Views: 71By Michael Perlman “Chanukah on the Park” and its symbolic 18-foot menorah beams with much luster each Chanukah in front of Yellowstone Park (Yellowstone Boulevard between 68th Avenue and Road) as a multi-generational ceremony filled...
Views: 128By Michael Perlman It is always timely to spread light, and Chanukah and Christmas reinforce such values. This year, the eight day and night festival of Chanukah begins on December 14 at sundown, and Christmas...
Views: 172By Michael Perlman Historians believe that the first Thanksgiving meal dates to 1621, where 53 Mayflower pilgrims and 90 Wampanoag Native Americans at Plymouth shared an autumn feast for three days. In 1873, the first...
Views: 174By Michael Perlman On opposite sides of one scenic Forest Hills street stand some of the most outstanding examples of Tudor Medieval meets Gothic buildings, with adorned brickwork and stonework and lobbies that continue to...
Views: 419By Michael Perlman There is no shortage of Halloween decor, festivities, and treats in Forest Hills. On Halloween or “Hallowe’en,” derived from “All Hallows’ Evening” in Old English, Austin Street and Metropolitan Avenue shops and...
Views: 444BY MICHAEL PERLMAN If food could be landmarked, a traditional baked round knish, available in several delectable varieties, would be on top, alongside a vast array of soulful home-cooked meals. For nearly 74 years, Knish...
Views: 574 By Michael Perlman Among the most significant architects that shaped the Forest Hills and Rego Park vicinity in the 1920s to the 1950s are Benjamin Braunstein, Theodore Engelhardt, Seeling & Finkelstein, Philip Birnbaum, Joseph...
Views: 504 By Michael Perlman Rosh Hashanah, which is known as the “Beginning of the Year” and also referenced as the Day of Judgment and Day of Remembrance, will be observed from the evening of September...
Views: 575TikTok has carried out another round of layoffs within its U.S. TikTok Shop team, marking the third wave of cuts since April. While the company has not disclosed the number of employees impacted, sources suggest...
Views: 602 MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@queensledger.com Andrew Sokolof Díaz, a lifelong Jackson Heights resident and dedicated community advocate, was presented the Irma E. Rodriguez Queens Community Builder Award on June 12, 2025, in recognition of his persistent...
