Jackson Heights Kids Get To Rock Out
BY YVETTE BROWN Staff Writer On Feb. 2, Kwame and The Uptown Shakedown joined Little Kids Rock and Pandora to unveil new instruments as well as perform for students. The event took place at PS 69 in...
View ArticleWestern Queens Focus: Mar. 3 – 9, 2016
Astoria Bank recently promoted Kara Manners of Rego Park to Vice President in Astoria Bank’s banking division and branch manager of its Glendale branch. Previously Manners was assistant manager of...
View Article115th Precinct: JACKSON HEIGHTS GROPER
JACKSON HEIGHTS GROPER – The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a male to assist with inquiries into two forcible touchings that occurred in Jackson...
View ArticleTown Hall Focuses On Public, Student Safety
BY YVETTE BROWN Staff Writer State Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst) and Assembly members Francisco Moya (D-Jackson Heights) and Michael DenDekker (D-East Elmhurst) hosted a town hall meeting on...
View ArticleEvents In Queens: Mar. 10 – 16, 2016
SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK A Philip Johnson-designed masterpiece, the New York State Pavilion was the shining star of the 1964-65 World’s Fair, charming millions of visitors who flocked to Queens for the...
View ArticleQueens World Film Festival Kicks Off Tonight!
BY JON CRONIN Staff Writer The sixth Queens World Film Festival is premiering tonight. The festival runs through March 15 to the 20 at the Museum of the Moving Image, the Secret Theater, PS 69 and All...
View ArticleWestern Queens Focus: Mar. 17 – 23, 2016
The following students have been selected for inclusion on the Dean’s List for academic achievement during the Fall 2015 semester at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York: Anna M. Mikolajczak of...
View ArticleNew Bike Path For Astoria/Jax Heights
BY YVETTE BROWN Staff Writer Last week, the Department of Transportation unveiled a new bike lane in Astoria, which will extend into Jackson Heights. and it will help to connect with bike lanes across...
View ArticleAffordable On Local Terms
It’s good to see that the City Council and Mayor Bill de Blasio were willing to listen to concerns on the mayor’s affordable rezoning plan. Mandatory Inclusionary Housing and Zoning for Quality and...
View ArticleQueens World Film Festival Kicks Off
Filmmaker William Cusick, QWFF Executive Director Katha Cato, Producer Tara Fawn Maen. Cusick and Maen are husband and wife. Their film “Pop Meets the Void” will premiere on Friday. BY JON CRONIN Staff...
View Article115th Precinct: Machete Attack
Machete Attack – On Sunday, March 20 at approximately 4:30 a.m., police responded to a 911 call of three males assaulted at 104-22 Northern Blvd – Cibao Bar and Restaurant – in Jackson Heights. Upon...
View ArticleQueens’ Youngest Filmmakers Debut Works
BY YVETTE BROWN Staff Writer On March 17, the fifth grade students of PS 69 in Jackson Heights premiered five short films at the school, which they worked on with the assistance of the Queens World...
View ArticleCorona’s History, Told Through Pictures
BY DAVID RUSSELL True to its title, “Corona: The Early Years (Images of America)” takes a look at the area from its founding in the 1850s up until the 1939 World’s Fair. It’s the second collaboration...
View ArticleJetBlue Contractor Cited For Health Violation
BY YVETTE BROWN Staff Writer On March 17, LaGuardia Airport workers were informed that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration had issued nine citations against JetBlue’s subcontractor,...
View ArticleSchools ‘Busting At The Seams’ In Northeast Queens
BY LYNN EDMONDS Staff Writer School District 26, consistently ranked as New York’s finest, has problems with overcrowded classes and limited funding for supplies, members of the presidents’ council...
View ArticleJackson Heights
By Kulsoom Khan Upon stepping out of the Roosevelt Avenue train station, the smell of fresh Kababs, deep fried samosas, and momos (steamed dumplings) welcome visitors into the busy and bustling...
View ArticleDromm Joins Parents in “Opt Out” Movement
BY YVETTE BROWN Staff Writer On Sunday, Councilman Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights), chairman of the City Council’s Education Committee, held a rally in front of the Jackson Height Post Office on 37th...
View ArticleStringer Visits Jax Heights Small Businesses
BY YVETTE BROWN Staff Writer On Thursday, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, alongside the 82nd Street Partnership, local community leaders and advocates visited Jackson Heights to check out a few of the...
View ArticleWestern Queens Focus: April 14-20, 2016
U.S. Army National Guard Pvt. Marco A. Cuatlacuatl has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Jackson, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history,...
View ArticleComing At A Cost: Lexington School For The Deaf Worries Budget Freeze May...
BY YVETTE BROWN Staff Writer A prominent Queens educational institution that serves the hearing impaired is finding it hard to continue to give services due to an ongoing budget freeze. “All of our...
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