Oct. 10, 2024 By sobrien Oct. 10, 2024 By Shane O’Brien State Sen. Mike Gianaris hosted the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) at the Queens Public Library in Elmhurst Wednesday to help local residents secure their REAL IDs, which will be required to board domestic flights and access some federal facilities starting May next year…. Read more »
Sep. 24, 2024 By sobrien Sept. 24, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Julie Won hosted a delegation of six elected officials from the Gwangju Metropolitan Council in South Korea at New York City Hall on Monday to share insights about policies and programs related to a wide range of topics. Won, who represents the… Read more »
Sep. 12, 2024 By sobrien Sept. 12, 2024 By Shane O’Brien The Astoria Park Alliance will host its third annual Classic Car Show in Astoria Park next Saturday. The event, which runs from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, will take place along Shore Boulevard next to Astoria Park and is open… Read more »
Sep. 10, 2024 By sobrien Sept. 10, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Around 100 street vendors and activists gathered in Corona Monday afternoon to protest against the NYPD’s alleged illegal destruction of vendor carts and to call on the New York City Council to grant more food vendor permits. The protest, organized by the Street Vendor… Read more »
Sep. 3, 2024 By sobrien Sept. 3, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Culture Lab LIC will host New York’s first-ever Korea Fest this Sunday, bringing more than 20 food vendors to the performing arts venue. The inaugural Korea Fest will take place from 2-9 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8 at Culture Lab, located at 5-25 46th… Read more »
Sep. 3, 2024 By sobrien Sept. 3, 2024 By Shane O’Brien The much-anticipated annual Sunnyside Post Mile will return this October with another Halloween-themed event. The event, which raises funds for Sunnyside Community Services, will take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26, with children’s dash events taking place along Skillman Avenue from 10:45… Read more »
Aug. 26, 2024 By sobrien Aug. 26, 2024 By Shane O’Brien The Queensboro Dance Festival will hold its annual “Dancing with the Queens Stars” event early next month, featuring a line-up of local Queens leaders and locals participating as judges and contestants. The community dance competition, a yearly fundraiser for Queensboro Dance Festival, will take… Read more »
Aug. 20, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Aug. 20, 2024 By Czarinna Andres LaGuardia Community College is poised to welcome students for the Fall 2024 semester with a range of new academic offerings, including the introduction of a new major, the establishment of a dedicated academic department and the addition of several innovative courses to its… Read more »
Aug. 6, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The New York Mets announced that the team will celebrate the diversity, creativity, and culture of the “World’s Borough” at Citi Field during games against the Oakland A’s on Tuesday, Aug. 13, and Wednesday, Aug. 14. Dubbed “A Celebration of Queens Culture,” the occasion is meant to pay…
Jul. 9, 2024 By Athena Dawson The Shops at Skyview Mall will host a “K-Fun Summer School” Korean culture class on Sunday, July 28 from 2-5 p.m. The mall, located at 40-24 College Point Blvd. in Flushing, is hosting the summer school event as part of its “Skyview High” theme, which runs now through early August….
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