Mayor Touts Savings, Program Investments in Unveiling of $92.5B FY 2020 Executive Budget
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office “This budget, you will see, is for a new era that we’re entering into where we will focus…
Art and Culture
Celebrating 70 Years of Indian Independence
Photo Courtesy of the Borough President’s Office Queens Borough President Melinda Katz recently hosted a celebration of the 70th Independence Day of the Republic of India….
Library Unveils Plaque Dedicated to ‘Devoted Patron’ Frank Esposito
PHOTO: Queens Library President and CEO Dennis Walcott (l. to r.), Lisa Wong-Esposito, Queens Library Chief Librarian Nick Buron, and North Forest Park Community Library Manager Leslie Dann unveil the memorial plaque for…
Borough Hall Hosts Carnival Costume Design Workshop
Photo Courtesy of the Borough President’s Office Queens Borough President Melinda Katz (back row, c.) helped mark National Caribbean-American Heritage Month by hosting a weekly…
Budding Scribes Praised at Woodhaven Poetry Contest
PHOTO: Some of the profound student-poets of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Academy: Yureidy Rodriguez (l. to r.), Hannah Daisamont, Justin Lowtan, Brianna Martinez, and Giovanni…
Saluting ‘Music’ Students
Photo Courtesy of the Borough President’s Office Queens Borough President Melinda Katz last Friday met with students from St. Mary Gate of Heaven Catholic Academy in…
Front of New $20 will Feature Portrait of Harriet Tubman
PHOTO: Harriet Tubman. Courtesy of the Ohio History Connection By Michael V. Cusenza The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced plans for the portrait of anti-slavery…
Queens Symphony Orchestra Honors its Founder with ‘A Tribute to David Katz’
PHOTO: Borough President Melinda Katz sang “On My Own” from “Les Misérables” as part of a free performance of the Queens Symphony Orchestra that was held on…
Holocaust Art Act Would Help Facilitate Return of Stolen Works
PHOTO: U.S. soldiers recover looted paintings from a German castle during World War II. Photo Courtesy of U.S. National Archives and Records Administration By Michael…
College to Mark 100th Anniversary of Irish Rebellion
PHOTO: Women who played key roles in the Easter Rising: Countess Constance Markievicz (l. to r.), Elizabeth O’Farrell, and Dr. Kathleen Lynn. Courtesy of Queens…
Tattoo Culture on Display at Resorts World
PHOTO: Alex Heffron’s leg was tattoo artist St. MarQ’s canvas at this year’s United Ink No Limits Tattoo Expo at Resorts World Casino NYC in…
Queens World Film Festival Showcases Local, International Talent
PHOTO: “Saving Jamaica Bay” is the first-ever feature documentary about the iconic natural resource that calls Queens home. Photo Courtesy of Saving Jamaica Bay By…
Legendary Locals of Richmond Hill
Photo Courtesy of RHHS President Ivan Mrakovcic (l.) and the Richmond Hill Historical Society last Friday hosted Michael Perlman (r.) at the Leonard Center. The…
CK Dance Class Brings Joy to Alzheimer’s Patients
Photo Courtesy of Christ the King High School The students from Christ the King’s Advanced Dance program volunteered to brighten the lives of people suffering…
Madoff Movie Highlights Howard Beach Natives’ Connection to Ponzi Schemer
PHOTO: Michael Rispoli and Suzanne H. Smart play Frank DiPascali and Annette Bongiorno, Howard Beach natives and confidantes of Wall Street swindler Bernie Madoff, in the…