Mar. 7, 2023 By Ethan Marshall A representative from NYC Health + Hospitals delivered a presentation on the city’s asylum seeker response to members of the Queens Borough Board Monday, March 6. The main point of discussion was centered on how the Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center (HERRC) in Queens has been helping these…
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Whitestone students use visual storytelling to promote positive self-image
Mar. 7, 2023 By Ethan Marshall A group of fifth grade students from P.S. 193Q in Whitestone were recognized for their storytelling and promoting positive self-image in an Instagram reel they created and starred in as part of the New York Edge after-school program. Their reel debuted at New York Edge’s #GetReel Film Festival in…
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Queens Alliance gearing up for spring season
Mar. 6, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Queens Alliance is preparing to start its spring 2023 season, with Opening Day scheduled for April 15. Kids can still be registered for the league throughout the month of March, as teams in each age group are being organized. According to Little Neck-Douglaston 12U Head Coach Nicholas Singh, there…
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Best Queens bars, gastropubs to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day 2023
Mar. 3, 2023 By Tammy Scileppi There’s nothing quite like St. Paddy’s Day in Queens, from pub crawls to lively parades. What makes it even better is getting a drink and some eats before, during or after the parade. “You don’t have to be Irish to love St. Paddy’s Day, especially if you celebrate in…
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Borough President Richards endorses Queens DA Katz for re-election
Mar. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry
Queens Borough President Donovan Richards endorsed the re-election campaign of Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz Thursday, March 2.
Bill to ban youth tackle football in New York state has been a decade in the making
Mar. 3, 2023 By Robbie Sequeira For nearly a decade, state Assemblymember Michael Benedetto has embarked on a legislative effort to eliminate tackling in youth football for ages 12 and under, and shift toward non-contact flag football. Responses to the bill over that time — and the possibility of scaling back full-contact and tackling in…
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Take ’em off! Top NYPD official tells businesses to demand patrons remove masks in order to enter
Mar. 2, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld A top New York City Police Department official advised business owners to only allow in patrons who take off their masks, ostensibly to deter crime by people who cannot be identified by cameras. The Feb. 28 comments by the NYPD’s Chief of Department, Jeffrey Maddrey, would represent a…
Former Pentagon director visits alma mater Cardozo High School to discuss her career
Mar. 2, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Former Pentagon director and Cardozo High School alumna Elsa Alvarado paid a special visit to the school Thursday, March 2, spending the day speaking to multiple classes about her career and experiences that led her to work at the Pentagon. By telling her story, Alvarado hopes to inspire students…
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Queens Together celebrates launch of Eats in Queens Restaurant Month
Mar. 1, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Members of Queens Together and restaurant owners across the borough gathered at Nangma Restaurant in Elmhurst on Wednesday, March 1, to celebrate the beginning of Eats in Queens Restaurant Month. In total, more than 185 restaurants across Queens are taking part in the event, with around three dozen organizations…
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Duck Donuts to open new location at Fresh Meadows shopping center
Mar. 1, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Duck Donuts, known for serving warm, delicious, customizable, made-to-order doughnuts, other baked goods and a range of beverages, is coming soon to Fresh Meadows. On its website and Facebook, the national doughnut chain announced that it will open a new store near Kohls at the Fresh Meadows Shopping Center,…
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