(Opinion) Journalists: Call racism what it is
Views: 273What a hell of a week it’s been. A member of Queens Community Board 5 was removed last week by Queens Borough President Donovan Richards after he referred to COVID-19 as the “Wu flu” during...
Author: Jessica Meditz
Forest Hills couple to share passion project
Views: 276‘The Monkey King: A Kung Fu Musical’ coming to Queens Theatre By Jessica Meditz jmeditz@queensledger.com Husband and wife team Jonathan and Kimbirdlee Fadner first moved to Forest Hills from California about a decade ago to...
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company celebrates Lunar New Year in Flushing
Views: 352By Stephanie Meditz news@queensledger.com On Feb. 5 at 3 p.m., Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company will ring in the new year at the Kupferberg Center for the Arts in Flushing. Although the company has celebrated Lunar...
Maspeth Federal Savings teaches financial literacy to Molloy High School students
Views: 242By Jessica Meditz jmeditz@queensledger.com Last Thursday, Maspeth Federal Savings Bank (MFS) ventured out into the community to educate students about financial literacy. Employees of the bank visited Archbishop Molloy High School in Briarwood as part...
Spotlight on 98-years-young Bea Franklin
Views: 279Nearly a century with ‘A living landmark’ By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com “My recommendation to a young person is to follow your heart and become whatever you want. Don’t give up easily and just persevere,” said...
1 dead, 1 injured after Elmhurst nightclub shooting
Views: 386Happened outside Amadeus Nightclub, cops say By Times Staff news@queensledger.com A man was killed and a woman was left injured after a shooting during the wee hours of the night this past Saturday in Elmhurst....
Remembering Gina Lollobrigida: Memories of a superstar in Queens
Views: 237By Walter Karling As you probably know, the great Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida recently died. I checked through my archives and found some photos I shot of her at an event entitled “Vita Italia,” which...
CTE Shop Class: NOW – IT’S HIGH-TECH
Views: 211By Mike Porcelli Schools should provide education that matches students’ abilities and talents. Many education experts now agree. Michael J. Petrilli, leader of the Hoover Institution’s education policy think tank, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute,...
Six Queens and Brooklyn firehouses receive solar roofing
Views: 224By Matthew Fischetti mfischetti@queensledger.com Six FDNY firehouses across Queens and Brooklyn have finished their solar roof installations. The new panels are solar photovoltaic systems which the city says be used to make sure firehouses can...
Excessive trash near Frank Principe Park affects quality of life
Views: 278Tractor trailers parked there every day, residents say By Jessica Meditz jmeditz@queensledger.com Residents of Maspeth say their quality of life has been negatively impacted since at least the summer – due to the presence of...
