October 7, members of the Kiwanis Club of Astoria/Long Island City and elected officials convened at Ponticello Ristorante in Astoria to petition legislators at the federal, state, city and borough level to help in the expansion of Mount Sinai Queens Hospital, which they deemed as crucial to providing the healthcare necessities of Western Queens. Incoming Kiwanis President Linda... READ MORE >
Well known as a commuter college, Queens College, part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system, is expanding into a residential college in hopes of widening the opportunities and experiences of its students, faculty and the local Flushing community. The first step in the process took place Wednesday, September 30, when QC faculty, administrators and students gathered to... READ MORE >
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Vice President Al Gore visited the rooftop of the Long Island City YMCA on Thursday, September 24 to literally paint the town white to commence the start of NYC Cool Roofs, a partnership between the City and the non-profit Community Environmental Center, with the objective of keeping the city cool during the... READ MORE >
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