Feb. 1, 2024 By Rachel Butler Queens College in Flushing is celebrating Black History Month with a new exhibition focusing on a long-established student support program. The exhibition focuses on what’s known as the SEEK program, a program that assists students from low-income backgrounds by covering college fees, while also providing them with personal tutors,…
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Jan. 31, 2024 By Rachel Butler A community cultural center in College Point is hosting a lecture on American trumpeter and vocalist, Louis Armstrong, along with a musical demonstration with musician Jimmy Owens to celebrate Black History Month on Feb. 18. New Orleans native Owens and vocalist Jennifer Jade Ledesna will be hosting “A Queens…
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Jan. 30, 2024 By Rachel Butler A former professor at Queens College in Flushing who was laid off earlier this month along with 23 other faculty members, said the bad news came as no surprise. Malcolm MacDougall III, 34, who had taught sculpture at Queens College since 2016, was among the 24 faculty members at…
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Jan. 30, 2024 By Rachel Butler A local Queens museum has launched a creative contest for school children in kindergarten through twelfth grade to celebrate Black History Month. The Lewis Latimer House Museum in Flushing, which celebrates the life and work of the African American poet, inventor and artist Lewis Latimer, is inviting school children…
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Jan. 24, 2024 By Rachel Butler Approximately 30 members of the public joined Council Member Sandra Ung and special guests at the Glow Cultural Center on 41st Avenue in downtown Flushing on Monday, Jan. 22 for her State of the District address. Sidewalk congestion, public safety and education were the most discussed topics as Ung reflected on her achievements in 2023 and what she hopes to accomplish in 2024 for District 20 in Flushing. Ung said that the most common complaint she received in 2023 dealt with cluttered sidewalks, with Flushing residents saying that there are too many vendors and…
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Jan. 22, 2024 By Rachel Butler A two-family house on Pople Avenue near Main Street in Flushing is set to be demolished, with a developer filing building permits to replace it with a 7-story building that will include 39 apartments and space for a community facility. Feng Jin Wang, of East West Mansion LLC., plans…
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Jan. 19, 2024 By Rachel Butler and Aidan Pellegrino The Lunar New Year according to the Chinese zodiac is beginning on Saturday Feb. 10 and with 2024 set to be the year of the dragon there are many events taking place across Queens to mark the occasion. Flushing Town Hall Flushing Town Hall located at 137-35 Northern Boulevard is hosting a series of month-long events including performances by Asian and Asian American artists. The first event will take place on Jan. 27 as an art exhibition “Remember” by Woomin Kim and the immigrant artist collaborative Lily and Honglei will be…
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Jan. 17, 2024 By Rachel Butler The South Asian Council for Social Services (SACSS), located in Flushing, recently celebrated the second graduating class of its Stitch with SACSS program, which teaches South Asian immigrant women how to sew so they can use this skill to become financially independent. State Assembly Member Nily Rozic attended a…
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Jan. 17, 2024 By Rachel Butler The Flushing Town Hall will be ringing in the Lunar New Year with month-long performances by Asian and Asian-American artists beginning on Jan. 27. The array of performances will cover disciplines such as dance, music and art, as the participants come together to usher in the Year of the…
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Jan. 16, 2024 By Rachel Butler Approximately 35 Flushing residents attended the NYPD 109th Precinct Community Council meeting at Bowne Street Community Church on Jan. 11 where they were introduced to a new commanding officer who addressed an uptick in robberies and auto thefts. The NYPD has appointed Deputy Inspector Kevin Coleman to take over the precinct who– prior to the move– was the commanding officer of the 104th Precinct that covers the Queens neighborhoods of Ridgewood, Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale. Coleman, who spoke to the attendees, said that he had worked with the NYPD for over 20 years…
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