(Opinion) Journalists: Call racism what it is
Hits: 63What 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...
Category: Community
Forest Hills couple to share passion project
Hits: 53‘The Monkey King: A Kung Fu Musical’ coming to Queens Theatre By Jessica Meditz [email protected] Husband and wife team Jonathan and Kimbirdlee Fadner first moved to Forest Hills from California about a decade ago to...
Maspeth Federal Savings teaches financial literacy to Molloy High School students
Hits: 57By Jessica Meditz [email protected] 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
Hits: 58Nearly a century with ‘A living landmark’ By Michael Perlman [email protected] “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...
Remembering Gina Lollobrigida: Memories of a superstar in Queens
Hits: 58By 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
Hits: 53By 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,...
Legendary T-Bone Diner to reopen
Hits: 214Pastrami, matzah balls and around the clock nostalgia By Michael Perlman [email protected] One of Queens’ earliest freestanding diners will have a second lease on life. The T-Bone Diner at 107-48 Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills,...
Op-Ed: Insurrection in our times
Hits: 148By: Ethan M. Felder Two days following the two-year anniversary of Jan. 6, we witnessed eerily similar scenes transpire in Brazil. Insurrectionists invaded the Senate, Supreme Court and other democratic institutions of state. The elected...
Local child athletes shop with NY Liberty star
Hits: 228DiDi Richards, DICK’S treat children to shopping spree By Jessica Meditz [email protected] Young basketball players had the experience of a lifetime shopping for sports gear with one of their favorite athletes — just in time...
Addabbo: Think before you decide to purchase a pet as a holiday gift this year
Hits: 505By New York State Senator Joseph Addabbo As the holidays approach and people are thinking of what types of presents to get for their loved ones, I feel it is important for people to know...
