As They Clean Corona
The Coalition to Defend Corona (CDC) performs weekly cleanups and hosts meetings for local organizers.
Queens
Woodside Filipino Community Responds to DACA, Looks to Future
The Filipino community in Queens must get busy helping would-be recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to register, and they must spread the word about immigrant rights—going door to door if they have to. This was among the advice Filipino action groups gave during a town hall meeting last Sunday afternoon […]
Developers, Communities Clash Over Target Expansion
Pushback on the development has been ongoing since Target announced its expansion of a small-format store in the community.
Vietnam War and 9/11 Hero Honored with Street Co-Naming
On the day of the World trade Center attacks, fireman Jimmy Lanza rushed downtown with his East Harlem company to assist with rescue efforts. He helped 16 survivors out of the ruins. They were all found in a stairwell, which later became known as the “miracle stairwell.” He survived that day, and worked for months […]
Flushing: After a Long Fierce Fight, a Church Becomes a Landmark
A beautiful building is preserved, but the cost may be high
Korean Community Welcomes a Buddhist Art Revival
Modern artists take a page from the year 1392
Take Me Out to the Ballgame
With the start of baseball season in New York City, both Mets and Yankees fans are excited and optimistic about their teams this year.
Astoria: New Technology, Old Guard
Local business owners are not celebrating the community’s newly installed LinkNYC stations, though residents seem delighted with them.
The Chinese Culinary Paradise Only Insiders Know About
Why do “foodies” flock to this tiny basement in Flushing?
Learning Tibetan, One Weekend at a Time
Tibetans in New York hold classes to keep their mother tongue alive
Fearing Deportation… and Scams
Queens: A Casino’s New Deal
South Ozone Park is facing big changes, including the expansion of Resorts World. Local reaction is mixed
At a Church in Queens, the Pull of Romania
Immigrants are troubled by events in their home country, which remind them of its turbulent past.
Astoria Residents Get Sneak Peak of Future Park Renovations
Parks department holds round-table discussion with community regarding new park designs
Cucumber Saison, Anyone?
A local microbrewery introduces its brew at the Queens Beer Festival