Schools Chancellor Tackles Overcrowding at Queens Town Hall
City Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña sat down with District 24 families face-to-face this week, and Community Education Council 24 President Nick Comaianni made it clear…
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Hundreds of Students Flock to DA Brown’s ‘Say Yes to Tennis, No to Violence’ Day
More than 800 Queens students attended Queens District Attorney Richard Brown’s 17th annual “Say Yes to Tennis, No to Violence,” event at the National Tennis…
Queens College Students Face More Than $20K in Debt: Report
The average student at Queens College will graduate with more than $20,000 in debt, reports showed, and lawmakers are honing in on ways to make…
Step by Step, Breaking Down Hatred with Dance
There is so much more to it than just dancing. An upcoming film screening at the Central Queens YM & YWHA in Forest Hills will…
Crowds Flock to SMGH for ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’
The St. Mary Gate of Heaven School auditorium in Ozone Park was an explosion of talent, song and dance Friday and Saturday, as a cast…
Lights, Cameras, Action!
The Maspeth High School Theater Department will present William Shakespeare’s revenge tragedy “Titus Andronicus” on Thursday, May 22 and Friday, May 23rd at 7 p.m. and Saturday, May…
Police to Address Domestic Violence at June 5 Meeting
Officers from the 102nd Precinct will give a free presentation on domestic violence at Queens Tabernacle on June 5 at 7 p.m. Queens Tabernacle is…
At Post 118, Remembering Woodhaven’s Bravest
Members of the ROTC that operates out of Franklin K. Lane’s Educational Campus in Woodhaven constructed the American Legion Post 118’s annual Garden of Remembrance…
Goldfeder to Con Ed: Allow Ozone Park School Access for Parking
Citing parking problems that have plagued the area surrounding MS 137 in Ozone Park, Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) is urging Con Edison to allow…
CTK Math Team Claims Second Place in Statewide Math Competition
Christ the King’s math team competed in the New York State Mathematics League and tied for second place overall. More than 30 members competed over…
Queens College to Host Political Seminar for Teachers
The Taft Institute for Government teamed up with the Museum of the Moving Image to assemble the event for teachers at the kindergarten level through…
Maspeth Students Inducted Into National Honor Society
Maspeth High School held its inaugural National Honor Society Induction Ceremony for their chapter named Societas Nationalis Honoris Scholae Maspethis. This chapter celebrates these students’ successes, as well as their…
PS 232 Celebrates Signage to Address Longstanding Traffic Woes
Following years of educators and legislators fighting to solve a litany of traffic safety issues outside PS 232 in Lindenwood, the city Department of Transportation…
At Jam-Packed PS 69, Mayor Vows Focus on School Overcrowding
Navigating a sea of students and educators at the notoriously overcrowded PS 69 in Jackson Heights on Monday, Mayor Bill de Blasio outlined major reforms…
We Are Family
Ever think you’re seeing double? At JHS 202 in Ozone Park, that very well may be the case. Currently, 16 sets of twins, and even…