2021-09-29

ʻEnvisioning 2001: Stanley Kubrickʼs Space Odysseyʼ Exhibition Extended Through October 17

The major exhibition Envisioning 2001: Stanley Kubrickʼs Space Odyssey, which explores the making of the visionary 1968 sci-fi masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey, will be extended for three additional weekends, closing on Sunday, October 17, it was announced today by Museum of the Moving Image. In addition, the accompanying Complete Kubrick film retrospective will be also extended, culminating with the […]

‘Shut Down Big Allis!’

On September 25, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) joined with NYCHA Resident Association leadership and community leaders to renew their call for the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to shut down the peaker power plant known as “Big Allis” – the largest smokestack on site at Ravenswood Generating Station, which is the most polluting power plant […]

Community News


Traffic Signals Installed at Deadly Intersection City transportation officials have installed traffic signals at a troubled Astoria intersection where a 27-year-old food deliveryman was killed in September, 2020 after he blew through a stop sign and crashed his scooter into a minivan. Cops said Mariano Canales, of 58th Street in Woodside, was traveling eastbound on 24th Avenue on his blue […]

DOT Boots Revel Scooters off East Side Spans


Riders who use app-based Revel scooters to travel back and forth to Manhattan are no longer welcome to ride across the Queensborough and Manhattan bridges, company officials and the city Department of Transportation (DOT) announced. In doing so, DOT reversed a policy it installed in July, that allowed Revel riders with more than 25-miles of experience on the scooters to […]

Trains Plow into Citi Bike Thrown onto Steinway St. ‘R’ Tracks


Police are searching for a man who was captured on video throwing a Citi Bike onto the tracks of the MTA Steinway Street subway station in Astoria on the night of September 19th. Cops said the man, who was with three other men and one woman at about 10:15 p.m., first threw the bike from the street level onto the […]

Liu Hosts Goodie Bag Giveaway At Commonpoint Sam Field Senior Center

State Senator John Liu hosted a goodie bag giveaway at the Commonpoint Sam Field Senior Center (Little Neck) on Sept. 23 in celebration of the 19th Annual Senior Appreciation Month. Approximately 100 goodie bags which contain some treats, coupons, personal safety alarms and other items donated by local businesses as well as the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) […]

Kaufman Arts District School 2nd Supply Drive

The school year is right around the corner and that means it’s time for the Kaufman Arts District School Supply Drive. Running until October 1. “We’re hoping to collect supplies to help the 165 students of @info_riis program at PS 166. Any and all donations are very much appreciated! Please help us help some of our local students! — in […]

No-Cost Mammographies and Clinical Breast Exam offered at Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center, Inc. in partnership with the American-Italian Cancer Foundation

EARLY DETECTION OF BREAST CANCER SAVES LIVES! Come in for a No-Cost Mammogram and Clinical Breast Exam. Eligibility: Woman aged 40-79 with health insurance Woman aged 50 – 79 without health insurance Currently living in New York City No mammogram in the past 12 months. No co-pays required and deductibles are waived. Uninsured patients also welcomed. Mammography Bus Schedule: Location […]

Queens Public Library Calendar

Sunday Service Available At Central And Kew Gardens Hills Queens Public Library announced that Sunday service is available at Central Library and Kew Gardens Hills Library. Both libraries are open from 12-5pm on Sundays. Hours for each location are below: Central Library: Monday, 10am-8pm Tuesday, 10am-8pm Wednesday, 10am-8pm Thursday: 10am-8pm Friday, 10am-6pm Saturday, 10am-5pm Sunday, 12pm-5pm Kew Gardens Hills Library: […]

Nas, DJ Cassidy Help City Harvest Feed Over 2.5M New Yorkers

On September 23, Grammy-winner and legendary hip-hop artist Nas returned to his hometown of Queens to headline the Concert to Feed NYC at Forest Hills Stadium following the chart-topping release of King’s Disease II. Proceeds from the concert benefitted City Harvest, New York City’s first and largest food rescue organization, and will help the organization rescue and deliver nutritious food, […]