NewspapersCollege adviser Nicole Caruso has announced that the Hillcrest High School's class of 2018 earned over $2 million in institutional and private scholarships, including full scholarships to NYU and Howard University. Overall, she…
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz and City Councilman Peter Koo (D-Flushing) recognized Maria A. Grasso for her commitment to Queens and the Flushing community at the Queens Botanical Garden's Rose Gala last…
U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Jamaica) is facing two very different challengers in the June 26 Democratic Primary for the 5th Congressional District, which comprises parts of both of Queens and Nassau County.…
Flushing Town Hall has a celebration planned to honor jazz legend Jimmy Heath's Queens Jazz Orchestra. On June 29 at 8 p.m., the air will be filled with music to celebrate the…
NewspapersAs city and state leaders prepare to take up the challenge of evaluating and possibly changing the admissions process for New York City's specialized high schools, it is essential they consider the great…
U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-Brooklyn) introduced a bill last week with U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand that would create a panel reminiscent of the one assembled in the wake of the attacks on…
The Woodside Library will be receiving a multimillion-dollar renovation with funding allocated by the City Council in its recently passed 2019 budget. The branch, located at 54-22 Skillman Ave., has not undergone…
A series of free informational "Know Your Rights" workshops and confidential legal clinics for immigrants were announced last week and scheduled to run from June 25 to June 29 in five of…
There's a new café on Metropolitan Avenue in Forest Hills with a French name of Poesie, where the style of cooking is not about the cream sauces. Instead, owner Alexandra Rodionova, an…
Marty Markowitz, the vice president of borough promotion and engagement at NYC & Co., kicked off the first day of the Flushing World Fair last Friday at the Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel…