Views: 0Son of living landmark Bea Franklin shares unique business By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com In last week’s column, a dynamic 98-years-young former Forest Hills resident Bea Franklin shared a treasure trove of local memories and an...
Views: 0What 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...
Views: 0‘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...
Views: 0By 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...
Views: 0Nearly 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...
Views: 0By 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...
Views: 0By 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,...
Views: 0Pastrami, matzah balls and around the clock nostalgia By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com 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,...
Views: 0By: 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...
Views: 0DiDi Richards, DICK’S treat children to shopping spree By Jessica Meditz jmeditz@queensledger.com Young basketball players had the experience of a lifetime shopping for sports gear with one of their favorite athletes — just in time...
