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2 Queens College School of Music faculty members bring home Grammy awards

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Feb. 16, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Among some of the music industry’s top stars, two faculty members from the Queens College Aaron Copland School of Music took home Grammy Awards this year.  Mark Dover, an adjunct clarinet professor, won an award for Best Classical Compendium for his role playing in and producing Imani Wind’s latest…
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St. John’s basketball team, which is having a strong season, holds meet-and-greet in Fresh Meadows

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Feb. 14, 2024 By Jerry Kohn The St. John’s men’s basketball team took their game to Applebee’s in Fresh Meadows last week for a meet and greet with their fans and the community. The team, based in Jamaica, Queens, often reaches out to residents in surrounding Queens neighborhoods to get involved in charitable events, outreach activities, community get-togethers and fundraisers. Last week’s event comes at a time when the St John’s Redstorm basketball team is the talk of New York City. Led by center Joel Soriano (a native of Yonkers, NY) and 10 new transfers from around the country, the…
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Queens Borough Hall ushers in Year of the Dragon during Lunar New Year celebration

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Feb. 14, 2024 By Athena Dawson Saturday, Feb. 10 marked the start of the Lunar New Year-also known as Chinese New Year-for billions of celebrants in New York and across the globe. 2024 ushered in the year of the dragon, one of the most auspicious signs of the Chinese zodiac. On Monday Feb. 11, the Queens Borough president’s office hosted their second annual Lunar New Year Celebration at borough hall. Hundreds of people wearing red-to symbolize prosperity-showed up to enjoy an assortment of food including steamed buns, pan fried dumplings, japchae (Korean glass noodles), and various other delicacies. The Lunar…
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Council Member Sandra Ung opens new office in Flushing

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Feb. 13, 2024 By Rachel Butler Council Member Sandra Ung, who represents Flushing and surrounding areas, officially opened her new office at 136-21 Latimer Pl. with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday Feb. 12. The council member’s office used to be located in downtown Flushing on 38th Avenue. That office had also been used by previous council members and had been in operation since 2001. Ung said that while the old location was convenient for some people who live or work in downtown Flushing, it was not for her other constituents due to the volume of traffic in the area…
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Photos: Community members and leaders gather for Lunar New Year parade in Flushing

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Feb. 13, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Queens residents and elected officials, including New York State Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams, gathered in Flushing to watch the parade celebrating the Year of the Dragon on Lunar New Year Saturday. The event which is hosted and organized by the Flushing Chinese Business Association along with many other local groups, sees thousands of attendees each year. Hochul expressed a commitment towards making the holiday a state-wide celebration. “We want everyone from Asian backgrounds to feel included and welcomed,” Hochul said. This sentiment was reinforced by many of the…
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State Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky faces challenger from anti-affirmative action education advocate

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Feb. 13, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan A longtime education activist residing in Whitestone, Yiatin Chu, formally declared a run against state Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky, who has held the seat for over 20 years.  Stavisky, who currently represents a long strip of northern Queens in the 11th Senate District, has shaped her political tenure around education issues. Currently, she is the chair of the committee on higher education. But prior to holding office, she was a social studies teacher in the city’s public school system.  To her right, Chu entered the education advocacy space close to a decade ago after…
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